K-12 Education

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• Net Current Expenditures per Pupil used for Excess Cost Grant Basic Contributions

  The NCEP application provides the latest net current expenditures (NCE), average daily membership (ADM), net current expenditures per pupil (NCEP) and the Special Education Excess Cost grant basic contributions.

• Education Cost Sharing Grant (ECS)/MBR

  The Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant has been in existence since 1989-90. It continues to be Connecticut's primary education equalization aid program and accounts for well over 50 percent of the total state contribution to public elementary and secondary education.

• Education Financial System (EFS)

  The Education Financial System (EFS) is a financial reporting system used by school districts, including local and regional boards of education, charter schools and regional educational service centers.

• Data Collection Forms and Instructions

  This section has forms and instructions pertaining to online data collection applications pertaining to the Bureau of Fiscal Services.

• Grant Calculations, Reports and Analyses

  This section has reports and analysis covering ECS/MBR, Enrollment Reports, Expenditure Data and Reports, Grant Calculations and Payments, Special Education and Wealth Measures and State Support Percentages.

• Grant Payments/Procedures

  Information pertaining to grant payments and details going back to 2004.

• Office of Student Supports and Organizational Effectiveness

  Home page of the State Department of Education's Office of Student Supports and Organizational Effectiveness

• Results-Based Accountability

• Homeschooling in Connecticut

  Homeschooling as an Option to Public School Education

• School-Family-Community Partnerships

  When schools, families and the community work together, children benefit. School staff, families and community members each make important contributions to student development and success, and the best results come when all three work together as equal partners.

• Red, White & Blue Schools

  The Red, White & Blue Schools program is a civic engagement initiative led by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and the State Department of Education.

• Social Studies Standards and Resources

  Social studies is the integration of knowledge and human experience for the purpose of citizenship.

• Science Safety

  Students and teachers must be aware of the potential for safety problems in the science classrooms and laboratories. Schools should review available safety resources and develop safety training for their teachers and students as well as safety rules for the classroom.

• Science Standards and Resources

  A foundation in scientific literacy prepares students to be confident and capable lifelong learners who are equipped with the skills needed to access, understand, evaluate and apply information in various contexts.

• Bullying and Harassment

  Bullying cannot be a rite of passage in our nation’s schools. Instead, our schools must be safe and nurturing environments that promote learning and full participation by all students.