K-12 Education

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• Smarter Balanced Results Resources

  This page provides a toolkit of materials available for districts and members of the public to help interpret Smarter Balanced Assessment results.

• Smarter Balanced Parent Guides

• Find Information about Smarter Balanced

  This page provides information about the Smarter Balanced Assessments administered in Grades 3 - 8 for ELA and Mathematics.

• Connecticut Interim Assessments: Smarter Balanced and Next Generation Science

  This page provides information about The Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for mathematics and English language arts (ELA)/literacy. They are available to students in Grades 3 – 8 and high school. The interim Assessments are one of the three components of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System—along with the end-of-year summative assessments in ELA/literacy and mathematics, and a digital library of formative assessment tools and practices that support classroom instruction.

• Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers

  This page provides information about the Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers. The Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers is a searchable, interactive online collection of instructional and professional learning resources developed by educators for educators.

• Special Populations on the State Summative Assessments

  This page provides information on the Designated Supports and Accommodations that are available for State Summative Assessments in Connecticut.

• Student Assessment News

  The Student Assessment News is a publication by the Performance Office that provides information about the NGSS Science Test (including CTAS), The Smarter Balanced Assessment, The Connecticut SAT School Day, The Connecticut Alternate Assessment and the English Language Proficiency Assessment.

• About the Collection: ED166 Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection 

  The ED166 is the Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection. Districts are required to submit specific incidents to CSDE annually. CSDE then uses this data to satisfy various federal mandates.

• About the Collection: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)

  The ECO data collection is required for all applicable students with an IEP at least 3 years of age and in the preschool grade.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC)

  The CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC) is used to collect data regarding the provision of special education and related services. The data collected is required to provide measurement of each district’s and the state’s compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

• About the Collection: Appeals Entry

  The collection of appeals for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, NGSS Science (including the Connecticut Alternate Science) and the Connecticut Alternate Assessment.

• About the Application: PPR Narratives

  The Profile and Performance Report (PPR) Narratives are collected from all public school districts and are designed to collect information about school district policies and activities in several areas.

• About the Collection: ED205 - Title I Evaluation Report 

  The purpose of the ED205: Title I Evaluation Report is to provide information from the Title I Part A recipients who report data on student and staff participation. This form collects data on the prior school year. Only districts that receive Title I funds are required to complete this form.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Restraint & Seclusion Help Site

  The CT-SEDS Restraint and Seclusion database collects compliance data that identifies the frequency of use of physical restraint and/or seclusion and specifies whether the use of such seclusion was in accordance with an individualized education program (IEP) or whether the use of physical restraint or seclusion was an emergency.

• About the Collection: TCS

  The Teacher-Course-Student (TCS) application collects student, teacher and course data. Analyses of TCS data can greatly inform school and district strategists to increase the college and career readiness of all learners. This data allows districts to make informed decisions about the current state of instruction and learning as well as the ways in which both can be improved, monitored and shared.