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Conversations about Learning

SchoolView.org is Changing<br>Conversations about Learning.

A portal for Changing Conversations about how our students learn and how our schools perform. Our goal is to ensure all of our students graduate ready for postsecondary and workforce success.

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Improving Educator Effectiveness

Improving Educator Effectiveness.

The Colorado Department of Education is committed to improving and supporting the effectiveness of educators across the state. A critical component of this work is the development of a statewide system to support the evaluation and development of all educators.

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New Academic Standards.

New Academic Standards

Colorado's education system has recently gone through a lot of change and advances. The focus is now a pointed series of signals about students' postsecondary and workforce readiness.

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Assessment Revision.

Assessment Revision

CDE has developed a new state assessment system which reflects the expectations of the updated standards and the requirements of CAP4K (Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids).

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Accountability Alignment.

Accountability Alignment

The Education Accountability Act of 2009 (SB 09-163) holds the state, districts, and individual public schools accountable for performance on the same set of indicators and related measures statewide and requires the completion of a Unified Improvement Plan.

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