Connecticut
NECC is working with the Connecticut Department of Education's Bureau of Accountability and Improvement to design and facilitate meetings with key stakeholders to review findings on a district with long-standing needs for improvement. NECC will assist the Department in developing a turnaround approach and plan of action to serve as a model for support in other struggling districts. Other Year 6 NECC work builds on prior work on developing systems of support for English language learners (particularly in districts with small numbers of English language learners). NECC is also assisting the Department in integrating Common Core standards into instruction for English language learners.
Previous Center work with the Connecticut Department of Education included developing a guidance document on formative assessment and an annotated bibliography for teachers and administrators and assisting in the development of strategies to integrate issues related to student mobility in high-priority districts in district improvement plans. NECC also supported a statewide forum on School, Family, and Community Partnerships featuring national expert Dr. Joyce Epstein on the enormous changes in the field of family and community involvement.
Contact
Maria-Paz Avery is the NECC liaison for Connecticut.
Email: mavery
edc.org
Related events
Meeting with Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners
Hamden, CT
NECC staff members handed off the completed Resource Guide for Low Incidence ELL Districts, developed by the Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners (CAPELL) with support from the New England Comprehensive Center. The resource comprises three parts: Instructional Practices, Professional Development, and School, Family, and Community Involvement and will be available on the CAPELL website.
Contact: Maria-Paz Avery
Email: mpaveryedc.org
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.