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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Leadership Launch Registration
Leadership Launch Registration
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is pleased to continue its partnership with the State Education Resource Center (SERC) to support the effective implementation of the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies. District and school leaders and educators initiating the course in the 2023-2024 school year are invited to participate in one of the Leadership Launch sessions scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Information regarding the model curriculum, expectations, and training series will be shared. Registration links can be found below. (Participants from the same school are encouraged to register for the same session as schedules permit.)
Leadership Launch |
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (via Zoom) |
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Session A |
8:00 am to 9:00 am |
Registration: https://serc.info/leadership-launch-a |
Session B |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Registration: https://serc.info/leadership-launch-b |
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to CSDE Project Manager and Director of Equity and Language Dr. Maribel Olivero at maribel.olivero@ct.gov, or the following members of the SERC Team:
- Nitza Diaz, Consultant for Puerto Rican/Latino Content at diaz@ctserc.org;
- Paquita Jarman-Smith, Consultant for African American/Black Content at Jarman-Smith@ctserc.org; or
- Michelle LeBrun-Griffin, Consultant for Project Coordination at griffin@ctserc.org.
2023-2024 CSDE/SERC Training Series: Dates announced!
Dear High School Social Studies Educators:
To assist with district planning, we are releasing “save-the-date” information for the 2023-2024 CSDE/SERC Training Series for the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies (SCED Course Code 04901). Educators (i.e., high school social studies teachers, district/school department and curriculum coordinators, and principals) in public, charter, private, adult education, or specialized schools and programs who will be implementing the course next year are invited to participate.
The series is planned to be a combination of virtual and in-person sessions and will be at no cost to districts with the exception of release time/substitute coverage needed. Each cadre will be capped at 60 schools/registrants to serve the anticipated number of new schools/educators participating. It is suggested schools/participants reserve dates for each Cadre until registration is made available and cadre selection is confirmed. As this training is organized to be a professional learning community, it is suggested that staff from the same school/district attend the same cadre. Switching between cadres to accommodate schedules will be accommodated on a case by case basis.
Please contact Heather Dawes, Project Specialist, SERC at dawes@ctserc.org with any questions you may have.
African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies
2023-2024 CSDE/SERC Training Series
Cadre 2
| Cohort 3 | Cadre 2 |
|---|---|
| Leadership Launch | |
| Summer Insititute | July 31-Aug 4, 2023 9-3 |
| September Quarterly | Sept. 28-29, 2023 9-3 |
| December Quarterly | Dec. 7-8, 2023 9-3 |
| February Quarterly | Feb. 8-9, 2024 9-3 |
| March Quarterly | Mar. 21-22, 2024 9-3 |
| June Showcase | June 4, 2024 Time TBD |
Cadre 2
Preserving Our History; Preparing for Our Future: Progress on Public Act 19-12, An Act Concerning the Inclusion of Black and Latino Studies in the Public School Curriculum
Monday, FEBRUARY 27TH
2:00pm-3:00pm In-Person: 165 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
Conference Rooms D & E
virtual: ZOOM
Presented by The Governor’s Council on Women and Girls
With moderators:
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz
State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker
Register:
In person by Feb. 23: email Christine.Jean-Louis@ct.gov
ZOOM: https://bit.ly/COWAGBH
Download and Share the flyer:
https://files.serc.co/files.serc.co/documents/20230223-CoWaG%20BH%20Panel%20Flyers.pdf
“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.”