Employee Training

DCF MANDATED TRAININGS:
1.DCF Mandated Reporter Training - All new employees must complete DCF mandated training. ALL Current Employees must complete this training annually.

All new employees must complete DCF mandated reporter training.  Click on the DCF Mandated Training Link above.  This will bring you directly to the DCF website, Connecticut Mandated Reporter Training for School Employees, click the start button.  The training will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes to complete.  At the end of the training a certificate will be available.  Please submit that certificate to the Human Resources Department, mdimauro@cromwell.k12.ct.us.  

2. NEW 2023- DCF Identification and Prevention of Adult Sexual Misconduct Against Children - All new employees within 6 months of hire.  (All employees will repeat this training once every three (3) years).  This will bring you directly to the DCF website, Connecticut Mandated Reporter Training for School Employees, click the start button.  The training will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes to complete.  At the end of the training a certificate will be available.  Please submit that certificate to the Human Resources Department, mdimauro@cromwell.k12.ct.us.  

3. NEW 2023 DCF - Introduction to Child Trafficking in Connecticut Mandatory training - ALL new employees within 6 months of hire. (All employees will repeat this training once every three (3) years). This training will take approximately two-hours to complete.

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Board of Education 4000 Policies
All new employees are required to read and review the Board of Education 4000 series policies.  ALL Current Employees are required to read and review policies YEARLY .  Once you have read the policies please sign off on the form. 

CPS Employee Handbook
2024 - 2025 CPS Employee Handbook  - please click on link to go to webpage.

Bloodborne Pathogens Training

All New Employees, and ALL Current Employees - required training for the following jobs only: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA); Café Workers, Custodians, Nurses, Pre-K Paraprofessionals, Secretaries, School Administrators.  Bloodborne Pathogens Training Video:  watch the Blood Borne Pathogens training slideshow and complete the training questions and sign-off form.

CHRO - Sexual Harassment Training - All new employees ONLY must complete mandated Sexual Harassment training.  

All new employees must receive two hours of Sexual Harassment Training.  (All Current employees will repeat this training every seven (7) to ten (10) years).  Once you complete the training, please submit your certificate from CHRO to the Human Resources Office.

NEW August 2024 TRAINING:
TITLE IX TRAINING (click on link - password protected) - All new employees must complete Title IX training. ALL Current Employees must complete this training EVERY YEAR.You will need the password in order to continue. This is a one hour training through Shipman & Goodwin. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued the 2024 Title IX Final Rule on sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment (the "Final Rule"). The Final Rule becomes effective on August 1, 2024. Once you have completed the Title IX training, please sign off on the google form.

To comply with the Final Rule, all employees of K-12 public schools must now complete annual Title IX training. To assist school districts in meeting this requirement, Shipman has created an on-demand training video for Connecticut school districts to purchase. This one-hour training covers:  

• The school district’s obligation to address sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in its programs and activities.

• The scope of conduct that constitutes sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, under Title IX.

• Identifying and reporting incidents of sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment.

• Applicable notification and information requirements under Title IX that all employees must follow

CPS Seizure District Training 

All New Employees, and ALL Current Employees (that come in contact with students).  Please review the link below and sign off on the google form below:
Click here to start the Seizure District Training.  Once completed:  please sign off on form. 

Restraint & Seclusion Training 

All New Employees - required for all staff working with student needs. All Current Employees working with student needs must complete training annually.
Click here to start the training:   CPS Restraint & Seclusion training: CSDE - Understanding the laws and regulations governing the use of restraint and seclusion in schools:  July 2019.  
Once completed - please sign off on this form.

CHEMICAL HYGIENE SAFETY TRAINING 

CPS Chemical Hygiene Safety training -All CHS and CMS Science, CTE, Art for employees who have already completed initial safety training. 

All current CHS and CMS Science, CTE and Art employees who have completed an initial safety training previously are required as part of CPS hygiene plan to complete a yearly review of safety.  Click on CPS Chemical Hygiene Website where you can click on the Annual safety review.  The training should take approximately 45 minutes to complete. Once you have completed the training make sure you complete the google form assessment questions found on the last slide of the review. 

*Important:  Employees who do not have an initial safety training certificate please contact your director/supervisor for next steps.