FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Nicki Perkins EMAIL: Nicki.Perkins@ctedreform.org PHONE: 203-506-5799 CCER Prioritizes Pre-K and Human Capital in 2015 New Haven, Connecticut – On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, the Connecticut Council for Education…

Principle Recommendation To ensure that beginning teachers are retained in Alliance Districts and that all teachers in the highest-need districts are high quality, the State Board of Education should require…

Principle Recommendation The State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education should use the full extent of their legal authority to intervene in chronically low-performing schools and districts that…

Principle Recommendation To ensure that its elementary teachers are of the highest quality, CT should raise the bar for entrance to its educator preparation programs. Regulations should define a cohort…

Principle Recommendation On its website, the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) should show the names and locations of all licensed and accredited preschool programs. Current Connecticut Statute The OEC is…

Principle Recommendation School attendance should be part of the State Board of Education’s school accountability framework, with attendance goals for each school and district.[i] School districts should be required to…

Principle Recommendation The state needs a reform-minded Commissioner of Education and a strong Chief Operating Officer who can work together to expand the capacity of the State Department of Education…

Principle Recommendation The state should provide incentives for all school districts to achieve savings (and reduce their MBRs) through consolidation, sharing of services, and regionalization.  As an incentive for school…

Principle Recommendation Require the Uniform Chart of Accounts to include information about the distribution of effective teachers. Current Connecticut Statute C.G.S. 10-10c requires the creation of a Uniform Chart of…

Principle Recommendation Require the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to create an Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) program for school leaders by July…

Principle Recommendation Allow out-of-state, qualified leaders to become school leaders (e.g., deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and curriculum coordinators).[i] Current Connecticut Statute CT requires 5 years of teaching…

Principle Recommendation Teacher preparation programs should focus on clinical practices so that novice educators can be effective in their first classrooms. Connecticut statutes should be revised to require educator preparation…