Connecticut
NECC’s current work with the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) focuses on systems of support for highly mobile student and English language learners (particularly in districts with small numbers of English language learners). In collaboration with the CDE Title III Consultant and members of the Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language learners (CAPELL), NECC staff assist in developing and accessing resources and facilitating workgroups on instruction, professional development, and family and community engagement. The Center also assists the CDE in reviewing the rate, nature, and impact of student mobility in high-priority districts and in developing strategies to incorporate this issue in district improvement plans.
Previous Center work with the Connecticut Department of Education included developing a guidance document on formative assessment. Connecticut’s Initiative to Support a Comprehensive Assessment System: Guidance for Implementing Formative Assessment at the District Level, and an accompanying annotated bibliography for teachers and administrators were highlighted on the Chief Council of State School Officers website.
In other previous Connecticut work, NECC supported planning and facilitated workshops at a statewide forum on School, Family, and Community Partnerships. The keynote speaker, national expert Dr. Joyce Epstein, reflected on the enormous changes in the field of family and community involvement.
Excerpts from Epstein's talkContact
Maria-Paz Avery is the NECC liaison for Connecticut.
Email: mavery
edc.org
Related events
Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners (CAPELL) Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Hamden, CT
ACES-Staff Development Building
NECC staff met with work groups to continue developing a resource manual for school districts with low incidences of English language learners. A report on work to date was presented to the CAPELL membership.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
Connecticut Low-Incidence ELL Districts Workgroup Meeting
12:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Hamden, CT
NECC staff facilitated a meeting of the Connecticut workgroup for districts with low-incidences of English language learners.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: M. P. Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
Policy Challenges Conference: Bridging Research and Practice: Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Simsbury, CT
The Simsbury Inn
The NECC and the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands co-hosted a conference on effective literacy practices for elementary level English language learners. University of California (Irvine) Humanities Professor Dr. Robin Scarcella, one of the primary authors of the Institute of Education Science's Practice Guide Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades, delivered the keynote address, followed by a panel discussion on implications of the Practice Guide's reccommendations. Participants also attended workshops on resources and research on English language learners.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
CAPELL (Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners) Meeting
Hampden, CT
ACES (Area Cooperative Education Services)
NECC staff facilitated a meeting of the Low Incidence ELL interest group at the CAPELL meeting.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
Connecticut Meeting on Highly Mobile Students
Cheshire, CT
CT Association of Schools
NECC staff met with the assistant superintendents of Connecticut's 15 priority districts.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
CAPELL (Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners) Meeting
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Hampden, CT
NECC presented information on ELLs and facilitated a Special Interest Group on districts with low numbers of English language learners.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: maveryedc.org
Connecticut Statewide Forum on School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Waterbury, CT
Grand Hotel
The Center supported planning efforts and assisted in facilitating workshops for a statewide forum on School, Family, and Community Partnerships in September, 2006. The keynote speaker was Dr. Joyce L. Epstein, Research Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University.
Connecticut ELL Policy and Practices Meeting
Meeting with RESC group to determine NECC role in developing a presentation to school boards on ELL issues and a flip book on instructional strategies for teachers of ELLs in low incidence districts.