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EDUCATION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 15TH 3:PM ROOM 1E AT LOB ON HB5491,'AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT REFORMS TO REDUCE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN CONNECTICUT', to allow parents to vote to restructure a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act; to establish an income tax reimbursement pilot competitive grant program for teachers in priority school districts; to include student academic growth as a factor in educator performance evaluations; to create an online credit recovery program for school districts with dropout rates of eight per cent or greater; to require school districts to conduct two parent-teacher conferences per school year; to establish a task force responsible for examining the achievement gap in Connecticut; to change the date of counting students for purposes of ECS from October first to March first and to require school districts to implement an advanced placement course program.
YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. COME OUT ON MARCH 15TH!
Education 2010 launches its third dialogue and is delighted to have Hartford city council Majority Leader rJo Winch and The Sheff Movement coalition as co-hosts. The theme of this dialogue is, "Successful Students Ready for the 21st Century," and will take place on Wednesday, March 31st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in Hartford City Hall's Council Chambers (2nd floor), 550 Main Street, Hartford. Admission is free and open to all ages. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
As in our previous dialogues, we will breakout into smaller groups to discuss fixing broken schools, does race matter, workforce development and eliminating the pipeline that begins with high school drop out and ends with inmate.
Come out and enjoy.
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