Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

CSDE/SERC/RESC Alliance Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse and Implementation of Charting the LifeCourse

2025-26 Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse

Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a set of approaches to life-planning based on what a person considers most important. Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC), a universally-designed, PCP framework, is a tool to assist individuals and families of all abilities and ages to develop a vision of a good life. Participants in this session will understand the importance of PCP, become familiar with the CtLC tools, and how to use them to support the development of the individualized education program (IEP) and transition planning.

Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse Sessions
Date/Registration Link Time RESC/SERC
Wednesday, November 5 & Thursday, November 12, 2025 – Virtual 9 – 11:30 a.m. CREC/ACES**
Thursday, January 29, 2026 – In-person: 111 Charter Oak Ave Hartford CT Room, 211 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. EASTCONN**
Coming Soon: See State Education Resource Center Events Page for information TBA SERC*

This training is free and offered either in-person or virtually.

Each in-person training will be held one full day, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a break for lunch).

Each virtual training held on the same day is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a break for lunch), and will be hosted through Zoom. Each virtual training held on different days will be divided into two two-hour sessions, and will be hosted through Zoom. Please ensure that you can attend both sessions.

All materials will be made available in Canvas, a learning management system. Information about Canvas will be sent after you are registered.

2025-26 Person-Centered Planning: Implementation of Charting the LifeCourse

In this interactive, hands-on session, we will take a deeper dive into Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC). Participants in this session will understand the various ways to utilize CtLC to support student outcomes and engage families, while developing individualized meaningful transition experiences and services that remain relevant to, and reflective of, the student’s/family’s social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and promote self-determination and self-advocacy to ensure the development of student voice within the person-centered planning process.

Implementation of Charting the LifeCourse Sessions
Date/Registration Time RESC/SERC
Wednesday, December 3 & Thursday, December 4, 2025 – Virtual 12 – 2:30 p.m. CES/EdAdvance**
Thursday, April 2, 2026 – In Person: 44 Hatchetts Hill Rd Old Lyme, CT 06371 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. LEARN**
Coming Soon: See State Education Resource Center Events Page for information TBA SERC*

In order to participate in this session, you must have attended Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse (formerly titled: Person-Centered Planning: LifeCourse Planning Tools).

This training is free and offered either in-person or virtually.

Each in-person training will be held one full day, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a break for lunch).

Each virtual training will be held one full day, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a break for lunch), and will be hosted through Zoom.

All materials will be made available in Canvas, a learning management system. Before coming to this session, you MUST complete the assignment identified in Canvas. Information about Canvas and the assignment will be sent after you are registered.

2025-26 CtLC Education Ambassadors Contacts

*SERC Sessions:
For registration questions, please contact Lauren Johns, SERC Project Specialist, at 860-632-1485 ext. 256, or johns@ctserc.org.

**RESC Sessions:
For difficulty with Protraxx registration or Zoom, please contact registration@aces.org.

All Sessions:
For Canvas questions, please contact Nitza Diaz, SERC Consultant, at (860) 632-1485 x394 or diaz@ctserc.org.
For content questions or for in-district training and consultation, please contact your local RESC or SERC Ambassador(s).

Agency and CtLC Education Ambassadors
Agency CtLC Education Ambassadors
ACES Heather George – hgeorge@aces.org or (203) 407-4420
Kelly Hilliard – khilliard@aces.org or (860) 634-1430
Christine Peralta – cperalta@ces.org or (203) 407-4420
Robin Riccittelli – rriccitelli@aces.org or (203) 407-4420
CES Kristin Magazine – magazink@cestrumbull.org or (203) 365-8373
Amy Myers – myersa@cestrumbull.org or (203) 365-8310
Margo Sheldon – sheldonm@cestrumbull.org or (203) 365-8877
CREC Kimberly Mearman – kmearman@crec.org or (860) 978-6792
Claudia Provenzano – cprovenzano@crec.org or (860) 839-4513
EASTCONN Emma Boardman – eboardman@eastconn.org or (860) 228-3240
Amy Norton – anorton@eastconn.org or (860) 933-1826
Morgan O’Malley – momalley@eastconn.org or (959) 444-6306
Julia Seymour – jseymour@eastconn.org or (860) 336-6447
EdAdvance Laurel Scott – scott@edadvance.org or (860) 567-0863 x1172
Sheri Staranchak – staranchak@edadvance.org or (860) 567-0863 x1334
LEARN Elizabeth Davis – edavis@learn.k12.ct.us or (860) 853-8761
Tim Doyle – tdoyle@learn.k12.ct.us or (860) 237-7727
SERC Nitza Diaz – diaz@ctserc.org or (860) 632-1485 x394