Elementary Level News & Announcements

THE 11TH ANNUAL ELEMENTARY ARTS BANQUET The Arts Committee and the Connecticut Association of Schools Elementary Level Board takes great pleasure in announcing the 11th Annual Elementary Celebration of the Arts Banquet to be held on February 1st and 2nd, 2010. More

CAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR FOR 2009-2010 J.Milton Jeffrey Elementary School in Madison has been selected as the CAS Elementary School of the Year for 2009-2010. For more information click here.

GENO'S READING TEAM The Connecticut Association of Schools Elementary Division is pleased to partner with UCONN Coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies to sponsor “Geno’s Reading Team,” an incentive program designed to enhance one of the most important skills. Once your school registers for the program (there is no cost), elementary school students will join the 2009-2010 UCONN Huskies in twenty minutes (or more) of daily reading for enjoyment! [more]

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' WORKSHOP - ATTORNEY TOM MOONEY'S LEGAL UPDATE SAVE THE DATE - December 1, 2009 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM at CAS. Be sure to attend Attorney Tom Mooney's Legal Update for 09-10 which will include recent decisions on social networking, blogs, IM, Facebook, cell phones etc. [more]

DO YOU KNOW AN OUTSTANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL? If so, why not nominate him or her for the 2010 National Distinguished Principal Award. [more]

CAS-CIAC H1N1 CONTINGENCY PLAN The CAS and CIAC Boards have approved the following contingency plan in relation to CAS-CIAC events: [more]

PRINCIPALS' CENTER PUBLISHES STUDY ON ADMINISTRATOR INDUCTION PROGRAMS The CT Principals' Center has just released a summary of research and promising practices on administrator induction programs. Click here to read the introduction to "Administrator Induction Programs: Summary of Research and Promising Practices." Or download the full report here.

CSAC APPROVAL LIST For an updated list of approved student activities click here to download

Elementary Level Contacts
Lou Pear Asst. Executive Director	Regina Birdsell Asst. Executive Director	Barbara O'Connor Administrative Assistant

Committees

• Click here to view all Elementary Level Committees

Links

• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE)
• Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)
• Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS)
• Connecticut Education Association (CEA)
• CT Academy of Science and Engineering
• United States Department of Education
• National Center for Educational Statistics
• Educational Resource Information Center
• Don't Laugh at Me Project
• Education Week


• Higher Education Institutions in CT
  * Albertus Magnus College, New Haven
  * Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield
  * Capital Community College, Hartford
  * Central Connecticut State University, New Britain
  * Charter Oak State College, New Britain
  * Connecticut College, New London
  * Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic
  * Fairfield University, Fairfield
  * Gateway Community College, New Haven
  * Gibbs College, Norwalk
  * Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport
  * Manchester Community College
  * Middlesex Community College
  * Mitchell College, New London
  * Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury
  * Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted
  * Norwalk Community College
  * Post University, Waterbury
  * Quinnebaug Valley Community College, Danielson/Willimantic
  * Quinnipiac University, Hamden
  * Rensselaer University, Hartford
  * Sacred Heart University, Fairfield
  * St. Joseph College, West Hartford
  * Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven
  * Three Rivers Community College, Norwich
  * Trinity College, Hartford
  * Tunxis Community College, Farmington
  * University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport
  * University of Connecticut, Storrs
  * University of Hartford, West Hartford
  * University of New Haven, New Haven
  * U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London
  * Wesleyan University, Middletown
  * Western Connecticut State University, Danbury
  * Yale University, New Haven