Connecticut General Assembly - Achievement Gap Task Force

Achievement Gap Task Force

There is established a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. The task force shall develop, in consultation with the Department of Education, the Connecticut State University System, the Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap established pursuant to section 2 of this act, and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, a master plan to eliminate the academic achievement gaps by January 1, 2020.

Contact Information	Related Documents & Testimony
Membership Achievement Gap Task Force c/o Education Committee Room 3100, Legislative Office Building Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 860-240-0420	CT Voices for Children Letter Commission on Children Letter CT Conference of Independent Colleges Letter Public Act 11-85 AFT Testimony All Our Kin Testimony CABE Testimony Child Development & Health Institute of CT Testimony Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis Testimony CT Alliance for Arts Education Testimony CT Assoc for Human Services Testimony CT Early Childhood Alliance Testimony Latino & Puerto Rican Affairs Commission Testimony Parent and Family Policy Workgroup Testimony Partnership for Strong Communities Testimony Reach Out and Read Testimony Sheff Coalition Testimony The Diaper Bank Testimony United Way of CT Action Plan Testimony African American Affairs Commission Testimony
2013 Taskforce Materials	2013 Meeting Agendas & Minutes
	01/08/13 Agenda
2012 Taskforce Materials	2012 Meeting Agendas & Minutes
From 11/19/12 Meeting Task Force Recommendations - Draft Education Week Article Massachusetts Department of Education Plan Meriden Record Journal Article NCATE Standards, Dean Butler From 11/02/12 Meeting Achievement Gap Task Force 2012 DRAFT Recommendations (11/02/12) Addition Through Subtraction Making Sense of the Vertical Scales The Roadmap to Closing the Gap From 10/09/12 Meeting Task Force Recommendations Analysis of DPH Child Care Licensing Specialists' Reports of Unannounced Inspections Commission on Children Substitute Bill 12-373 Department of Public Health Other Material Status of Achievement Gap Task Force Recommendations Number of Instructional Days/Hours in School Year Extended School Time Programs in CT Comparison of Charter and Magnet School Times	12/10/12 Agenda 11/19/12 Agenda 11/02/12 Agenda 10/09/12 Agenda 8/20/12 Agenda 8/20/12 Minutes 7/10/12 Agenda 7/10/12 Minutes
2010 / 2011 Taskforce Materials	2011 Meeting Agendas & Minutes
The Connecticut Urban Agenda Achievement Gap Task Force Final Report, January 2011 Letter from David G. Carter, January 2011 Focus on Parenting for The Achievement Gap Taskforce, November 2010 A Brief Overview of the School Development Program, James P. Comer, M.D., M.P.H. Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement Slide Show Implementing the Recommendations of the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement: A Preliminary Analysis Dr. Mark K. McQuillan, November 2010 Analysis of Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement Recommendations, McQuillan Follow up on Teachers at Large / Circuit Rider Proposal, Paul Wessel, December 2010	12/12/11 Minutes