Program activities of the Connecticut State Board and State Department of Education for fiscal year 1979-80 are summarized in this report, with additional program data for the two preceding fiscal years. Introductory sections highlight the state's comprehensive educational goals and planning, its efforts to equalize statewide school expenditures, and its restructuring of the state department of education. The next section describes the activities of the Office of the Commissioner of Education affecting affirmative action, state board relations, legislative and public relations, and policy and planning. Then, for the 41 units or programs in 13 bureaus grouped under five divisions, the report discusses the need for each program; its goals, objectives, and activities; performance indicators related to its objectives; a summary evaluation of its impact; and a financial report of its personnel and grant expenditures. The five divisions comprise administrative services, instructional services, internal department management, vocational education, and vocational rehabilitation. Among the programs and bureaus discussed are grants processing, school certification, legal services, adult and community education, curriculum development, inservice staff development, vocational education planning and development, rehabilitation services, and disability determination. (RW)