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December 1, 2023: Curriculum Update Available!

Please download and replace your PDF copy of the curriculum with this required update, which includes minor fixes to linked resources. See changelog for details.

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Updated December 1, 2021
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Request for Proposals (RFP): External Evaluation

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Connecticut’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies Implementation (Round 4)

On June 23, 2021, CT PA 21-2 identified SERC as the lead organization for coordination and provision of professional learning and implementation support for CT’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies.

SERC is seeking competitive proposals from qualified and interested organizations or individuals with proven expertise and experience in external evaluation.

Download the full Request for Proposals including dates and instructions here:
RFP for External Evaluation

Due Date: Proposals are due by 9:00 am ET on Friday, September 6, 2024

African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course Professional Learning 2024-25 Update

SERC and the Connecticut State Department of Education are entering the fourth year of professional learning to support CT educators in implementing the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies. 

With educator and stakeholder feedback, we continue to work on assessing our support and services. To this end, we are redesigning the professional learning format to provide greater access and more varied opportunities to engage with course content that will benefit all students. These changes include incorporating the content of our Summer Institute as part of the professional learning starting in September.

We invite interested stakeholders to collaborate with us, including colleges, universities, and state and regional organizations. Please contact a member of the CSDE/SERC Project Team by August 1st with any interest. We look forward to partnering with you!

The CSDE/SERC Project Team:

Stephen Armstrong, K-12 Social Studies Consultant, CSDE – stephen.armstrong@ct.gov

Heather Dawes, Project Specialist, SERC – dawes@ctserc.org

Nitza M. Diaz, Consultant, SERC – diaz@ctserc.org

Paquita Jarman-Smith, Consultant, SERC – jarman-smith@ctserc.org

Michelle LeBrun-Griffin, Consultant, SERC – griffin@ctserc.org

“Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.”

Connecticut PA 19-12