The Division of Teaching, Learning and Instructional Leadership consists of three bureaus: Bureau of Education Standards & Certification, Bureau of Teaching and Learning, and the Bureau of School & District Improvement.

1. To: George Coleman, Acting Commissioner of Education
From: Marion H. Martinez, Ed. D., Associate Commissioner of Education
Date: May 6, 2011
Subject: Overview of the Division of Teaching, Learning &
Instructional Leadership
The Division of Teaching, Learning and Instructional Leadership consists of three bureaus:
Bureau of Education Standards & Certification
1. Certification
a. Process applications for certification
b. Collaborate with Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) candidates to navigate
the certification process
c. Complete document-based investigations for criminal or ethical misconduct that
is identified upon application for certification or through the news media
d. Annual compliance review of district employees
e. Federal Title IIA for Higher Education implementation – working with IHEs to
report numbers of program completers
f. Revision, approval and implementation of the Certification Regulations
2. Accreditation of Institution of Higher Education Teacher Preparation Programs
a. Complete 5 year visits to re-accredit IHE Teacher Preparation Programs in
alignment with National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
standards
b. Complete accreditation visits for requested new teacher preparation programs
3. Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM) Program
a. Choose and validate appropriate teacher tests for content knowledge and
pedagogy
b. Develop and implement new program for inducting beginning teachers;
comprised of five modules aligned with the CCT domains:
 classroom environment;
 planning;
 instruction;
 assessment; and
 professional responsibility
Bureau of Teaching and Learning
1. Standards and Instruction
a. Lead implementation of Common Core State Standards in Math and English
Language Arts
b. Collaborate with Leading and Learning Center and stakeholders through the
Rigorous Curriculum Design model to power (prioritize) the common core standards,
design units of study and pacing guides
c. Enlist the support of stakeholders on all levels (PK through higher education) to
embrace the new standards and align their programs/curricula accordingly

2. d. Provide professional development and technical assistance in collaboration with the
RESCs
e. Collaborate as a member of the state CCSS team with other states
2. Secondary School Reform - PA 10-111
a. Student Success Plans
b. Capstone Projects
c. Positive Climate and Supportive Environment
3. Partnerships for Change
a. Pre-service Training and Professional Development
b. Curriculum Innovation and Technology
c. High School, College and Workforce Alignment
4. Grants and Awards
a. State and Federal grants - Manage and monitor state and federal grant programs in
accordance with requirements and guidance:
• Title I Parts A, C and D
• Title II Parts A, B and D
• Title III, Part A
• Perkins
• School Readiness - PSD and Competitive
• State Head Start
• Byrd Scholarship
• CT Pre-Engineering
• Community Plans for ECE
• Improving Early Literacy
• Vocational Agriculture
• Bilingual Education
• School to Work
• Advanced Placement Incentive
• Advanced Placement Test Fee
• PSAT Test Fee
• Financial Literacy
b. Awards and Recognition Programs- Manage state and national recognition programs:
• NCLB Blue Ribbon
• Milken Foundation
• Presidential Scholars
• CTE State Assessment
• DECA student (marketing)
• US Youth Senate
• Teacher of the Year

3. Bureau of School & District Improvement
1. Professional Development for Title I Schools and Districts
a. CT Accountability for Learning Initiative (CALI) Professional Development
modules
b. CALI technical assistance through the Regional Educational Service Centers
(RESCs)/State Education Resource Center (SERC)
c. Demonstration Schools (39) and coach only schools (22)
d. CSDE district teams (15 partner districts)
e. CSDE assigned contacts (supported districts and individual schools)
f. Lighthouse Project with Boards of Education
g. Partnerships: CT Association of Schools (CAS), CT Association of Boards of
Education, Higher Ed., CT Education Association (CEA)/American Federation of
Teachers (AFT)
2. State and Federal Grants
a. ESEA Consolidated Grant Applications
b. Title I Data Collections
c. Title I Part A School Improvement Grant
d. Title I Part G School Improvement Grant
e. Priority School District (PSD) Grant
f. Summer School Grant
g. Bilingual Grant
h. Title III Grant
3. State and Federal Compliance Responsibilities
a. NCLB
• Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
• School Choice
• District Improvement Plans (DIPs), School Improvement Plans (SIPs), Corrective
Action Plans, Restructuring Plans
• Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English Language
Learners, notification letters and sample parent letters
• Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR)
b. State
• Sec. 10-17 bilingual statute requirements
• Sec. 10-155k of the 2008 Supplement to the Paraprofessional Advisory Committee
reporting requirements
• Sec. 10-220a and 10-222d Bullying reporting requirements