The goal is helping Connecticut’s 30 Alliance School Districts. These are the districts that face the greatest academic challenges because they have higher levels of poverty, a more significant number of students who face language barriers due to their lack of English language skills and districts with the largest number of special educations students.
Helping these districts succeed requires that the state to provide them with state-of-the-art technical assistance so they can better confront their challenges and more financial support so they can provide the necessary services to their children.
The task of providing the technical expertise has been the responsibility of professional staff at the State Department of Education. The outstanding and well-respected team has been made up of three former Connecticut school superintendents and four administrative
