CT Dept. of Education Information
EdSight
The Connecticut State Department of Education provides detailed information and data about schools and districts and offers information on key performance measures that comprise Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System. The portal is called EdSight. It contains interesting statistics and measures; click HERE to visit the site.
Core Standards
The CT Core Standards Initiative is an educational initiative from 2010 that details what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each school grade.
To learn more about the CT Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, we encourage you to visit the Common Core State Standards website developed and maintained by the Council of the Great City Schools. The site provides grade-specific parent roadmaps that provide detailed information for families. These roadmaps include examples of grade-level focus in the content area using parent-friendly language, sample progressions of learning across three grade levels in the Common Core, and tips to parents on communicating with teachers about their child’s work and how to support student learning at home.
Spanish-language versions are available in grades K-8.
PARENT ROADMAP— English Language Arts
PARENT ROADMAP – Mathematics
To learn more about Next Generation Science Standards please click HERE.
SBAC/ CT SAT Information
Here are some links from the CT State Department of Education:
Parent Brochures:
SDE has developed Parent Brochures to accompany the Individual Student Reports that schools send home. Tailored by grade (for example, third grade test takers entering fourth grade, fourth grade test takers entering fifth grade, etc.), each brochure ties the previous year’s standards with the upcoming year’s standards and provides useful tools and strategies for parents to assist their child at home.
A Web site featuring a search engine that will help parents find helpful tools and information to support their child’s learning.
Back to School Smarter Balanced Frequently Asked Questions
An FAQ to assist in explaining the Smarter Balanced assessments.