We are currently looking for volunteers to present at the annual middle level leadership conference to be held on January 13th at Trinity College. This is an opportunity to share leadership experiences and ideas with middle level student leaders from across Connecticut. Please consider being part of our conference team!

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Every school in Connecticut is blessed with parents and other volunteers who contribute to its success. Here's an opportunity to honor those individuals! Join us on March 7th at the Aqua Turf for the 16th Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet. This event is designed to provide principals with a forum for giving public recognition to those volunteers who have made their schools better places to work and learn. Register now!!

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Is there an extraordinary individual who has given his/her time, energy or expertise to your school? Has a local business provided services or resources which have resulted in positive experiences for your students? If so, please consider submitting a nomination for the CAS Distinguished Friend of Education Award. The winners will be honored at the March 7th Volunteer Recognition Banquet along with hundreds of school volunteers from around the state.

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Register now for the 17th Annual Elementary Arts Banquet coming in February! This festive event is designed to recognize elementary students who have demonstrated outstanding artistic ability in performing or visual arts as well as citizenship and cooperative skills. Each elementary school is invited to select two students to be honored.

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Registration is closing for the 2015 Leadership Conference for Young Men of Color and there are still a few seats available. This half-day conference, designed specifically for young men of color in the middle grades, will feature A'Ric Jackson, an award winning national presenter who will inspire, teach, and encourage participants to pursue their goals and dreams. Join us at Goodwin College on December 17th.

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The 21st Annual High School Arts Awards Banquet, for seniors who excel in either the performing or visual arts, will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Each CAS member high school is invited to honor two grade 12 students. Registration is now open and schools are encouraged to begin the process of selecting their award winners.

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On December 10th, CAS will host another forum in its series on the elements of effective pre-K through grade 3 programs. Designed for principals, assistant principals, and school leaders, this session will focus on competency #4 of Leading Pre-K-3 Learning Communities: Competencies for Effective Principal Practice, published by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Presenters from the Office of Early Childhood and the Connecticut State Department of Education will examine the use of multiple measures of assessment to foster growth in student learning for pre-K-grade 3. Registration closes today!

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The U.S. Department of Education is looking for the nation's best and brightest principals to participate in its Principal Ambassador Fellowship (PAF). Principal Ambassadors are outstanding practicing principals with a record of leadership, strong communication skills, and policy insight. The PAF is a year-long program during which Principal Ambassadors help shape the national dialogue on education, participating in and facilitating discussions with administrators around the country. The deadline for applications is Dec. 14, 2015. Click here to apply.

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The newest proposed version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—dubbed the Every Student Succeeds Act—has officially been released and both chambers of Congress are expected to vote on it over the next couple of weeks. In this op-ed piece, members of the Big 6 partnership urge Connecticut’s educational and political leaders to capitalize on the flexibility in this proposed legislation to build upon and accelerate the progress that is already underway in our schools. The Big 6 partnership includes the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER).

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One hundred and fifty nine debaters from fifteen Connecticut schools participated in the CT Middle School Debate League’s (CSMDL) first official competition of the year on Saturday, November 21st at CMS in Hartford. Check out the results of the CMSDL’s largest tourney to date!

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