21st Century Community Learning
Centers
Supporting community learning centers through professional development,
training and networking opportunities for schools, community based
organizations and after school programs, these programs provide academic
enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, as well as
literacy and other educational services to the families of participating
children.
Afterschool Programs
Afterschool programs provide academic enrichment (such as hands-on science
or technology programs) and activities to support student learning and
development.
Comprehensive
Health Services and Sexual Health Services
Guidance and resources for increase adolescents' access to comprehensive
health services and sexual health services.
Comprehensive School Health
Education
Guidance and resources for developing, implementing, and evaluating a
planned, sequential school health education program.
Educational
Opportunities for Military Families
Military families, like all families, want the highest quality education
for their children, especially during times of relocation and deployment.
Connecticut belongs to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for
Military Children (the Compact).
Exemplary Sexual Health Education
Guidance and resources for developing, implementing, and evaluating an
Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE), which is a systematic,
evidence-informed approach to sexual health education.
Family Resource Centers
The Connecticut Family Resource Center concept promotes comprehensive,
integrated, community-based systems of family support and child development
services located in public school buildings.
Healthy
School Communities for Successful Students Partnership (Health Education)
Information on the Connecticut State Department of Education’s grant to
increase the capacity of states and local school districts to implement
policies and practices in the area of sexual health that improve students’
health and academic outcomes.
Homeless Education
The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires all school
districts to ensure access to public education for children and youth
experiencing homelessness and ensure success in school once enrolled.
Reducing Chronic
Absence in Connecticut's Schools
School district administrators can use this framework to plan and implement
preventions and interventions that will help reduce chronic absence in
prekindergarten through Grade 12.
Safe and
Supportive Environments (Health Education)
Guidance and resources for creating safe and supportive learning
environments in schools.
School Governance Councils
School Governance Councils provide an opportunity for Connecticut schools
to engage with families and community members in the essential dialogue about
student achievement and preparing all students for success.
School
Nursing
Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.
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.
Young Parents Program
A Young Parents Program (YPP) provides day care services for the
infants/toddlers of students who are enrolled in and attending a comprehensive
high school program leading to graduation from high school.
Youth Service Bureaus
Local communities began to develop youth service bureaus in the 1960's as a
response to a growing number of issues affecting youth. The role of Youth
Service Bureaus (YSBs) has been broadened to include both advocacy and
coordination of a comprehensive service delivery system for youth:
Waterford Youth and Family Service Bureau
200 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385