Announcement
Standards Implementation - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Attn: Superintendents, Principals
In December 2009, the Colorado State Board of Education formally adopted new standards that detail the broad themes, ideas and concepts that the state expects students to learn, experience and demonstrate for postsecondary success. The adoption followed a two-year, statewide conversation.
As part of CDEs ongoing commitment to providing support and service to educators in Colorado, the Office of Teaching and Learning is developing resources to support implementation of the new standards. The first in this series of supports is a set of frequently asked questions (and answers). They are posted at the link below.
Questions addressed include:
What are the most significant changes in the revised Colorado standards?
When should districts plan to start teaching to the revised standards document? What is the deadline to implement all of the revised standards documents?
If we start teaching to the revised standards document now, will it affect our CSAP test scores?
The Office of Teaching and Learning continues to collect input from educators and leaders across the state to inform the development of support materials and tools to assist districts in implementation of the revised standards. The office is in the process of developing a timeline for implementation and support. Details on this timeline of will be distributed soon.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Teaching and Learning
Phone: 303-866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
New CDE Identity Management and CEDAR Training Videos
Attn: Superintendents, Local Access Managers, DACS
New training videos have been posted on the CDE Identity Management and CEDAR Web sites.
The CDE Identity management videos review the overall process for the CDE Identity Management system. In addition, in-depth procedures are demonstrated to assist superintendents and local access managers (LAMs), including the creation and management of user accounts.
Click hre for additional information on CDE Identity Management Training: https://cdeapps.cde.state.co.us/index.html
The CEDAR videos will demonstrate how to run the more popular reports and how to use the analysis cubes for ad hoc data queries. The CEDAR videos also cover education related reports and the structure of the videos details how you can use the same process for other reports contained in CEDAR.
Click at the following link for additional information on CEDAR Training: https://cedar2.cde.state.co.us/index.htm
For More Information, Contact:
CDE Identity Management/CEDAR
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6833
Email: cdeIdM@cde.state.co.us, cedar@cde.state.co.us
Event
BEST 2010 Grant Workshop Schedule
Attn: Superintendents, Business Managers, Facility Managers, Grant Writers
Four three-hour "Building Excellent Schools Today" (BEST) presentations are scheduled in January 2010.
The workshops will cover:
The BEST program;
What type of projects qualify;
The grant application;
Grant scoring and ranking;
Matching funds;
Facility assessments;
Master planning;
Timelines;
Grant approval process;
Hiring of consultants;
Available technical support;
High performance certification program;
Historical building guidelines;
Your questions and answers;
and more.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2 5 p.m.
San Luis BOCES, 2261 Enterprise Dr., Alamosa
Thursday, Jan. 14, 9 a.m. noon
Delta Center (2nd floor conference rm.), 822 Grand Ave., Delta
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. - noon
East Central BOCES, 820 2nd St., Limon
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1 4 p.m.
Wilcox Building, 620 S. Wilcox, Castle Rock
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For More Information, Contact:
Kevin Huber
Division of Capital Construction
Phone: 303-866-6492
Email: huber_k@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Webinar Announcement: C-FIRS January Tracker Instrument
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Directors, Business Managers
The Office of Federal Program Administration will conduct two webinars to clarify the requirements for the January C-FIRS Instrument. The webinars are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 8 at 9 a.m.
Clara Algiene will e-mail registration information to the Consolidated Application Federal Program coordinators.
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For More Information, Contact:
Clara Algiene
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6777
Email: algiene_c@cde.state.co.us
FYI
2008-2009 Graduation & Dropout Data
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Communications Staff, Student Services Staff
Graduation and dropout data for the 2008-2009 school year is scheduled for release on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Data and rates will be disaggregated at the state, district, and school level. A CDE news release will accompany the posting of this information.
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For More Information, Contact:
Mark Stevens
Communications
Phone: 303-866-3898
Email: stevens_m@cde.state.co.us
Safe2Tell Posters for School Buses
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Transportation Directors, Safety Advocates
As one of the five founding state agencies of the Safe2Tell program, CDE continues to support and encourage the utilization of its toll free, anonymous reporting tip line, (877) 542-7233. Safe2Tell reports have resulted in hundreds of early interventions that have kept students and staff safe from harmful actions.
Placing the phone number in school buses is one way to ensure students have access to the number. CDE's Transportation Unit recently informed transportation directors that CDE will supply posters free of charge specifically for school buses upon request. Posters are 17" x 22". To request posters for buses, contact Jennifer Otey at Otey_J@cde.state.co.us.
Additional Safe2Tell marketing materials can be ordered at http://safe2tell.org/
If you wish to discuss Safe2Tell with a CDE representative, call Janelle Krueger. She has served as CDE's liaison to Safe2Tell since its inception in 2002.
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For More Information, Contact:
Janelle Krueger
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6660
Email: Krueger_J@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
RSVP for Title IX Workshop by Friday, Jan. 8
Attn: Superintendents, Legal Offices, Title IX Contacts
On Wednesday, April 7, 2010 representatives from law firm of Brustein and Manasevit from Washington, D.C. will be in Denver to present a full-day, comprehensive Title IX workshop at the request of CDE.
Please mark your calendars now and RSVP by Friday, Jan. 8 to Melissa Carlson.
Topics to be covered will include:
Introduction to Title IX
Discrimination on the basis of sex, including: Access to classes and schools, comparable facilities, athletics, counseling, grievance procedures and single sex classes and schools
Sexual harassment
Discrimination on the basis of sex
Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act
For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Carlson
Phone: 303-866-6631
Email: carlson_m@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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