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Mentors support new teachers through five modules over a 2-year period. The modules focus on classroom environment, planning, instruction, assessment for learning, and professional responsibility. Each module is aligned with a domain of the updated Common Core.

CREC is seeking districts interested in developing a regional consortium to learn collaboratively about Smarter Balanced formative assessment tools.

To stay current with instructional best practices and in compliance with recent legislative changes, consider a policy audit from CREC's school and technology professionals.

Professional, trained bus monitors ensure the safety of students to and from school. Bus monitors available to districts for special accommodations.

Take advantage of CREC's services to define the critical components of a bring your own device (BYOD) approach to digital learning, including infrastructure design, policy development, curriculum development, professional development, and software selection.

Services that focus on systemic planning for continuous improvement, the collection and analysis of data to measure achievement, and the communication of results to inform key stakeholders about current performance levels to maximize the opportunity for future learning.

CREC has developed a set of consulting services to address critical needs in the areas of technology readiness, including district- and building-level infrastructure audits, student preparation, teacher and proctor supports, and digital assessment design.

Webinars, professional development, and peer education programs about topics affecting students' well-being.

Soundbridge provides individualized summer programs for preschool, elementary, and secondary level students who need work in maintaining their spoken language through listening. Instruction is given in intensive small groups using themes and age-appropriate activities.

For districts currently using PowerSchool or converting from another student information system, CREC's highly-experienced PowerSchool support team has the skills and expertise to assist with everything from scheduling to reporting, and more.

Cochlear Implant Services provide students with hearing loss who have cochlear implants support they might need in using their technology. This can include cochlear implant mapping, consultation, school workshops, FM recommendations/repair, and aural habilitation.

The Soundbridge Academy is for students with hearing loss who need intensive support in order to improve their spoken language abilities and their academic achievement as a bridge toward post-secondary college and careers.

Auditory Verbal Therapy is a family-centered approach for young children with hearing loss. Emphasis is placed on developing the auditory function to learn to listen, speak, and process verbal language.

CREC has many years of experience in planning, coordinating, and operating efficiently-run foodservice operations in many sites in the Hartford region. Professional staff help districts through compliance, accountability, regulatory, and consultation services.

Soundbridge offers full-scale educational assessments of children with hearing loss. These assessments are performed by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists with expertise in education of the hearing impaired.

Professional development workshops and coaching to assist districts with transitioning to the Connecticut Core Standards as the foundation for curriculum, assessment, rubrics, and instruction.

A model evaluation system aligned to the CT Guidelines for Educator Evaluation (core requirements), adopted by the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, to inform implementation of teacher/administrator evaluation and support systems.

Summer Assistive Technology Service includes audiological support and use of the student's FM system during the summer months.

An energy efficiency and clean energy educational program designed to facilitate students' understanding of the science, math, and technology related to energy efficiency, clean energy sources, and electricity.

CREC provides the administrative support for staff brokering and subcontracts the work to a school transportation company.

CREC's staffing specialists recruit, train, support, and manage substitute personnel to help districts with time and cost-saving.

Well-trained CREC van drivers, trained by a DMV certified safety instructor, are available to provide transportation in newer-model vans.

Indoor recreational space available for short- and long-term use. Open in the evenings for full-court basketball, volleyball, badminton, indoor soccer, or any other team sport that requires the use of a gym.

The Consulting Teacher Service provides specialized educational support to school districts for students with hearing loss who are using spoken language to communicate and to learn. Support is tailored to the student and can consist of direct service and/or consultation.

CREC offers safety programs for the training of drivers, dispatchers, and managers.

Audiological Support Services provides educational audiology and technical support to meet the needs of students with hearing loss with and without personal amplification, as well as students with an auditory processing disorder.

School system occupational and physical therapy services available on a contractual basis. Schools within the CREC district can contract for therapy services on a short-term or long-term basis.

Providing post-secondary students who have hearing loss with appropriate auditory access to the curriculum through educational and audiological/technical support.

An interactive facility that serves as a resource for promoting energy efficiency, featuring seminars, special events, and student tours - all geared toward teaching residents how to use energy wisely while keeping an eye on the environment.

Aids district and town employees experiencing personal problems. This counseling and referral service serves district and town employees and their families who are experiencing individual or family difficulties.

Partnership between CREC and CompuClaim provides support and expertise to ensure that CT school districts maximize their Medicaid revenue and comply with Medicaid requirements.

This service teaches districts to leverage web-based tools to support curriculum, instruction, and workflow.

Working with districts to design and implement a regional transportation plan.

DART's Digital Learning Camps follow the unconference model made popular by EdCamp. An unconference is driven by audience participation. Attendees are asked to come ready to share ideas, skills, and questions.

Advanced support and professional development services for schools and districts in four research-based transformational areas: vision, instructional core, human capital, and infrastructure.

CREC is available to manage all phases or specific areas of a district's transportation system.

Polaris catering offers food services to local education agencies, community agencies, and organizations for events such as: school meals, meetings, orientations, employee luncheons, workshops, seminars, or open houses.

Homebound instruction in a hospital or home setting within the CREC region for students, 3 to 21 years of age, who have multiple disabilities and/or medical needs.

Online, five-course program of study, provided in conjunction with Charter Oak State College, designed for aspiring or practicing paraeducators interested in obtaining college credit.

School climate refers to the quality and character of school life. This training provides support to school staff and builds capacity for the development and maintenance of a positive and respectful school climate.

Developed in collaboration with Hartford Stage and Leadership Greater Hartford, students will create and perform a devised piece of theatre under the guidance of artists-in-residence from Hartford Stage.

Classrooms within the CREC region for students, 3 to 21 years of age, who have multiple disabilities and/or medical needs. Staffed by a special education teacher, registered nurse, and paraprofessionals. Services include OT, PT, SLP, and music therapy.

CREC is now a testing site for the Educational Testing Service's (ETS) ParaPro Assessment. ETS developed the ParaPro Assessment as a way to satisfy the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Register now!

PBandMath is a Common Core aligned math word problem generator. Teachers can generate hundreds of word problems to print or display on an interactive whiteboard or projector.

Offering school districts and nonprofit organizations a variety of grant writing and research services, including: evaluating federal, state, and privately funded grants; fundraising assessment; and grant administration.

Specialized training offered for American Heartsaver CPR and First Aid in a fun and educational environment. Experienced instructors provide more than just the information; they instill the confidence needed to handle any emergency situation that may arise.

Offer anytime, anywhere access to learners online, and receive support for face-to-face learning with rich digital resources.

The Student Success Plan (SSP) is an individualized, student-driven plan that is developed to address every student's needs and interests, including helping them to stay connected to school and achieve postsecondary educational and career goals.

Nationally recognized, comprehensive, job-embedded professional development curriculum aligned with national paraeducator standards, with more than twenty modules such as School Climate, Instructional Strategies, Managing Behaviors, and Common Core Standards.

This course is designed to prepare students for 21st century learning. The goal is to teach and assess digital concepts, skills, and understanding, so students will successfully use computer technology in everyday life.

Quality school counseling services through professional development and technical assistance from experienced school counselors.

The CT Welcoming Schools initiative aims to make parents feel more welcome, to celebrate the diversity of the school community, and set unique goals to improve how inviting the school appears to its community.

Competitively bid purchasing programs available to all schools, municipalities, and non-profits. The CT Consortium, PEPPM, and AEPA offer national purchasing power with the security of local support by a non-profit organization.

A wide-range of management consulting and business advisory services for schools, town governments, public agencies, and other nonprofit organizations.

On-site consultation services within the CREC region for students, 3 to 21 years of age, who have multiple disabilities and/or medical needs. Emphasis is placed on assisting schools with implementing new programs, improving existing ones, and promoting best practice.

The Soundbridge Preschool helps young children with hearing loss develop their listening and spoken language abilities in the context of an integrated, developmentally appropriate, NAEYC-accredited preschool.

Teacher quality is one of the most significant contributors to student learning and achievement. The blended solutions theory of support is based on effective professional development, and focuses on the teaching and learning of specific academic content.

Providing supports to 21st Century Community Learning Center after school programs through professional development, training, and networking opportunities.

CREC helps faciliate the sharing of out-of-district transportation services. Here you can find and post transportation shares with other districts.

Seven-course, online program of study for aspiring and/or practicing speech and language pathology assistants presented by CREC and Charter Oak State College.

A four-week summer residency in the arts for talented high school students. This program increases artistic and academic skills in an advanced and intensive arts curriculum, and reduces racial isolation as diverse students live and work together.

This three-year program partners urban and suburban schools in grades 4, 5, and 6 to enhance student diversity, raise student awareness of diversity issues, and to increase student motivation and skills through the use of new and prior knowledge.

Soundbridge is a regional program for children with hearing loss who are using spoken language to communicate and to learn.

The Regional Resource Collaborative harnesses the power of regional collaboration to reach common goals. Collaborative members gain access to a variety of resources to support common initiatives, grants, and other funding activities.

Support and train your teachers to use Schoology and other digital tools to transform the learning environment.

Students with special needs may require programs that provide a multisensory approach to reading and writing. CREC provides a number of options customized to the needs of the students or school.

Experienced budgeting and cash flow forecasting services rooted deeply in past school construction experience to ensure successful projects are completed under budget and all taxpayer funds are properly accounted for.

An in-depth examination of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), connecting them to the role of Pupil Services staff members.

A grant program serving students in six Connecticut school districts. This project provides school-based support for teens in grades 9 through 12 that focuses on improving the health, education, and social outcomes for pregnant and parenting students and their children.

Teams of educators have the opportunity to learn about practices and resources that improve services and instruction to ELL students with language disorders.

Providing residential programing in a community-based setting.

The Capital Workforce Partners Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program is a tier structured 5-6 week summer work and learn experience for students between grades 8 and 12.

An exciting and innovative 14-month competency-based course of study approved by the Connecticut State Department of Education for certified teachers to earn a cross-endorsement in Comprehensive Special Education.

CREC provides districts with a series of webinars and the opportunity to collaborate on important issues related to identification and instruction of students with Dyslexia.

A workbook providing a school-wide approach, with real-world examples and practical solutions, to implementing Response to Intervention.

A leadership development institute for high school students that help them understand and appreciate the rich diversity in our communities, identify issues of bias and intolerance, and develop leadership skills that will enable them to create positive change.

Two-day workshop focusing on facilitation and presentation skills, techniques for delivering powerful training, and the effective use of technology.

Neurobehavioral consultation services provided by medical consultants to the River Street School.

Experts assess school climate, develop programs and services aligned with the SRBI framework, and provide professional learning opportunities on important subjects such as bullying, PBIS, restraint, rules and routines, and discipline.

The APEX Program is the ideal setting for a student who has been expelled from their school district, needs compensatory time and/or credit recovery, and needs to maintain the structure and rigor of coursework in a classroom setting.

The TLICC provides learning on current topics of instructional coaching, and the role coaches play with school leadership, reform, data and assessment, and the implementation of the new CT Core State Standards.

Customized workshops, technical assistance, and coaching sessions designed to meet new professional development requirements, focusing on methods for implementing IEPs through the development of specially designed instruction.

The STRIVE Program is a community-based transition program for students with disabilities ages 18 to 21 years old. The students participate in community-based work experiences, independent living skills, and community outings.

In collaboration with the John J. Allison Jr. Polaris Center, the CREC Detention Centers Education Program provides educational services to the children placed in Hartford Juvenile Detention Centers (JDC).

A variety of customized workshops to assist districts in developing and refining academic, social, and behavioral inclusion practices for PreK-12 and transition classrooms.

A training curriculum that provides a variety of products and services to help your organization maximize student educational benefit, emphasizing aligning well-developed IEPs to the Common Core State Standards, specially designed instruction, and inclusion.

Services include: initial training with physical interventions, initial training without physical interventions, refresher training, planning and assessment, and embedded support.

Participants in this certification training will learn techniques for conducting program reviews, including the use of protocols for gathering data.

Professional development training opportunities and school-specific technical assistance to help school leaders, faculty, and staff in understanding how to increase safety while enhancing social/emotional and academic achievement for all students.

Research-based, student-focused interventions that facilitate independent management of complex content of the Common Core through learning skills. Certified SIM professional developers will customize a program for the intervention team.

A variety of AT services for students with disabilities. The team consists of seasoned experts in the field of Assistive Technology including speech-language pathologists, assistive technology practitioners, and literacy specialists with expertise in AT.

Master educators and administrators provide a variety of professional learning opportunities including: small or large group training, professional teaching communities, book studies, job-embedded technical assistance, coaching/modeling, and self-paced study.

Programs for students with disabilities teach independent management of everyday expectations through specially designed instruction and targeted, direct instruction.

Polaris Outpatient Mental Health Clinic for Children and Families provides high-quality mental health services to children, adults, and families in the community. Individual, family, couples, and group therapy including psychiatric consultation and medication management.

CREC experts conduct risk assessments, assess programs and services, and meet with students, parents, and staff to ensure program success and positive school climate.

Educators in the region annualy select a piece of literature that highlights a key area of teaching and learning. Participants will receive a copy of the book and a study guide so that they can create book clubs in their districts.

Technical assistance and professional development for transition planning. CREC specialists work with staff to complete a transition plan that connects all annual goals, objectives, and activities.

CREC's work with C8 Sciences of New Haven resulted in new strategies and techniques to support students struggling with attention deficit. The partnership allows districts access to this tool with training through CREC.

Membership includes a package of services based upon district needs, four half-day workshops held at CREC, a quarterly AT newsletter written in partnership with the RESC Alliance, and access to CREC's AT lending library.

How to develop, maintain, and extend comprehensive practices. Develop and enhance SRBI structures in a single school or district-wide.

A critical resource for candidates studying school leadership who want to obtain their CT 092 intermediate certification and need to pass the Connecticut Administrator Test

Lincoln Academy is designed to address the needs of students in grades 6-12 who have demonstrated an episode(s) of extremely poor judgment, or who struggle with social, familial, or intrapersonal difficulties that impact their ability to succeed in a public school setting.

The Clinical Day School offers a solid foundation for the learning and support that teenagers in grades 6-12 with learning disabilities and/or significant social, emotional, mental health, and/or behavioral challenges deserve and require.

Extended year (up to 240 days) and extended day (as late as 7:00 pm daily) programs available for students needing additional support and instruction.

Framework for designing curricula and learning environments that allow all students to reach the same high goals by reducing barriers and providing rich supports for learning.

Education specialists provide training to staff and/or parents to raise awareness of disabilities that adversely affect educational performance.

LEAP offers structured support and guidance from caring adults to enable students success in job settings and with independent living skills. Students have (or nearly) finished grade 12, may have an intellectual disability, mental health diagnosis, or other challenges.

These professional development opportunities align with the CT School Leader Standards and focus on how leaders use critical reflection and analysis to create learning communities that embrace equitable opportunities and successful outcomes for all students.

CREC's John J. Allison, Jr. Polaris Center offers specialized clinically-based educational academies and programs for adolescents, summer programs, an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic for young children through adults, an outdoor Adventure Therapy Program, and catering.

Providing school staff with a customized series of professional learning opportunities, professional coaching, facilitation, supports, resources, and the tools needed to assist districts throughout the UDL implementation process.

Vocational services for students aged 15 and older, including work and training opportunities on campus and in community work sites.

In an effort to assist districts with the challenges of school security, CREC is offering security training and services. CREC's Director of Security is a retired State Police Lieutenant and can assist districts in various ways to ensure school security.

Yoga 4 Classrooms is a low-cost, simple, and professional development program which addresses children's physical and psychological well-being through yoga and mindfulness techniques used throughout the day to relieve stress, calm bodies, and increase student focus.

Five basic and 16 advanced PD modules available to schools and districts on topics such as roles and responsibilities, connecting instruction to Common Core State Standards, and school climate.

The CREC Curriculum Council is monthly meeting designed for assistant superintendents, directors, curriculum coordinators, and district instructional leaders.

ATLAS has been designed to address not only the educational needs of a more fragile student, but also the social and emotional issues that may further hinder a student from reaching their full potential.

CREC mindfulness strategy services include benefits such as increased student focus and concentration, raised self-awareness and understanding of others, decreased stress, improved school-wide culture and climate, stronger impulse control, and a reduction in violence.

Board certified behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts from the River Street Outreach Program provide behavioral consultation services to support area school districts in their services of children with challenging behaviors.

Quality preschool instruction in an NAEYC accredited program.

Connections offers students in grades 9-12 extra structure, support, and creative incentives to stay engaged in the learning environment and to promote positive goals for the future. Significant focus is placed on vocational training and experience.

Intensive Applied Behavior Analysis instruction for students with autism is available year-round.