MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — As another school year begins, Connecticut will have a new statewide center for mitigating the impact of substance misuse and meeting other behavioral supports and needs in the student population.

The State Education Resource Center (SERC) will develop and operate the School-Based Center for Prevention, Education and Advocacy through an extended partnership with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). The effort reflects the state’s continued focus on addressing substance misuse, including Gov. Ned Lamont proclaiming August 31 Overdose Awareness Day.

“We continue to provide programs and services to our schools and communities as we collectively create equitable and safe learning environments for our young people, and we look forward to this ongoing support in substance misuse prevention as well,” said SERC Executive Director Ingrid M. Canady. “The school-based center will help schools connect to what they need before the next crisis.”

SERC will implement a process for collaborating with other agencies on shared resources; reviewing and collecting data on risk and protective factors that influence student behavior; raising awareness and involving the school community in preventing substance misuse; and engaging families and the wider community. The SERC Library, which dates from SERC’s inception in 1969, will serve as a hub of information for the new center to disseminate to schools and their communities.

The center is a natural extension of SERC’s collaborative work with DMHAS under a 2018 State Opioid Response Grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Under the grant, SERC has developed programming and materials and held conferences, virtual workshops, and technical assistance on school-based substance misuse.

For more information, please contact Bianca Irizarry, SERC Coordinator of the School-Based Center for Prevention, Education and Advocacy, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The State Education Resource Center (SERC) (ctserc.org) is a quasi-public agency created to assist the Connecticut State Board of Education in promoting educational equity and excellence. SERC provides resources, professional learning, and a centralized library to educators, families, and community members in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education and other public and private partners.

SERC RFP Number:  BLC082022
State Education Resource Center (SERC)
Contact Person: Michelle LeBrun-Griffin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

On June 23, 2021, CT PA 21-2 identified SERC as the lead organization for coordination and provision of professional learning and implementation support for CT’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies.

SERC is seeking competitive proposals from qualified and interested organizations or individuals with proven expertise and experience in external evaluation. The project will span from execution of contract until June 30, 2023 with potential for continuation through June 30, 2024

Description of Expectations/Deliverables

An External Evaluation is being sought for the 2022-2023 school year with first-year and second- year implementing schools of the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies to inform the next phase of curriculum development and professional learning. Deliverables should include, but are not limited to: development, gathering, aggregation, disaggregation, and analysis of pre-, mid-, and post-student knowledge and skill assessments; and development, gathering, aggregation, disaggregation and analysis of end-of-unit and semester feedback from students, teachers, families, administrators, and coaches. It is expected all proposed research questions, evaluation methods, and timelines will be finalized in collaboration with the CSDE/SERC Project Team.

For more information including Qualifications, Dates, and Proposal Requirements, please download the Request for Proposals .

Proposal due date: 9:00 am EDT on Thursday, September 29, 2022

Update: The RFP due date has passed and new proposals will no longer be acceptated. The accepted proposal will be announced here in the future.

SERC RFP Number:  ASA62022
State Education Resource Center (SERC)
Contact Person: Maxine Zukowski, Executive Assistant, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Overview and Purpose

SERC is seeking competitive proposals from qualified and interested organization for the implementation of an accounting software application that will record the Agency’s financial activity and examine its financial position. With it, SERC can record transactions, generate reports, manage customer and vendor contacts, create purchase orders, invoice customers, monitor account balances, and prepare financial statements.

Proposal Schedule (Eastern Time)

For more information including deliverables and proposal submission instructions, download the full Request for Proposals
Download Addendum 1, Answers to Submitted Questions

When you are ready to submit your Proposal, Use this form to upload your PDF submission .

The State Education Resource Center (SERC) is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons. SERC does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws. SERC does not unlawfully discriminate in employment against qualified persons with a prior criminal conviction. Inquiries regarding SERC’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to:

Michelle Weaver
General Counsel, SERC
100 Roscommon Drive,
Suite 110
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 632-1485, ext. 364
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