On May 10th, more than sixty administrators traveled to Cheshire to enjoy good food, catch up with colleagues, and honor six individuals who have generously and selflessly served the association. CT’s First Kid Governor, Elena Tipton, kicked off the 64th Annual Membership Reception by sharing her powerful platform on kindness.

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CAS is offering 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 offices 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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Mark your calendars! On September 21st and October 5th, two noted assessment presenters, Barbara Beaudin and Linda Kauffman, will facilitate a two-day professional learning community experience on developing quality formative assessments. Day 1 will be an overview of the formative assessment process with a look at quality performance tasks (separate sessions for math and ELA). Day 2 will focus on the process and criteria for developing quality performance tasks (day will be divided between math and ELA tasks). The cost is $190/person and online registration is open on the CAS website. This workshop is designed for district and building administrators, curriculum developers, instructional specialists and teacher leaders.

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Three hundred forty-eight seniors were honored as CIAC Scholar-Athletes at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville on May 1, 2016. The event is the largest of the many recognition programs CAS-CIAC hosts each year. More than 1,700 students, family members, school administrators and coaches were on hand to salute the scholar-athletes and celebrate their achievements. Dr. Bonnie Edmondson, CSDE Program Manager and Education Consultant for School Health, delivered an inspiring keynote address.

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If you want to learn how to work with less, produce more and still get everything done in a sensible school week, then it sounds like you’re ready for The Breakthrough Coach; and, he’s coming back to Connecticut in November. He will also be making two other appearances in the New England area beginning in July. Register now for one of these overwhelmingly popular training sessions!

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CT's middle school debate program ended the year on a high note with its largest event to date held at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury on April 30, 2016. Setting a new record for participation, one hundred seventy three students from eighteen schools debated the motion: This House would provide a path to citizenship for immigrants living illegally in the US.

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Elena Tipton of O’Connell Elementary School in East Hartford is in the middle of her one-year term as Connecticut’s first-ever kid governor. Elena’s winning election campaign, which was predicated on promoting kindness, contained three action steps for making Connecticut the kindest and most amazing state in the country. One of the three action steps was to proclaim the 13th of every month as “Be kind!” day! Today is the 13th of the month, so let’s make kindness a priority!

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Warren School Principal Dr. Angela Rossbach’s recently completed doctoral dissertation examines the relationship between principals' leadership behaviors and teachers' implementation of Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM). Her findings, based on survey responses from over 2,000 Connecticut teachers, have important implications for building and district leaders.

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The 2016 years marks the 100-year anniversary of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. To celebrate the milestone, NASSP has published a commemorative book called “NASSP: Past and Present” which shares the stories of some of the seminal leaders in its rich 100-year history. Connecticut’s very own Don Gates, longtime principal of Portland High School, past-president of CAS and legendary leader in Connecticut’s education community, is featured in this limited edition publication. Read the excerpt on Don to catch a small glimpse of his gargantuan legacy.

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Connecticut’s pride swelled last month when John F. Kennedy High School’s Jahana Hayes was named National Teacher of the Year. Since the announcement on April 28, videos of Jahana have blanketed the Internet and social media sites. But these are two not to be missed!

Presentation of NTOY Award by President Obama:http://casci.ac/1540
Appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show:http://casci.ac/1541

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