K-12 Education

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• Early Reading Resources

• Foundations of Reading Survey

  This webpage provides information for district administrators and teachers about the implementation and administration of the reading survey, as mandated in Section 13 of Public Act 13-245.

• Literacy/English Language Arts

  Curriculum and Instruction, Surveys, and Assessments for English Language Arts.

• Commissioner's Roundtable for Family and Community Engagement in Education

  The purpose of the Commissioner's Roundtable for Family and Community Engagement in Education (Commissioner's Roundtable) is to advise the Commissioner of Education regarding policy and programmatic priorities to improve outcomes for all students and advance the State Board of Education's comprehensive plan for equity and excellence in Connecticut schools.

• Mastery Examination Committee

  This page provides information about the Mastery Examination Committee within the Department of Education.

• Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap

  The Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap is chaired by the Lieutenant Governor and covenes state agency heads in order to coordinate cross-agency efforts to eliminate the academic gaps in Connecticut.

• Priority School District Grants

  Priority School District Grants, Priority Schools

• School Improvement Grants

  School Improvement Grants

• Turnaround Office

  Home page of the State Department of Education's Turnaround Office

• Request for Proposals

  View a listing of Request for Proposals from 2008 to current year.

• Attendance Awareness Campaign

  Attendance Awareness Campaign

• Chronic Absence

  Good attendance is essential to student achievement! Research shows that absences add up and that good attendance is essential to student achievement and graduation. Whereas, chronic absence and truancy can be lead to school drop-out, academic failure and juvenile delinquency. By removing barriers to attendance, districts, schools and community partners can improve attendance.

• Peer Learning Opportunities

• Title II Part A

  Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015.

• CT Core Standards

  The Connecticut Core Standards, adopted by the State Board of Education in 2010, provide teachers, students, and families with clear expectations of what a student should know and be able to do at each grade level.