Archive: 2016–17

Academic Office 

• New statewide professional learning opportunity: ReadConn (June 13, 2016)
• In partnership with Department of Labor, SDE extending Unpaid Experiential Learning Program for 2016-17 (June 13, 2016)

Commissioner's Office

• Connecticut ESSA stakeholder survey (June 13, 2016)
• Smarter Balanced summative growth model for district and school accountability (October 11, 2016)
• Governor's Summit on Mastery-Based Learning (August 23, 2016)
• Nominations sought for U.S. Presidential Scholar program (September 1, 2016)
• Commissioner's Back-to-School materials (all documents are PDFs) (August 22, 2016)
  • Keynote 
  • Academic Office updates 
  • Finance Office: Minimum Budget Requirement 
  • Performance Office: Next Generation Accountability System; Data Life Cycle and Timeline 
  • Student Supports Office: Chronic Absence; Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health 
  • Talent Office: Attracting, Recognizing, and Retaining Connecticut Educators; Resources and Training for Educator Evaluation, Professional Learning, and TEAM 
  • Important Opportunities from the Turnaround Office
• Annual Governor's Summer Reading Challenge. (May 20, 2016)
• Resources for schools in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. (June 14, 2016)

Legal Office

• Summary of the 2016 legislative session (July 15, 2016)

Student Supports Office

• Data privacy forum to be held September 8 in East Hartford (September 8, 2016)
• Zika virus guidance for schools from the CDC (August 15, 2016)
• In accordance with C.G.S. section 17a-101q, the Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence have developed a statewide sexual assault and sexual abuse awareness and prevention program to be implemented in all local and regional school districts in Connecticut. (August 10, 2016)
• Assessments and tools to screen for students at risk of dyslexia, as required by Public Act 15-197 (July 15, 2016) 
• Guidance for school districts to report occurrences of concussions as required by Public Act 14-66, An Act Concerning Youth Athletics and Concussions (May 20, 2016)
• Summary of Section 10-76ll of the Connecticut General Statutes, which requires the State Board of Education to develop a written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services, and requires to the bill of rights to be distributed annually at planning and placement team meetings. More information (May 17, 2016)
• Legislative requirements for collaboration between local educational agencies and local emergency mobile psychiatric services (EMPS) providers, as mandated by Public Act 13-178, An Act Concerning the Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health of Youths. (January 13, 2016)

Talent Office

• Recommended operating procedures for professional development and evaluation committees (August 29, 2016)
• Read the June 2016 issue of the Talent Office Newsletter (June 2016)