Publications

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• 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.

• Guidelines for Blood Glucose Self-monitoring in Connecticut Schools

  Recommendations for developing policies that help students with diabetes monitor their blood glucose levels in school settings.

• Guidelines for Identification and Education of Children and Youth with Autism

  These guidelines address critical issues and current research important to individuals who are concerned about children and youth with autistic spectrum disorders.

• Guidelines for Identifying and Educating Students with Emotional Disturbance

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

• Guidelines for Managing Life-threatening Food Allergies in Connecticut Schools

  These guidelines assist Connecticut schools in managing the health and safety needs of children with life-threatening allergic conditions. Management of the health and safety needs of students with glycogen storage disease (GSD) is also included.

• 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.

• Literacy/English Language Arts

  Curriculum and Instruction, Surveys, and Assessments for English Language Arts.

• Matoneo y Acoso en Connecticut

  Guía para padres y tutores

• Parents Guide to Bullying and Harassment in Connecticut

  Questions and answers about bullying in Connecticut schools

• Practice Guidelines for Delivery of School Social Work Services

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

• Promising Practices to Reduce Chronic Absence

• 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.

• Sexual Health Education Component of Comprehensive Health Education

  Sexual health education is one vital component of a planned, ongoing and systematic health education program

• SLD Dyslexia Assessment Resource Guide

  These guidelines address information about appropriate assessment options for the identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD)/dyslexia and other reading-related learning disabilities.

• Standards for Educational Opportunities for Students Who Have Been Expelled

  Connecticut law requires LEAs to offer an “alternative educational opportunity” to students who have been expelled in certain circumstances and further provides that LEAs may offer such an opportunity to any expelled student.