Connecticut: College and Career Policies

Social studies is the integration of knowledge and human experience for the purpose of citizenship. Students gain knowledge of history, civics and government, geography, and economics; understand the interaction between and among history, the social sciences and humanities; and apply that knowledge and understanding as responsible citizens.

Connecticut approved the Connecticut World Languages Framework in 2005.

Planned, sequential PK-12 physical education provides psychomotor, cognitive and affective content and learning experiences that promote optimum personal development. Quality curriculum and instruction, provided in a safe, supportive environment, offer meaningful, challenging learning for all students, and result in lifetime learning outcomes of skills, literacy, and ability to understand concepts and develop plans for lifetime physical activity and wellness. Physical education is one component in a coordinated approach to school health. 

Connecticut updated the Literacy/English Language Arts standards in 2010. The standards are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

Connecticut updated the Arts standards in 1999.

Connecticut updated the Career and Technical Education standards in 2011.

A planned, sequential PK-12 comprehensive school health education addresses the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of health and enables children and youth to become healthy and productive citizens and establish and practice health-enhancing behaviors over a lifetime. Curriculum is designed to motivate children and youth to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, reduce health-related risk behaviors and develop and demonstrate health-related knowledge, attitudes, skills and practices. Certified, highly qualified and effective teachers provide comprehensive school health education, which is one component of a coordinated approach to school health.

Connecticut updated the Arts standards in 2007.

Connecticut adopted Next Generation Science Standards in 2015.

Public Act 12-116, An Act Concerning Education Reform, was pivotal in defining an annual performance evaluation system for administrators and teachers, based upon a new standard of effective practice. (a) The superintendent of each local or regional board of education shall continuously evaluate or cause to be evaluated each teacher, in accordance with guidelines established by the State Board of Education, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, [for the development of evaluation programs] and such other guidelines as may be established by mutual agreement between the local or regional board of education and the teachers' representative chosen pursuant to section 10-153b.

The State Board of Education grants teaching certificates in Connecticut.

The State Board of Education approves educator preparation programs after commissioner presents program evaluated by the appointed review committee.

The State Board of Education has full authority to adopt standards. Pursuant to Title 10, the Connecticut State Board of Education has full authority to adopt standards.