Saturday, January 25th, 2014
8:30am - 2:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch provided.
Cromwell High School
34 Evergreen Rd.
Cromwell, CT
Keynote Speaker: Sandra Alberti, Student Achievement Partners (founded by the lead writers of the Common Core State Standards).
The stated intention of the forum is to:
- Provide a common understanding about Common Core Standards and Smarter Balanced Assessments.
- Demonstrate Smarter Balanced Assessments and allow opportunities for hands-on practice tests.
- Encourage career and college readiness for students, as well as the importance of citizenship.
- Allow all stakeholders to engage in meaningful discussions about Connecticut’s implementation of Common Core Standards/Smarter Balanced Assessments.
The recommended attendees are:
- Parents
- Community Members/Organizations
- Policy Makers – State, Local, and Agencies
- Educators – Teachers, Support Professionals and Administrators
- School Board Members
- Students – Middle School and High School levels
- Union Leaders and Union Staff
Register for this event on the CEA website or by calling the AFT CT (American Federation of Teachers Connecticut) Office at 860-257-9782.
Sponsored by:
- American Federation of Teachers Connecticut
- Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
- Connecticut Education Association
- Connecticut Federation of School Administrators
- Connecticut National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Connecticut Parent Teacher Student Association
- Connecticut State Department of Education/School-Family-Community Partnerships Department
- Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission
- Urban League of Greater Hartford
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