Mark your calendars! The 2016 Summer Leadership Institute will take place on June 23 and 24 at the Heritage Inn in Southbury. A sell-out event each year, the 2016 institute will focus on leadership that nurtures personalized learning.

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The CT School Finance Project has released two summaries reflecting the impact of Governor Malloy's proposed FY '17 budget on school finance. The first document provides an overview of the Governor's proposed FY '17 budgets for the State Department of Education and Office of Early Childhood. The  second document compares the governor’s latest FY’ 17 budget proposal to full Education Cost Sharing grant funding.

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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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CAS will offer a two-day training session on June 20 and 21 to acquaint school leaders with the provisions of the administrator evaluation model. Presenters Ev Lyons and Mike Galluzzo will orient evaluators of administrators to the state's educator evaluation and support system. This workshop is valuable not only for evaluators of school leaders, but also for those administrators being evaluated. The Administrator Evaluation Foundational Skills Two-Day Workshop, which will be held at the CAS facilities in Cheshire from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, is offered without charge and is sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Education. Register now!

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In 2015, in response to the gross under representation of young men of color in leadership programs in Connecticut, the Connecticut Association of Schools began running leadership conferences specifically designed for this population of students. As a result of our most recent conference in December, two Connecticut middle schools, in conjunction with CAS, have developed ongoing leadership development programs that promote a shift in the culture of the schools in how young men of color are viewed, supported and challenged. Read more about these amazing programs.

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Registration is open for the Fourth Annual High School Robotics Team Championship which will take place at Pomperaug High School on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Schools that are currently partnering with Connecticut FIRST are eligible to vie for the coveted title of State Robotics Team Champions!

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The CT State Department of Education is accepting submissions from Connecticut middle and high schools for the statewide Challenge to Educational Citizenship Awards. Any student-organized activity that represents a “good deed” is eligible. Projects submitted for consideration should demonstrate good citizenship, a commitment to helping others, civic awareness, leadership, responsibility and teamwork. If you have a program or activity in your school that you feel might be worthy of this award, please consider submitting a nomination. The deadline is April 22nd. 

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The Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut is hosting its first annual Teacher Leadership Academy, a one-week intensive program designed to develop teacher leadership skills. The academy will help participants enhance their ability to support high-quality instruction and cultivate competencies to strengthen their effectiveness as teacher leaders. Early-bird registration ends June 1. More information can be found at s.uconn.edu/NeagTLA.

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