Program Facilitators
To administer CASAS assessments, adult education agencies must ensure that a
Program Facilitator is on staff or actively pursuing facilitator status.
CT Competency System (CCS)
The Connecticut Competency System (CCS) is a statewide, standards-based assessment and instructional framework used by adult education agencies and partner agencies serving a common client base. It establishes a shared set of competencies that youth and adults need to build proficiency, achieve self-sufficiency, and succeed in work and daily life. Adult education agencies funded by the Academic Office are required to follow the procedures outlined in the CCS Assessment Policies and Guidelines FY 2025–2026.
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CCS is built on the framework developed by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) and integrates:
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Curriculum through CASAS Competencies and CASAS Basic Skills Content Standards
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Assessment through CASAS standardized assessments
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The CASAS framework aligns instruction and assessment to essential literacy, numeracy, and communication skills needed for success in society. Assessments provide valid and reliable measures of learner progress and support National Reporting System (NRS) educational functioning level reporting.
LACES Student Intake / Data Entry Form
The updated Student Intake/Data Entry Form is now available. Please begin using this form for FY 2026–27, as it includes several minor updates from previous versions.
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The supplemental page at the end includes questions related to WIOA co-enrollment to help agencies collect this information from students at entry.
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The Student Intake/Data Entry Form includes all required fields; however, agencies may add additional fields as needed to collect other information.
A microlearning module, Quick Guide: LACES Data Entry & Student Intake Form, explains where each piece of information should be entered in LACES.
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