Advisory Committee

Purpose

Bring together stakeholders to collaborate with CDE and CDPHE to vet guidance and considerations for the 2020-21 school year grounded in their experience of school during the spring of 2020 and prior.

The advisory committee will serve to supplement CDE’s established feedback loops with a group of diverse role individuals. In addition, a public input process will be available to obtain broader stakeholder feedback on the 2020-21 school year.

Meetings

Previous Meetings

Visit the meeting archive page for previous meeting presentations and summaries.

September 17
August 6
June 23
May 28

Members

Committee Members

Pat Bershinsky, Pikes Peak BOCES executive director
Nora Brown, Colorado PTA president, parent and former school board members
Cheryl Cook, Thompson School district title coordinator
Meg Cypress, Denver Public Schools 5th grade teacher, 2019 Colorado Teacher of the Year
Mitali Desai, Cherry Creek Schools student, Colorado Youth Advisory Council member
Samantha DuVall, Union Colony Charter School middle school math teacher
Karol Gates, Colorado Springs School District 11 curriculum and instruction director
Chris Hinger, Pasoga Springs Middle School principal
Greg Jackson, Jeffco Public Schools executive director of Transportation
Tammy Johnson, Uncompahgre BOCES executive director and director of special education
Erin Kane, Douglas County School District, American Academy executive director of schools

Jill Kidd, Pueblo City School director of Nutrition Services
Asha Mahamud, DSST Montview High School student, Colorado Youth Congress
Marnie McKercher, Aurora Public School lead nurse
Miriam Mondragon, District 49 coordinator of Title programs
Patrick Mount, St. Vrain Valley Schools chief information officer
Nancy Olivas, Westminister Public Schools parent
Susan Payne, El Paso County Emergency Operations Center member
Monica Peloso, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 School Board president and CASB president
Wendy Rubin, Englewood School superintendent
Kermit Snyder, Rocky Ford School District superintendent

CDE Staff

Katy Anthes, commissioner of education
Sarah Blumenthal, RN, Health and Wellness unit supervisor
Rhonda Haniford, associate commissioner of School Quality and Support
Alyssa Pearson, deputy commissioner

CDPHE Staff

Amy Gammel, environmental protection specialist III
Therese Pilonetti, unit manager

Feedback

CDE invites your feedback and ideas for this framework and toolkit.

View a summary of the feedback through June 25.

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Legend

An entity is legally bound to do, as required by...
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...federal or state law, executive orders, state/local public health orders, state board rule, or in the case of waivers, expectations that the state board requires in exchange for waiving a state law or rule. Executive orders and public health orders could change over the next months as we learn more about COVID-19 and receive updated epidemiological data.

Guidance provides recommendations for “how to” implement a statute or rule.
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These recommendations in this toolkit are based on best practice and provide direction for how to operationalize the requirements set forth in various executive orders and public health orders. All efforts should be made to follow the recommendations when feasible.