K-12 Education

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• Title I, Part A

  Title I, Part A is the U.S. Department of Education’s largest K-12 grant program. The CSDE supports local school districts in using their Title I funds to improve student outcomes.

• Comprehensive Health Services and Sexual Health Services

  Guidance and resources for increase adolescents' access to comprehensive health services and sexual health services.

• Student Counts

  Analysis of pupil data to make adjustments for a variety of things including, but not limited to, grades, schools, and duplicate entries.

• Literacy/English Language Arts

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

• Homeschooling in Connecticut

  Homeschooling as an Option to Public School Education

• Why Mastery-Based Learning?

  Rather assuming that completing a number of hours in a classroom results in understanding, mastery-based learning requires students to demonstrate knowledge and skills before progressing to the next level. Mastery-based learning requires teachers to develop a more fine-grained understanding of student abilities.

• Teachers Evaluation Resources for Physical Education

• Educator Literacy Competencies

• Early Childhood, PreK-Grade 3

  The time between birth through grade 3 is considered the early childhood developmental period. The Connecticut State Department of Education provides guidance and resources for public schools beginning in preK.

• 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.

• Reading Leadership Implementation Council

  The Reading Leadership Implementation Council shall develop and publish annual goals for the Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success.

• Connecticut Arts and Standards

  The Connecticut State Department of Education supports arts learning through education focused on the whole child to promote artistically literate citizens well equipped with the creativity, communication, and critical thinking skills needed to live rich, meaningful lives.

• Title IX Coordinators

  Title IX Coordinators,Title IX Compliance, Title IX and Investigations Trainings

• Statewide K-12 Sexual Assault & Abuse Prevention & Awareness Program Guidelines

  These guidelines provide an overview of sexual violence and recommendations for implementing sexual assault and abuse awareness and prevention programs as required by state law.

• Results-Based Accountability