Comer School Development Program

The School Development Program, developed by James P. Comer, M.D. of the Yale Child Study Center at Yale University in 1968, is a systemic school reform strategy currently being implemented in more than 82 school districts in twenty-one states and the District of Columbia. The School Development Program and this web site are supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.

Connecticut Kidslink

The web site of the Citizens for Connecticut's Children and Youth. The Citizens for Connecticut's Children and Youth, Inc. is a statewide, citizen-based membership organization established in September, 1995. Founded to help citizens become even better advocates for the well-being of children and youth in all of Connecticut's communities, CCCY works to ensure that every child in Connecticut enters school ready to learn, graduates ready to work, and is safe and healthy. Connecticut KidsLink is our way to begin to link Connecticut citizens and provide them with current and useful information about matters that impact on children and their families.

CTSERC.org

"SERC has been in operation since 1969 through funding from the Connecticut State Department of Education. SERC's commitment is to serve as a centralized resource for professionals, families, and community members regarding education and early intervention/prevention for all of Connecticut's children and youth and their families, particularly children with special needs, at-risk learners, and diverse learners. SERC strives for the highest possible level of excellence in its provision of professional development and other technical assistance initiatives, family education and support, and information and materials dissemination." (CTSERC.org, About SERC) Find a myriad of curriculum resources at the SERC Library and resource materials.

Early Childhood Education Program

The Early Childhood Education Program at the Yale Child Study Center represents a working coalition of the directors of each of the Yale affiliated child care programs and the Child Study Center Early Childhood Faculty. With the support of the provost's office, under which the Yale Office of Child Care was formerly placed, the program is able to provide a range of services for the Yale community. The program is dedicated to providing quality care and education for infants and young children. Investing in early childhood education and quality for infants and young children represents a significant investment in the future well-being of our society. Education and intervention in the preschool years not only enhance children's transition to the primary grades, but for those children with special needs by the time they reach school age.

Interdistrict Public Schools of Choice

The Interdistrict Public Schools of Choice are a series of five regional magnet schools that have been established as a partnership among fifteen area school systems. The schools are dedicated to academic excellence and human diversity. Each has a core program that is designed to meet the highest state and national standards for curriculum, instruction and student achievement. Additionally, each magnet school has its own specialized curriculum 'theme' and/or approach to teaching students. The unique characteristics of each school are intended to attract parents and students who find these features responsive their individual needs and interests. The Interdistrict Public Schools of Choice is a partnership developed by the local boards of Education of the 15 member school districts and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

New Haven Public Schools

The web site of New Haven Public Schools. This site contains the goals and mission statement of the New Haven Public Schools as well as district information, links to individual schools, and links to New Haven area and other local resources.

PIER: Programs in International Educational Resources

The Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) provide programs, information, services, and resources to educators at the K-12 and college levels, businesses, the media, and the general public to improve the understanding of international issues and critical world regions. PIER links the international and area studies resources of Yale University and the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies with these groups in the New Haven area, the Northeast, and across the United States.

Strategic School Profiles

Mandated by the Connecticut General Assembly, the strategic school profiles contain information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. The profiles are available annually on November 1st. The purposes of the profiles are to serve as an accountability system which informs the public about what is happening in Connecticut schools and to stimulate school improvement through shared information.

Yale National Initiative Curricular Resources for All Teachers Institutes

Each teacher participating as a Fellow in an Institute seminar prepares a curriculum unit to be taught the following year, and to be shared with other teachers. Since the inception of the New Haven Institute in 1978, Fellows have written more than 1,400 curriculum units in the humanities and sciences. These units contain four elements: objectives, teaching strategies, sample lessons and classroom activities, and lists of resources for teachers and students.

During the National Demonstration Project, teachers in Pittsburgh, Houston, Albuquerque, and Santa Ana prepared curriculum units through their Teachers Institutes. The full curricular resources prepared by teachers from all five cities are now available online. You may search them by entering terms in the box above, or by going directly to each Institute's website below.
- Yale National Initiative, http://teachers.yale.edu/about/index.php

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute is an educational partnership between Yale University and the New Haven Public Schools designed to strengthen teaching and learning in local schools and, by example, in schools across the country.

Other Local Resources

Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
Capital Region Education Council (CREC)
Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership
LEARN

Other State Resources

Connecticut Department of Higher Education
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Connecticut Mentor
Connecticut Regional Vocational-Technical School System
Connecticut Schools & Libraries
Connecticut State Department of Education
Connecticut State Department of Education - Division of Teaching & Learning
State of Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board
State Policy Inventory Database Online (SPIDO)

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