2025 Board and Committee Meetings
July 2, 2025 - Meeting Canceled
The State Board of Education meeting has been canceled - Cancellation Notice
June 11, 2025
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Report of the Commissioner with Agency Update
- Update on Hartford Public Schools Fiscal Operations
- Update on Bridgeport Public Schools Action to Address District Needs
- 2025 Legislative Session Wrap Up
Items Requiring Action
- Recognition of GED Scholar Award Winner
- Recognition of the Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education Student Award Winners
- Recognition of Career and Technical Education Student Organizations
- Recognition of State Board Member Dr. Juan C. Salazar
- Recognition of State Board Student Member Sreenidi Bala
- Recognition of State Board Student Member Sophia Messina
- Report on Agricultural Science and Technology Education Graduates Five Years After Graduation
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: Prendergast School, Ansonia
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: Crosby High School, Waterbury
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: John F. Kennedy High School, Waterbury
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: Teachers’ Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School, Norwich
- Receipt of Racial Imbalance Report
- Adoption of State Board of Education Committee Appointments: Paula S. Gilberto
- Adoption of State Board of Education Committee Appointments: Gladys B. Labas
- Adoption of 2026 Meeting Schedule
Financial Matters
Consent Agenda
Committee Reports
Items for Discussion
- End of Year Presentation by the State Student Advisory Council on Education (SSACE)
May 7, 2025
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Report of the Commissioner with Agency Update
- Update on Bridgeport Public Schools Action to Address District Needs
- Update on Literacy Efforts
Items Requiring Action
- Renewal of State Charter: New Beginnings Family Academy, Bridgeport
- Renewal of State Charter: The Bridge Academy, Bridgeport
- Petition for Declaratory Ruling – Capital Preparatory Schools, Inc. and Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School Planning Committee
- Approval of Certification for Javon Adote #015 English 4-12
- Approval of Certification for Tyler Bugarchich Feldman #015 English 4-12F
- Revised Menu of Grades K-3 Literacy Universal Screening Assessments
Financial Matters
Consent Agenda
- The Condition of Education in Connecticut 2023-24
- Connecticut Educator Competencies for Structured Literacy and Dyslexia
Items for Discussion
April 2, 2025
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Report of the Commissioner with Agency Update
- Update on Bridgeport Public Schools Action to Address District Needs
- Update on Hartford Public Schools Fiscal Operations
Items Requiring Action
- Recognition of Paraeducators
- Renewal of State Charter: Stamford Charter School for Excellence, Stamford
- Renewal of State Charter: Odyssey Community School, Manchester
- CT Educator Preparation and Certification Board Proposal Legislative Language
Financial Matters
Consent Agenda
Committee Reports
Items for Discussion
March 5, 2025
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Report of the Chair
Report of the Commissioner with Agency Update
- Update on Bridgeport Public Schools Action to Address District Needs
- Update on CT Technical Education and Career System Section 10-4b Complaint
- Update on Educator Evaluation Plan
Items Requiring Action
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Hamden Middle School, Hamden
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for McDonough Middle School, Hartford
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School, New London
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for New London High School, New London
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Wilby High School, Waterbury
- Approval of Reauthorization of Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements 2025-26
Financial Matters
Consent Agenda
- Continuing Approval of University of Saint Joseph Educator Preparation Programs
- Approval of the 2025-26 Concussion and Head Injury Annual Review for Coaches
- Regional School District 13 Member Town Contribution Agreement
Committee Reports
Items for Discussion
- Hartford Public Schools Fiscal Operations
Public Works Fiscal Services Review Executive Summary of the Final Report - Implementation of State Board of Education Comprehensive Plan
Strategic Priority: All learners are supported, including those with high needs,
and have equitable access to education regardless of background or
advantage, as well as access to great teachers and leaders, and a diverse
educational workforce.
January 22, 2025
Board Materials
Items Requiring Action
January 15, 2025
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Report of the Commissioner with Agency Update
- Update on Hartford Public Schools Fiscal Operations
- Rates for Outplaced Special Education Services
- Update on Increasing Educator Diversity Plans
- Update on School Safety and Security Plans
Items Requiring Action
- Approval of New Educator Preparation Program: Southern Connecticut State University, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Undergraduate Level
- Adoption of the Connecticut K-12 World Language Standards
- Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to Olam Public Charter School, Stamford
- Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to PROUD Academy, Ansonia
- Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to Stamford Big Picture Learning Academy, Stamford
- Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to Taino CoLab - New Haven Charter School, New Haven; and Taino CoLab Waterbury Charter School, Waterbury
Financial Matters
Items for Discussion
- Recognition of the 2025 Teacher of the Year and 2025 Teacher of the Year Finalists