K-12 Education

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• Documentation

  Documentation for the KEI Collection.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Restraint & Seclusion Help Site

  The CT-SEDS Restraint and Seclusion database collects compliance data that identifies the frequency of use of physical restraint and/or seclusion and specifies whether the use of such seclusion was in accordance with an individualized education program (IEP) or whether the use of physical restraint or seclusion was an emergency.

• About the Collection: TCS

  The Teacher-Course-Student (TCS) application collects student, teacher and course data. Analyses of TCS data can greatly inform school and district strategists to increase the college and career readiness of all learners. This data allows districts to make informed decisions about the current state of instruction and learning as well as the ways in which both can be improved, monitored and shared.

• About the Collection: PSIS

  The Connecticut State Department of Education uses the Public School Information System (PSIS) to collect data regarding student enrollment throughout the state of Connecticut.

• About the Collection: Assessment Accommodations

  As a result of the administration of the Connecticut Statewide Summative Assessments, there are several data collections that are used to collect Accommodation information for the Smarter Balanced Assessments, the NGSS Science Test and the Connecticut SAT School Day.

• About the Collection: English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment Participation Exceptions

  Domain exemptions are available for students who are dually identified as English learners/multilingual learners (ELs/MLs) with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan.

• About the Collection: Educator Data System (EDS)

  The Educator Data System (EDS) collects data on all Connecticut public school educators and all educators in approved private special education programs (APSEPS) for each of the roles that they hold.

• About the Collection: ED166 Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection 

  The ED166 is the Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection. Districts are required to submit specific incidents to CSDE annually. CSDE then uses this data to satisfy various federal mandates.

• About the Collection: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)

  The ECO data collection is required for all applicable students with an IEP at least 3 years of age and in the preschool grade.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC)

  The CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC) is used to collect data regarding the provision of special education and related services. The data collected is required to provide measurement of each district’s and the state’s compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

• About the Collection: Appeals Entry

  The collection of appeals for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, NGSS Science (including the Connecticut Alternate Science) and the Connecticut Alternate Assessment.

• About the Application: PPR Narratives

  The Profile and Performance Report (PPR) Narratives are collected from all public school districts and are designed to collect information about school district policies and activities in several areas.

• About the Collection: ED205 - Title I Evaluation Report 

  The purpose of the ED205: Title I Evaluation Report is to provide information from the Title I Part A recipients who report data on student and staff participation. This form collects data on the prior school year. Only districts that receive Title I funds are required to complete this form.

• Performance Matters Forum 2019

  The Performance Matters Forum is a half-day conference that offers sessions highlighting best practices focused in five topic areas.

• Performance Matters Forum 2018

  The Performance Matters Forum provides an opportunity to meet the professionals behind the voices at the CSDE end of the telephone line and to network with educators from around the state whose roles in their districts are similar to yours.