Our Office
The ESEA Office is a sub-office that lives under the Federal Programs Unit. The work of this office is to define program and systems quality and to establish standards, indicators, and protocols with which to assess local programs and systems. The goal is to help build the capacity of the field to implement higher quality programs and systems. Our office seeks to ensure that program applications, review protocols and approval criteria reflect high quality program standards and maximizes efficiency and impact.
Our Mission
The purpose of our work is ensure that the ESEA programs in Colorado provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education and close educational achievement gaps.
Our Stakeholders
The Every Student Succeeds Act Committee of Practitioners serves to advise the CDE in carrying out its responsibilities under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. It operates to identify issues across regions of the state and facilitate two-way communication between CDE and the preK-12 education community throughout Colorado.
At this time, CDE is accepting applications for the following representation on the committee:
- Charter school teacher(s)
- Career and technical education teacher(s)
- Principal(s) or other school leaders
- Specialized instructional support personnel
- Paraprofessional(s)
- Additional parents of school-age children
- Exceptional Student Services practitioner
- Geographic representation from the Southeast, West Central, and Northwest Regions of the State
To apply for a position, fill out the 2018-19 Application(DOC) and submit to Brad Bylsma.
Tools & Resources
- Guidance for Supplement, Not Supplant for Title I, Part A
- ESEA Regional Contacts
ESEA Office district contacts by region - ESEA Technical Assistance Request
- Year at a Glance
- Overview of ESEA Programs - administered by the Federal Programs Unit
- ESSA Information - In December of 2015, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The title of the reauthorized legislation, which replaces the No Child Left Behind Act, is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program - Teacher student loan cancellation and forgiveness program information based on the Low Income Directory (TCLI)
ESEA Office
Brad Bylsma: Metro and Southwest
Director
303-866-6937
Email
Colleen Brooks: Metro, North Central and Northeast
Title III Program Specialist
303-866-3897
Email
Laura Meushaw: Metro, Southeast and Pikes Peak
Title I Program Specalist
303-866-6618
Email
Kristen Collins: Metro, Southwest
Consultant: Title VB
303-866-6705
Email
Lindsay Swanton: Metro, Northwest and West Central
Title I Program Specalist
303-866-6298
Email
Joey Willett: Metro, Northwest and West Central
Title I/ ID Program Specialist
303-866-6700
Email
Jeremy Meredith: Metro, Southwest
Title II Program Specialist
303-866-3905
Email
Michelle Prael
Program Support
303-866-6998
Email
