Connecticut State Department of Education

Accountability-Assessment-Data

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  • Next Generation Accountability System

    Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System is a broad set of 12 indicators that help tell the story of how well a school is preparing its students for success in college, careers and life.

  • About the Collection: PSIS

    The Connecticut State Department of Education uses the Public School Information System (PSIS) to collect data regarding student enrollment throughout the state of Connecticut.

  • 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.

  • Connecticut Sensible Assessment System

    This page contains information and links about state summative assessments administered by the Connecticut State Department of Education

  • NAEP

    This page provides information about the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the nation’s only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas.

  • NAEP Tools and Applications

  • About the Collection: CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC)

    The CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC) is used to collect data regarding the provision of special education and related services. The data collected is required to provide measurement of each district’s and the state’s compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

  • About the Collection: TCS

    The Teacher-Course-Student (TCS) application collects student, teacher and course data. Analyses of TCS data can greatly inform school and district strategists to increase the college and career readiness of all learners. This data allows districts to make informed decisions about the current state of instruction and learning as well as the ways in which both can be improved, monitored and shared.

  • The Connecticut Alternate Assessment System (CTAA, CTAS, and CAAELP)  

    This page contains information on Connecticut's Alternate Assessment System for students with significant cognitive disabilities. This includes The Connecticut Alternate NGSS Science Assessments in Grades 5, 8 and 11; and Connecticut Alternate Assessment (CTAA) for English language arts/literacy and Mathematics for Eligible Students in Grades 3-8 and 11.

  • Connecticut Writing Portfolio

    The Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2 include materials that can be used by teachers to complement the instruction of writing over the course of the school year.

  • Special Education Data Collections Help Site

    This site is dedicated to helping you understand all the data elements and important processes within each of the data collections associated with special education data.

  • Special Populations on the State Summative Assessments

    This page provides information on the Designated Supports and Accommodations that are available for State Summative Assessments in Connecticut.

  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - TIMSS

    This page contains information about the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - TIMSS.

  • FAQ

    FAQ pertaining to Performance Office data collections.

  • Data Collection Applications

    List of Performance Office Data Collection Applications with link to Help Sites.