Frequently asked questions and contact information may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/questions.html .

CARE Policies and Procedures may be downloaded from http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/care/care.pdf.

Please note:  The CARE document is a living document.  Please contact the Chair of the CARE Committee if you have any questions on these policies and procedures.  They are subject to change. 

* About CARE - The Committee for Admission and Retention in Education (CARE) is an academic faculty committee that includes a representative from each of the certification programs offered at Eastern -

Physical Education, PreK12;

Integrated Early Childhood/Special Ed., N-K, Elem. 1-3 (as known as Early Children Education or ECE);

Elementary, K - 6; and

Secondary, 7 - 12

- and the department chair from the Education Department or designee, and the department chair from the Health and Physical Education Department or designee. The Coordinator of Educational Experiences and the University Assistant for CARE are nonvoting members. CARE's concerns include overseeing the admissions process for these certification programs, deliberating on the admissions decisions, developing and revising policies on this admissions process, coordinating the gathering of information for the CARE files, and deliberating on retention issues, including leaves of absences, dismissals, and readmission processes. CARE delegates to the faculty members within the certification programs the authority to recommend the substitution and waiver of courses and the selection of teacher candidates for outstanding student teacher awards. CARE will make a final decision based on the recommendation of program faculty for the reduction of student teaching experiences.  The University Assistant for CARE is a nonvoting member of CARE and serves as its secretary. Each fall or when necessary, CARE elects a Chair from its membership.

CARE Forms: 

Request for Deferment for Coursework or Student Teaching by Teacher Candidates Already Accepted by CARE form - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/care/defermentform.doc

Request for Reduced Student Teaching Placements - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/care/reducedform.doc

Course substitution form -

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/care/coursesub.doc

Scholarship Opportunities

Connecticut Minority Teacher Recruitment Grant information:

http://www.ctdhe.org/SFA/pdfs/MTIP%20Brochure%20and%20Form.pdf

Alma Exley Scholarship Program

http://www.almaexleyscholarship.org/

Connecticut State Department of Education Information

Guide to Approved Educator Preparation Programs in Connecticut:

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/guides/ap_ed_prep_prgms.pdf

State Department of Education Certification Regulations

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321254

Guide for Assessments for Certification in Connecticut

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/guides/assess_for_cert.pdf

Approved Course Lists - http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321372

including

Elementary Cross-Endorsement

Survey Courses in United States History

Special Education

Human Growth and Development Courses for Elementary Education

Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility for Teachers

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321332

PRAXIS I Waiver Forms - http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/certform/ed_192.pdf

Connecticut: Praxis Test Requirements - http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxct.html

PRAXIS review classes are offered by ACES.  Please link  to http://www.aces.k12.ct.us/courses for more  information. 

Student Orientation Advising and Registration Program information - prepared by Edmond Chibeau & Passent El-Kafrawy with some additions by David Stoloff and Wendi Everton - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/advisement/SOARtransitionsPassentsu0607.ppt

posted on June 27, 2007                  

please contact Dr. David Stoloff, email: stoloffd@easternct.edu , if you have any questions on the information on this webpage