Regular Board Meeting - 4/6/2006

9:45 a.m. 4/6/06 Rules for the Administration of the Colorado Schoolchildren's Asthma and Anaphylaxis Act.

Approve the contract between the State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services Unit, and Colorado State University.

Approve appointments of new members to the Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC).

Approve Western States proposal to offer the Alternative Principal Preparation Program through their approved Alternative Licensing Program.

Approve the content of the proposed endorsement preparation programs in Gifted Education Specialist program submitted by the University of Northern Colorado (UNC).

Approve the content of the proposed Teacher Induction program at the Carbon Valley Academy in Frederick.

Approve the proposed Teacher Induction Program submitted by The Village at Day Care Centers of America

Approve the proposed Principal/Administrator Induction Program submitted by East Central BOCES, Limon

Approve School Leaders for Colorados Proposal to offer the Alternative Principal Preparation Program.

Approve the Initial Type III Authorizations.

Approve the Initial Type III Authorizations.

Approve Type III Emergency Renewal Authorizations

Approve Type III Emergency Renewal Authorizations.

The State Board signify its acceptance and approval of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement by directing the commissioner to sign the original copy of the agreement.

The State Board signify its acceptance and approval of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement by directing the commissioner to sign the original copy of the agreement.

The State Board signify its acceptance and approval of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement by directing the commissioner to sign the original copy of the agreement.

The State Board instruct department staff and the state attorney generals office to prepare the documents necessary to request a formal hearing for the revocation of the holders license pursuant to 22-60.5-108, C.R.S.

The State Board instruct department staff and the state attorney generals office to prepare the documents necessary to request a formal hearing for the revocation of the holders license pursuant to 22-60.5-108, C.R.S.

The State Board instruct department staff to issue a notice of denial and appeal rights to the applicant pursuant to 24-4-104, C.R.S.

The State Board instruct department staff and the state attorney generals office to prepare the documents necessary to request a formal hearing for the revocation of the holders license pursuant to 22-60.5-108, C.R.S.

The State Board signify its acceptance and approval of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement by directing the commissioner to sign the original copy of the agreement.

The State Board signify its acceptance and approval of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement by directing the commissioner to sign the original copy of the agreement.

The State Board instruct department staff and the state attorney generals office to prepare the documents necessary to request a formal hearing for the revocation of the holders authorization pursuant to 22-60.5-108, C.R.S.

The State Board instruct department staff to issue a notice of denial and appeal rights to the applicant pursuant to 24-4-104, C.R.S., and instruct department staff and the state attorney generals office to prepare the documents necessary to request a formal hearing for the annulment of the holders authorization pursuant to 22-60.5-108, C.R.S.

A. The State Board instruct department staff to issue a notice of denial to the applicant concerning the request to remove the application from the applicants file.

B. The State Board instruct department staff to issue a notice of denial and appeal rights to the applicant concerning the application pursuant to 24-4-104, C.R.S.

Adopt the attached summary of the amendments to the NCLB State plan and ratify staff's proposed amendments into the NCLB Workbook that were submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to April 1, 2006.

Approve Academy 20, Cheyenne Mountain 12, Five Star, and Lewis Palmer 38 school districts for exclusive chartering authority according to 22-30.5-504(9)(a), C.R.S.

Approve Durango 9-R, Montezuma-Cortez RE-1, Montrose County RE-1J and Pueblo City 60 school districts for exclusive chartering authority according to 22-30.5-504(5)(b)(II), C.R.S.

Approve Delta County 50(J), Englewood 1, Fountain 8, Garfield RE-2 and Mapleton 1 school districts for exclusive chartering authority according to 22-30.5-504(6), C.R.S.

Approve the LaPlata County 10 JT-R school district for exclusive chartering authority according to 22-30.5-504(5)(b)(I), C.R.S.

Approve the attached waiver request, in addition to the waivers that are automatically approved, for a period ending May 11, 2006 as follows: 22-33-106; C.R.S.

Approve the attached waiver request, in addition to the waivers that are automatically approved, for a period ending May 11, 2006 as follows: 22-32-109(1)(n)(l)(t), 22-32-110(1)(i)(j)(k)(ee), 22-32-119; C.R.S.

Approve the attached waiver request, in addition to the waivers that are automatically approved, for a period ending May 11, 2006 as follows: 22-1-110, 22-32-119, 22-32-109(1)(b)(n)(II)(B)(t)(aa); 22-32-110(i)(j)(k)(ee), C.R.S. Further, that the Board consider the request for waiver from 22-32-113(5)(a) & 22-45-103(1)(f), C.R.S.

Approve the attached waiver request, in addition to the waivers that are automatically approved, for a period ending May 11, 2006 as follows: 22-1-110, 22-7-207, 22-32-109(1)(b)(n)(t), 22-32-110(1)(k)(bb), C.R.S. Further, the Board consider the request for waiver from 22-24-105 & 22-32-116.5, C.R.S.

Conduct a hearing and adopt Rules for the Administration of the Colorado Schoolchildren's Asthma and Anaphylaxis Health Management Act.

Approve the contract between the Colorado Department of Education, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Office of Management Services for the Colorado English Language Assessment (CELA) program in an amount not to exceed $1,826,838.00 for the period of March 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006.

Appove the contingency reserve request from Denver Public Schools to relieve the district of revenue losses due to Delta and Northwest Airlines bankruptcy.

Review recommendations made to the Colorado Model Content Standards for science.

Review the Linguistically Diverse Endorsement to Pueblos 60 and 70 Teacher In Residence Program.

Review the proposed Teacher Induction Program submitted by the Flagstaff Academy, Longmont.

Review the proposed Teacher Induction Program submitted by the Diocese of Pueblo Catholic Schools, Pueblo.

Review the contract between the State of Colorado and a vendor to be determined, as the Request For Proposal is on the BIDS system until March 6th. After the bid process is over, the name of the company to be contracted and amount will be on the Agenda Summary Action Sheet for review and approval for the contract to begin on 07/01/06.

Review for approval in May the contract between: The Colorado Department of Education, Office of Management Services and ACT, Inc., for the total amount of $1,450,031.00 for the dates of 07/01/05 through 06/30/06.

Review the content of the proposed Regis College/University (Regis) endorsement preparation programs in Linguistically Diverse Education and Linguistically Diverse Education Specialist: Bilingual

Review the content of the proposed endorsement preparation program in Linguistically Diverse as submitted by Colorado State University Pueblo.

Review the five-year strategic plan for CDE and the leadership paper presented in February 2006 for discussion in the May Board meeting.