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Book
Section
Title
Code
Status
Adopted
Last Revised
Last Reviewed
Policy Manual
4000 - Personnel Certified/Non-Certified
Professional Development Administrative Regulations
4131-R
Active
May 12, 2012
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025
Administrative
Regulations for
Professional
Development
Connecticut General Statutes 10-220a - In-service Training
A. Required In-service Topics for Certified Personnel over a 5-year period
1.
Nature and the relationships of drugs and alcohol to health and
personality development and procedures for discouraging their abuse.
. Health and mental health risk reduction education including, but not
limited to the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the
relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV-infection and AIDS, violence, teen
dating, domestic violence, child abuse and youth suicide.
.Growth and development of exceptional children, including
handicapped and gifted and talented children, children with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or learning disabilities who may require
special education, and methods for identifying, planning and working
effectively with special needs children in a regular classroom
. School violence prevention and conflict resolution.
. Annual training on (1) identifying, preventing, and responding to school
bullying and (2) preventing and responding to youth suicide (3) blood
born pathogens.
6. Annual training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency
life saving procedures for coaches and nurses.
7. Computer skills, information technology, and cyber literacy as applied to
student learning and classroom instruction, communications and data
management. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers must
include 15 hours of training in the use of computers in the classroom
every five years.
8. Teaching of the language arts, reading and reading readiness and
assessment of reading performance including methods of teaching
language skills necessary for teachers in grades kindergarten to three,
inclusive. (15 hours every 5 years)
9. Training in the evaluation of teachers for superintendents and those
employees employed in positions requiring an intermediate
administrator or supervisory certificate whose duties equal at least 50%
of the assigned time (15 hours every 5 years).
10. Requirements and obligations of a mandated reporter regarding
reporting of child abuse and neglect.
11. Domestic Violence and teen Dating Violence.
Legal §10-145b Teaching Certificates
§10-220a In-service training. Professional development and evaluation committees.
Institutes for educators. Cooperating teacher program, regulations.
PA 95-58 An Act Concerning Teacher Evaluations, Tenure, and Dismissals