Community Involvement Domain
Community Involvement Domain
State Legislation (2020 - 2025)
2024
- Public Act No. 24-78
- Requires SDE to provide technical assistance and support for schools to arrange for interactions between students and farmers, including field trips and presentations, as part of Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids Week.
- Public Act Summary
2023
- Public Act No. 23-97
- Requires the education commissioner to promote health care professions as career options to middle and high school students and offer health care job shadowing and internship experiences for high school students.
- Public Act Summary
- Public Act No. 23-160
- Requires the Commissioner of Education to facilitate a family and community engagement in education council to advise on issues and policies related to family and community engagement in education and initiatives offered by the Department of Education.
- Public Act Summary
2022
- Public Act No. 22-125
- Requires SDE to develop best practices for school boards to use when setting up a Pipeline for Connecticut’s Future program (i.e., a pathways program), which involves boards partnering with local businesses to offer students on-site training and course credit (CGS § 10-21k).
- Public Act Summary
State Programs
All State Programs
- After School Programs (Agnes)
- Programs and funding acquisitions are built on partnerships between the school and a community organization. The programs must include three separate components in their mission: academic, enrichment, and wellness. RESCS evaluate and help manage compliance across districts.
- Commissioner's Roundtable for Family and Community Engagement in Education
- This roundtable informs SDE of important policies and issues related to school-community partnerships and engagement.
- Family Resource Centers
- FRCs are in public school buildings and provide comprehensive support for families and child development services. These centers promote community networks of support and forms school-family-community partnerships.
- Learner Engagement Program (LEAP)
- LEAP involves home visitors sent to students’ homes to help engage them and their families.
- School-Family-Community Partnerships
- School-family-community partnerships work to provide parent education and support for learning at home, as well as to promote advocacy, community collaboration, and to create a welcoming climate with family volunteering.
- 21st Century Program
- In general, grants fund high-dosage programs wherein districts are partnered with community organizations. RESCS evaluate and help manage compliance across districts.
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