On May 22, 2024, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission affirmed a Proposed Decision of a Hearing Officer holding that the Hampton Board of Education
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Last week, the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE”) issued guidance regarding remote learning and dual instruction, clarifying recent statutory changes enacted by the Connecticut
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In its 2022 Regular Session, the General Assembly made a number of changes in the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This workshop is
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Join us once again for our annual public sector virtual seminar! On May 5th we will host a two-hour virtual program featuring a general
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On April 28, 2017, Gwen Zittoun and Jessica Ritter will present the topic, “Legal Matters That Every Administrative Assistant Should Know” at the Connecticut Association
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At its meeting on April 5, 2017, the State Board of Education voted to adopt the March 29, 2017 recommendation of the Performance Evaluation Advisory
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It has been nearly five years since the Connecticut General Assembly adopted Public Act 12-116 titled An Act Concerning Educational Reform, and most importantly, made
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On September 8, 2016, the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (“COPS”) jointly released new guidance regarding school resource officer programs. The new Safe School-based Enforcement through Collaboration, Understanding, and Respect (“SECURe”) rubrics are the result of the collaboration and partnership between these two federal agencies in an attempt to ensure that local and state educational agencies are implementing effective and positive school resource officer programs in the nation’s schools. The SECURe rubric for local educational agencies aims to provide guidance to school districts on how to build trust between students and law enforcement officials through the school resource officer programs, while ensuring that school resource officer programs are administered responsibly in a non-discriminatory manner that takes a proactive approach to keeping students out of the school-to-prison pipeline.Continue Reading U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Release Dear Colleague Letters Jointly Announcing New SECURe Rubrics for School Resource Officer Programs
In its 2016 regular and special sessions, the General Assembly made a number of changes in the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This
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