Family Resources

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• School Governance Councils

  School Governance Councils provide an opportunity for Connecticut schools to engage with families and community members in the essential dialogue about student achievement and preparing all students for success.

• Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut's Schools

  School district administrators can use this framework to plan and implement preventions and interventions that will help reduce chronic absence in prekindergarten through Grade 12.

• Afterschool Programs

  Afterschool programs provide academic enrichment (such as hands-on science or technology programs) and activities to support student learning and development.

• Youth Service Bureaus

  Local communities began to develop youth service bureaus in the 1960's as a response to a growing number of issues affecting youth. The role of Youth Service Bureaus (YSBs) has been broadened to include both advocacy and coordination of a comprehensive service delivery system for youth.

• Young Parents Program

  A Young Parents Program (YPP) provides day care services for the infants/toddlers of students who are enrolled in and attending a comprehensive high school program leading to graduation from high school.

• Homeless Education

  The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires all school districts to ensure access to public education for children and youth experiencing homelessness and ensure success in school once enrolled.

• Comprehensive School Health Education

  Guidance and resources for developing, implementing, and evaluating a planned, sequential school health education program.

• Exemplary Sexual Health Education

  Guidance and resources for developing, implementing, and evaluating an Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE), which is a systematic, evidence-informed approach to sexual health education.

• Healthy School Communities for Successful Students Partnership (Health Education)

  Information on the Connecticut State Department of Education’s grant to increase the capacity of states and local school districts to implement policies and practices in the area of sexual health that improve students’ health and academic outcomes.

• Safe and Supportive Environments (Health Education)

  Guidance and resources for creating safe and supportive learning environments in schools.

• Comprehensive Health Services and Sexual Health Services

  Guidance and resources for increase adolescents' access to comprehensive health services and sexual health services.

• Family Resource Centers

  The Connecticut Family Resource Center concept promotes comprehensive, integrated, community-based systems of family support and child development services located in public school buildings.

• School-Family-Community Partnerships

  When schools, families and the community work together, children benefit. School staff, families and community members each make important contributions to student development and success, and the best results come when all three work together as equal partners.

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers

  Supporting community learning centers through professional development, training and networking opportunities for schools, community based organizations and after school programs, these programs provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, as well as literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

• School Nursing

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.