Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56What is CAPSS? The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) is an organization that represents Superintendents and leaders of public schools districts in Connecticut. Its mission is to lead the continuous improvement of public education for all students by advocating public policy and developing and supporting executive school leaders. It is committed to making sure schools in Connecticut are all they can be for our children. Project Partners CAPSS gratefully acknowledges our Project Partners for their support of the Education Transformation Project: DELL Nellie Mae Education Foundation The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation The Core Group A working group of CAPSS members called The Core Group developed the recommendations contained in this report. CAPSS is grateful to the Superintendents, RESC Executive Directors, Assistant Superintendents and University Professors who met over a period of two years to develop the recommendations in this proposal. In addition, the Core Group was joined by representatives of two of our sister organizations, CABE (Connecticut Association of Boards of Education) and CAS (Connecticut Association of Schools). John Barile, Brookfield Greg Florio, Cheshire Jan Perruccio, Old Saybrook Susan Bell, Windsor Locks Adam Garry, DELL Michelle Puhlick, Hartford Christine Carver, Bethel Eileen Howley, LEARN Steven Pynn, New Haven James Collin, Manchester Jeffrey Kitching, Plainville Robert Rader, CABE Francine Coss, Thomaston Salvatore Menzo, Wallingford Alicia Roy, New Fairfield Kathleen England, Hartford Karissa Niehoff, CAS Project Staff CAPSS’Educational Transformation Project staff: Joseph Cirasuolo Janet Garagliano Michelle LaPointe, Researcher/Writer Dionisia Markopoulos Paulien Rorick Lawrence Schaefer While acknowledging the support of the Project Partners and the work of The Core Group, the content of the report is the sole responsibility of the Connecticut Association of Public Schools Superintendents. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)