Dropout Prevention & Student Engagement
Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement is dedicated to strengthening, coordinating and aligning resources to reduce the Colorado dropout rate and ensure graduation and school completion and will advance efforts across the state to support planning and implementation of effective practices at the local level. The Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement Unit includes six programs and initiatives and in 2010-11 represents over $31 million in funding to support districts, schools, educators and students.
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"Secondary Schools and Multi-Tiered Family, School, and Community Partnering" Online Course January 14 - February 25, 2013
In response to needs expressed by staff at many high schools, the Office of Dropout Prevention and Post-Secondary Readiness at the CDE is offering a new online course, "Secondary Schools and Multi-Tiered Family, School, and Community Partnering". This six week interactive course will provide Colorado educators with the knowledge and resources to effectively implement in supporting school-family-community partnership initiatives and to support the academic success of high school and middle school students.
Learn how schools, families, and communities can partner in a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for positive academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for every student. There will be emphases on dropout prevention, Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP), and postsecondary and workforce readiness. A key focus will be the shift from traditional parent involvement at school to active family partnering in coordinating learning between home and school.
This course is for all secondary educators including, but not limited to administrators, school counselors, teaching staff, alternative education staff, and student services personnel. Participants who complete the course will earn 24 CDE Professional Development Hours or 1 hour of Adams State University graduate credit. The course is sponsored by the federal High School Graduation Initiative grant awarded to Colorado and therefore offered free of charge for those who choose to take the course for 24 CDE Professional Development Hours. Participants who choose to take the course for 1 Adams State University graduate credit must pay a fee of $55.
Click here to view the syllabus.
Registration is now closed. The class is filled to capacity. If you would like to participate in possible future courses on similar topics, please e-mail Erin Carrillo at carrillo_erin@cde.state.co.us