CAS will be hosting its annual spring membership reception on June 3rd from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Like last year, this year’s event will be a casual cocktail reception with a short awards program. We urge you to join us at the Central Office to celebrate the end of another successful school year and to honor those individuals who have contributed so generously to our work.

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Calling all high school principals! The CIAC is hosting a members' meeting at 3:15 p.m. on June 3rd, just prior to our annual membership reception, to review and discuss the three bylaw changes that were passed by the CIAC Board of Control during the 2014-2015 school year. These changes must now be formally adopted by our full membership. We hope you can participate in the scheduled discussion and vote on the 3rd. Click here to view the proposed changes.

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Have you finally reached that seemingly elusive milestone? If so, please let us know! All retiring principals and assistant principals receive life memberships in CAS. If you plan to retire this year, or if you know of any principal or assistant principal who is so planning, please go to www.casciac.org/retiringadmins and fill in the requested fields.

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The CT State Department of Education is partnering with the Department of Economic and Community Development to publish a CT State of the Arts Report in 2015. To that end, the new Education Consultant for the Arts, Jackie Coleman, is preparing to collect data for this report and is asking schools to complete an arts survey. The information gathered in the survey will help to define strategies for supporting arts learning for all Connecticut students. Today is the deadline for completing the survey. Your input is needed!

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CAS will host three no-cost workshops this summer and fall to train educational leaders on the basic administrator evaluation process. Administrator Evaluation Foundational Skills, a two-day workshop on the basic evaluation process, will be held at the CAS Central Office on August 6 and 7, as well as on September 16 and 17, 2015. Interested participants may register on the CAS website at www.casciac.org/register. A third training will be held at EASTCONN on August 3 and 4, 2015 (see EASTCONN’s website for registration). These workshops are sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.

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With support from the CSDE, CAS will offer several regional workshops to introduce school administrators to the newly-designed rubric which will be used in observing and evaluating the professional practice of educational leaders. These no cost workshops will be held on the following dates at the locations indicated:
• July 31 (CAS)
• August 17 (EASTCONN)
• August 20 (ACES)
• September 18 (EDCONNECTION).
Please register through the respective CAS or RESC website.

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The CAS Annual Summer Leadership Institute is one of the association’s largest and most lauded educational gatherings, attracting school leaders from around the state. Join us at the Heritage in Southbury on June 25th and 26th to learn from regional and national experts how to forge a coherent, student-centered approach to preparing students for life and learning in the 21st century.

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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation have announced a joint initiative called Emotion Revolution, the goal of which is to start a national conversation that encourages schools to integrate social and emotional learning (SEL) into their curriculums and build more positive school climates. In order to get the ball rolling, the partners have launched an anonymous online survey that asks high school students from around the country to reveal how they currently feel in school, how they want to feel, and what they believe needs to happen to bridge the gap between the two. The survey does not require parental consent. Click below for an informational letter and a flyer that can be distributed in your school or district.

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Please join us on Thursday, June 4th, for an in-depth look at the elements of effective pre-K-3 programs. This forum will introduce principals and school leaders to the Competencies for Effective Principal Practice published by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Participants will review the competencies, discuss implementation strategies, and focus on developing a personalized plan for their school. Andrea Brinnel, education consultant at the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, will present information on the importance of building a high quality continuum of learning for young children during the developmental period of early childhood (birth through grade 3).

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