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These profiles contain text of state legislation about the teaching of the Holocaust, and Holocaust-explicit History/Social Studies and English/Language Arts state content standards. Also provided is contact information for state departments of education.
Mr. Daniel Gregg
Social Studies Consultant at Division of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Connecticut State Department of Education
Address: 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 215
Hartford, CT 06106
Work Phone: 860-713-6744
Fax: 860-713-7018
Email: dan.gregg@ct.gov
Website: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dti/curriculum/currsocs.htm
Dr. Gail Tomala
Education Consultant at Bureau of Program and Teacher Evaluation, Connecticut State Department of Education
Address: 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 215
Hartford, CT 06145--2219
Work Phone: 860-713-6816
Fax: 860-713-7027
Email: gail.tomala@ct.gov
Website: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
Bill Number: 126
Year: 1998
Title: Public Act 95-101 An Act Concerning Holocaust Education
Legislation:
Bill No. 126, Public Act 95-101, An Act Concerning Holocaust Education states that "The State Board of Education, within available appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist and encourage local and regional boards of education to include Holocaust education and awareness as part of the program of instruction offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section." In 1997, the State Department of Education developed a Holocaust Resource Guide.
Contact Name: Daniel Gregg
Address: Connecticut State Department of Education 165 Capitol Ave. Room 207
City/State/Zip: Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-713-6744
Fax: 860-713-8017
E-mail: Dan.Gregg@po.state.ct.us
Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 1998
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in the Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum Framework.
Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/frsocst.pdf
Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1998
Grade Level: Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is explicitly addressed in Content Standard 1 for grades 9-12:
Students will apply collaborative skills to elaborate on concepts being addressed and to describe processes used in achieving results. Example: Students meet with their research team to share their findings on the causes of the Holocaust and to describe the process they went through to reach their conclusions.
(Language Arts Curriculum Framework, 10)
Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/frlanga.pdf
For Holocaust-related resources in CONNECTICUT, click on the following link:
http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory/
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM CONTACT
For more information or corrections to this information, please e-mail Peter Fredlake at education@ushmm.org
