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State education officials report SSIP progress, WestEd recommendations and new reporting requirements for outplacements and vacancies
Summary
Connecticut Department of Education staff told the State Advisory Council on Jan. 28 the state met its SSIP target for third‑grade ELA for students with disabilities, described evidence‑based literacy supports and grants, summarized WestEd review recommendations, and explained new legislative reporting requirements (12 outplacement reports from 11 LEAs; four vacancy reports so far).
State Department of Education officials told the Connecticut State Advisory Council for Special Education on Jan. 28 that the state is making measurable progress on its State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) while also implementing changes recommended by an external WestEd review and responding to new state reporting laws.
"Our target was 49, and we have ... data from last year's summative assessment that shows 50.17," said Brian Klumkiewicz, special education division director at the State Department of Education, reporting that Connecticut had met its SSIP target for the year. Alicia, a bureau staffer presenting the SSIP slide deck, explained the ELA performance‑index methodology used to track third‑grade reading outcomes for students with disabilities and said the state will reset baselines and targets as part of the…
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