Teachers & Administrators

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  • Connecticut Teacher of the Year Program

    The Connecticut Teacher of the Year Program began in 1952. It is sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Education, Talent Office and a number of corporate, organizational and individual sponsors, it begins with the selection of a teacher of the year in each district and continues to the national level, where the Connecticut Teacher of the Year becomes eligible for national honors.

  • Connecticut Troops to Teachers Program

    Learn more about the Connecticut Troops to Teachers Program, focused on transitioning service members and Veterans to a career in teaching.

  • Contact Us

    Contact information for the Bureau of certification: phone, fax, email and physical mailing address.

  • Contact Us

    Contact information for the Talent Office: phone, fax and email

  • Cross Endorsements and Adding an Additional Endorsement

    Learn more about adding an endorsement to your certification. Step by step instructions for the application process for a cross endorsement, administrative, adult education and special services.

  • CSDE Resource Guide for New Administrators

    The Guide was developed as an induction tool to assist new administrators during the first years in their new roles. It is intended to be an easy to use resource that includes must-know information and access to resources from the CSDE.

  • Cultivating an Interest in Teaching

    Conditions and challenges for increasing interest in teaching for teachers of color and promising practices for addressing this stage of the pipeline.

  • Customer Service Guidelines

    To provide prompt and effective customer service, the Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification has established the following guidelines.

  • Diversifying the Educator Workforce

  • Dyslexia / CELP Webinars for Pre Service Candidates

    The Connecticut State Department of Education is making available a four-part webinar series to any teacher preparation candidate in a planned program of teacher preparation or faculty members to ensure that candidates receive training on the basic foundational information about dyslexia pursuant to Public Act 15-97

  • EdKnowledge - Strategies and Resources for Building a Racially, Ethnically, and Linguistically Diverse Educator Workforce

    A Collection of Strategies and Resources for Building a Diverse Educator Workforce.

  • edTPA

    edTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by educator preparation programs (EPPs) to emphasize, support, and measure the skills and knowledge that teacher candidates need from day one to help all students in real classrooms learn.

  • Educator Evaluation

    The importance of highly-skilled educators is beyond dispute, as a strong body of evidence now confirms what parents, students, teachers, and administrators have long known: effective teachers are among the most important school level factor in student learning, and effective leadership is an essential component of any successful school.

  • Educator Evaluation Implementation Recommendations and Resources

  • Educator Evaluation Plan Submission Process

    The State Board of Education acted on April 5, 2017, to adopt proposed recommendations from the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) on the appropriate uses/non-uses of the state mastery test (e.g. Smarter Balanced Assessment, SAT, CMT, and CAPT) within the educator evaluation and support system.