Connecticut State Department of Education

K-12 Education

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  • 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.

  • Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success

    Pursuant to Public Act No. 21-2 sec. 402 (8c), The Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success shall be under the direction of a director who shall consult with the Reading Leadership Implementation Council.

  • Forms for School Nutrition Programs

    Forms for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) school nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP, Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) of the NSLP, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and Special Milk Program (SMP).

  • Educational Opportunities for Military Families

    Military families, like all families, want the highest quality education for their children, especially during times of relocation and deployment. Connecticut belongs to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children (the Compact).

  • School Improvement Grants

    School Improvement Grants

  • Turnaround Office

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

  • Alliance Districts

    The Alliance District program is a unique and targeted investment in Connecticut’s 33 lowest-performing districts. Connecticut General Statue Section 10-262u establishes a process for identifying Alliance Districts and allocating increased Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to support district strategies to dramatically increase student outcomes and close achievement gaps by pursuing bold and innovative reforms.

  • About the Collection: Directory Manager

    DM is the official listing of all districts, schools and other educational facilities. DM is used to manage users and their roles for all Portal Applications.

  • Healthy School Communities for Successful Students Partnership (Health Education)

    Information on the Connecticut State Department of Education’s grant to increase the capacity of states and local school districts to implement policies and practices in the area of sexual health that improve students’ health and academic outcomes.

  • Charter Schools

    Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are run independently of the school district and may also have a specialized focus. Charters are granted by the State Board of Education and schools may enroll students in Grades PK-12 as established in their charters.

  • Safe and Supportive Environments (Health Education)

    Guidance and resources for creating safe and supportive learning environments in schools.

  • Guidelines for Blood Glucose Self-monitoring in Connecticut Schools

    Recommendations for developing policies that help students with diabetes monitor their blood glucose levels in school settings.

  • CACFP Emergency Shelters

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CACFP in emergency shelters provides cash assistance for nutritious meals and snacks served to resident infants and children ages 18 and younger.

  • Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide

    Lesson ideas and resources to help teach the Holocaust and genocide in in the secondary grades.

  • School Breakfast Program (SBP)

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SBP provides nutritious breakfasts to students in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.