The State Education Resource Center and the SERC Board of Directors congratulate our partner and friend, Dr. Miguel Cardona, who will now be Secretary of Education of the United States! SERC got to know Dr. Cardona in his various roles in Meriden, and we enjoyed a close collaboration with him during his tenure as Connecticut’s Education Commissioner. We admired his fervent advocacy for the students and educators of Connecticut and elevating the role of families, standing side by side with the honorees at our Parental Involvement Recognition Awards ceremony. With his inspiring background, Dr. Cardona shared our devotion to educational equity, and we were excited to celebrate the recent approval of our African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino curriculum along with him. We will miss him in Connecticut but are gratified knowing that all the nation’s children will benefit from Dr. Cardona’s passionate leadership and commitment to their futures.

SERC Executive Director Ingrid M. Canady was honored to contribute her reflections to Fox 61’s “Black History IS Connecticut History Project”:

View this video at fox61.com

A Virtual Conversation Series for Parents and Families on Supporting Children’s Learning during COVID-19

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is hosting a series of virtual conversations for parents and other caregivers who are managing children’s learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This series is a follow-up to a statewide town hall on December 8th where over 400 attendees asked questions and offered comments and suggestions that were used to inform the sessions below.

This conversation series is tailored to families, but educators and community members are welcome to attend. You may register for any or all of the sessions.

After registering for each session, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar. Sessions will be recorded and made available on the CSDE web site for those who are not able to attend in person. If you cannot attend but want to be notified when the recording is available, you can indicate that on the registration form.

Sessions will be recorded and posted online with closed captioning in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic. Everyone registered for any session in the series will receive notice when sessions are posted.

Registration is open - Sign up for every session you're interested in below!

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