K-12 Education

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• Area Eligibility for Child Nutrition Programs

  Information on schools with at least 50 percent of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school nutrition programs.

• School Nursing

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.

• Remote Learning Commission

  Public Act 21-2, SB 1202, Sec. 387 requires the establishment of the Connecticut Remote Learning Commission by the Department of Education. The law requires the commission to analyze and provide recommendations concerning the provision of remote learning to public school students enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive

• Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals

• Grant Calculations, Reports and Analyses

  This section has reports and analysis covering ECS/MBR, Enrollment Reports, Expenditure Data and Reports, Grant Calculations and Payments, Special Education and Wealth Measures and State Support Percentages.

• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

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

• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SFSP provides nutritious meals for children ages 18 and younger when schools end for the summer.

• School Climate Transformation Grant

  The School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG) is a five-year federal award that has been established to assist state agencies in developing, enhancing and expanding their statewide systems of support for, and technical assistance to, local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework (MTBF), e.g., Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students.

• Education Financial System (EFS)

  The Education Financial System (EFS) is a financial reporting system used by school districts, including local and regional boards of education, charter schools and regional educational service centers.

• School Governance Councils

  School Governance Councils provide an opportunity for Connecticut schools to engage with families and community members in the essential dialogue about student achievement and preparing all students for success.

• Early Reading Resources

• 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.

• Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards Training of Trainers

  Resources for the CELP Training of Trainers sessions on how to use them in planning and practice.

• What is School Choice?

  The term “school choice” means parents have an additional opportunity to choose the schools their child will attend for an elementary and secondary education. Based on both state and federal laws, Connecticut public school choice programs are an opportunity to raise student achievement and to “reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation” as described in the 1997 Enhancing Education Choices and Opportunities Act (Public Act 97-290).