Publications

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• 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.

• Promising Practices to Reduce Chronic Absence

• Coaching and Self-Reflection Tool for Competency in Teaching English Learners

  Aligned to Connecticut’s CCT Rubric for Effective Teaching, this tool is for professional development and growth as well as guiding observations and discussions.

• Connecticut Assistive Technology Guidelines - Section 1: For Ages 3-22

  This document provides a framework for making decisions about the assistive technology needs of students with disabilities.

• Teaching Native American Studies

  We hope these materials assist you in the teaching of Native American studies. The resources that are included were provided by the five state-recognized Eastern Woodland tribes.

• Full, Equal and Equitable Partnerships with Families

  Connecticut's definition and framework for family engagement

• Connecticut Labor and Working Class History

  Lesson plans, resources, and materials for teachers about the history of labor and business in Connecticut.

• Connecticut Assessment Resource Guide for Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Written Expression

  The Connecticut Assessment Resource Guide for Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Written Expression, previously known as the Specific Learning Disability (SLD)/Dyslexia Assessment Resource Guide, was created in response to requests from educators and administrators from local education agencies and families seeking information about appropriate assessment options for the identification of SLD/Dyslexia and other reading-related learning disabilities.

• Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut's Schools

  School district administrators can use this framework to plan and implement preventions and interventions that will help reduce chronic absence in prekindergarten through Grade 12.

• Parents Guide to Bullying and Harassment in Connecticut

  Questions and answers about bullying in Connecticut schools

• Matoneo y Acoso en Connecticut

  Guía para padres y tutores

• Learning and Diabetes

  Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in school-aged children, affecting approximately 215,000 young people in the United States, or about 1 in every 400 to 500 young people under 20 years of age.

• Guidelines for Alternative Education Settings

  These guidelines are designed to support the operation of alternative education settings (schools or programs) offered by local and regional boards of education. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure improved program designs and greater outcomes for students in alternative education settings.

• Practice Guidelines for Delivery of School Social Work Services

  Guidelines for professionals developing and implementing school social work services for Connecticut students

• Guidelines for Identifying and Educating Students with Emotional Disability

  Guidance for making appropriate decisions regarding eligibility and specialized services for students with emotional disability as defined in the IDEA 2004.