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ACES Publication Resources
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Acceptable Use Policy Forms
Food Services
ACES Newsletter Farm to School
25-26 School Breakfast and Lunch Flyer
ACES School Nutrition Policy Statement 2025-2026
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program at ACES
Policy Scorecard 26543 ACES Triennial Assessment of LSWP-6-2025
Policy Scorecard 26548 ACES Triennial Assessment of LSWP-6-2025
Policy Scorecard 559 ACES Triennial Assessment of LSWP-6-2025
Parent CEP Notification Letter - Spanish
Parent CEP Notification Letter - English
Modern NSLP Build a Breakfast Flyer
Information on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment
Green Cleaning Information for School Administrators, Staff and Parents
As concerns about chemicals in the environment grow, there is an effort to reduce the amount and type of chemicals people are exposed to every day. In light of this, a law was passed in 2009 by the CT legislature that requires schools to start a green cleaning program in the schools by July 2011. School Districts need the cooperation of staff and parents to both comply with the law, and protect the health of students and staff.
Nursing & Student Health
School nursing is a specialized professional practice that contributes to the well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievements of students. In support of the undeniable relationship between health and learning, the development and delivery of nursing services within the ACES programs subscribe to and follow the guidelines and professional standards set forth by ACES, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), the National League for Nurses (NLN), as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Department Overview
All of our ACES programs are staffed by at least one registered nurse during regular school hours. The scope and intensity of the services our school nurses provide varies based on the individual acute and chronic health concerns of our students. With the increasing numbers of students with chronic health conditions and need to manage them during the school day, the school nurse plays a crucial role in the seamless provision of comprehensive health services. To foster health and educational success, the school nurse adapts to the individual school setting while providing the following core services:
- Provides direct care to students for acute health problems such as injuries and acute illness, including referral for emergency services as needed.
- Provides direct care to students with chronic health problems according to mutually agreed upon plans developed in collaboration with students, families, and community healthcare providers. Examples of chronic health problems include asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism, sickle cell anemia, and potential life-threatening allergies.
- Develops individualized care plans and nursing interventions that address the physical and emotional needs of students.
- Provides and coordinates medication administration and medically indicated treatments for students.
- Provides care coordination with families and multiple community providers to help ensure that students healthcare needs are addressed.
- Implements state mandated health screening programs, including referral for abnormal findings and immunization requirements.
- Maintains individual student health records in accordance with state regulations and utilizes an electronic health record for documentation of health related assessments and plans.
- Promotes a healthy school environment by addressing physical and emotional safety issues of the school community, including infection control and injury prevention.
- Provides health education in the areas that include of self-care, nutrition, exercise, smoking prevention, oral health, prevention of infectious diseases, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy prevention, and parenting.
- Functions as the health care expert in the school and for the organization; the school nurse serves as a leader for health policies and programs.
Coordinator - Nursing Services:
Meg Birmingham
Indoor Air Quality
The ACES Governing Board provides for a uniform inspection and evaluation program of indoor air quality complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tools for Schools Program. The results of the evaluation will be made available for public inspection at a regularly scheduled Governing Board Meeting and also posted on the agency’s website.
ACES will report biennially, to the Commissioner of Education on the condition of its facilities, its long-range facilities program, its air quality program, and green cleaning program. The Board will utilize standard reporting forms to conduct and report on both IAQ and HVAC inspections and will provide the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) the completed forms for each school. The forms and/or reports will be made available on the ACES website.
On and after January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each local or regional board of education shall provide for a uniform inspection and evaluation program of the indoor air quality within each school building using the Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program. See CGS § 10-220(d), PA 22-118, and PA 23-167.
To meet this annual IAQ reporting requirement, please see the following EPA Tools for Schools Checklists for each school/program that Area Cooperative Educational Services operates:
Indoor Air Quality Annual Reporting Form
Adult Career & Community Experience Support Services (ACCESS)
Treatment & Learning Center (TLC)
Staff Development Building (SDA)
ACES the Bridge/Aspire
Early Head Start (EHS)
370 James Street (Central Office)
TFS Waste Management Checklist Central Office 10-7-2024.pdf
TFS Food Service Checklist Central Office 10-7-2024.pdf
TFS Building and Ground Maintenance Checklist Central Office 10-7-2024.pdf
TFS Walkthrough Inspection Checklist Central Office 10-7-2024.pdf
Center for Autism Spectrum & Developmental Disorders (CASDD)
Village School
TFS Waste Management Checklist Village School 9-23-2024.pdf
TFS Food Service Checklist Village School 9-23-2024.pdf
TFS Building and Ground Maintenance Checklist Village School 9-23-2024.pdf
TFS Walkthrough Inspection Checklist Village School 9-23-2024.pdf
ACES at Chase
Chase IAQ WalkthroughNotes - 10-21-2024.pdf
TFS Waste Management Checklist Chase 10-21-2024.pdf
TFS Food Service Checklist Chase 10-21-2024.pdf
TFS Building and Ground Maintenance Checklist Chase 10-21-2024.pdf
TFS Walkthrough Inspection Checklist Chase 10-21-2024.pdf
Mill Road School
Educational Center for the Arts (ECA)
Leeder Hill Drive (Whitney Academy & Whitney High School)
TFS Waste Management Checklist Leeder Hill 11-15-2024.pdf
TFS Food Service Checklist Leeder Hill 11-15-2024.pdf
TFS Building and Ground Maintenance Checklist Leeder Hill 11-15-2024.pdf
TFS Walkthrough Inspection Checklist Leeder Hill 11-15-2024.pdf
Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School (WIMS)
Network Services
International Preschool in Woodbury
International Preschool in Newtown
Policy Manual
Through the efforts of the Governing Board, the Policy Review Subcommittee, and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, the ACES Policies, Regulations, and Bylaws Manual are regularly reviewed and revised. These are policies adopted by the Governing Board in a legitimate exercise of local discretion and authority.
Although many of the policies are new, some of ACES existing policies were also updated, codified, and organized into this manual.
ACES, like each local and regional Board of Education in Connecticut, is responsible for providing the best possible education to all its students. Boards and their administrators must make complex decisions which respond to the needs of the entire academic community, the best educational practices and theories, and state and federal laws. Regional Education Service Centers and school districts cannot function effectively within these constraints unless they operate from the basis of sound, carefully deliberated policy.
This manual has been developed by the ACES Governing Board to help carry out these important responsibilities. Updating is a continuous process.
Policies and administrative procedures have been organized in this manual into seven series and two appendices.
For more info contact 203-498-6800.
Chapter 1000 - Community Relations
Chapter 3000 - Business and Non-Instructional Operations
Chapter 4000 - Personnel Certified and Non-Certified
Chapter 6000 - Instruction Elementary and Secondary
Chapter 9000 - Governance and Administration
Requests for Proposals
Open RFPs
ACES at Chase Project
Legal Notice Chase Commissioning
2 RFQ P Commissioning Service Chase
3 Exhibit A Scope of Work Chase Commissioning
4 ACES Exhibit B bid form Chase rev
PSA between ACES and Consultant_ACES at Chase (FINAL)(28631112.1)
88 Bassett Road Project
22.075 Invitation to Bid FFE 88 Bassett Technology
22075 ACES Bassett Road Alterations FFE BID Project Manual
22.075 ACES Bassett Road Alterations FFE BID Dwgs
Closed RFPs
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ACES Final Drone Simulator Bid Specifications
ACES Excavator Final Simulator Bid Specifications - CLOSED
ACES Final Truck Driving Simulator Bid Specifications - CLOSED
ACES - Post-Bid ADD #8 - DAS - CLOSED
ACES - Materials Testing - Request for Proposals 88 Bassett - CLOSED
Commissioning Services for ACES at 88 Bassett Rd Renovation Project 244-0043 SP – CLOSED
Construction Manager at Risk Services - ACES at 88 Bassett – CLOSED
Construction Manager at Risk Services - ACES at 88 Bassett - Addendum #1 – CLOSED
Construction Management at Risk Services for ACES at Chase - CLOSED
Construction Management at Risk Services for ACES at Chase - Addendum #1 - CLOSED
Construction Management at Risk Services for ACES at Chase - Addendum #2 - CLOSED
Construction Manager at Risk Services - ACES at 670 Wintergreen – CLOSED
Construction Manager at Risk Services - ACES at 670 Wintergreen - Addendum #1 – CLOSED
ACES Interior Renovation & Improvements to 300 Washington Street - CLOSED
ACES Regionalized Special Education Student Transportation Services - CLOSED
ACES Computer Bid 2018 - CLOSED
ACES Interior Renovation & Improvements to 300 Washington Street 2017 - CLOSED
Request for Qualifications/Proposals for Material Testing and Inspection 2017 - CLOSED
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