Announcement
The Colorado Transcript Center is Live
Attn: Superintendents
The Colorado Transcript Center (CTC) is now live and able to send electronic student records to public colleges and PK-12 schools in Colorado via PDF. To take advantage of this service, (at no cost to Colorado public school districts due to a department of education grant), districts need to become CTC members by signing a Disclosure Acknowledgement which explains the services available through CTC. Our vendor, The National Transcript Center (NTC), needs the signed disclosure document to initiate district membership.
You can download the form at the link below. The disclosure confirms that you know about CTC services and agree to be enrolled as a member, but does not commit you to participation. Completed forms can be e-mailed to colorado@transcriptcenter.com or faxed to the National Transcript Center at 512-879-5499.
The Colorado Transcript Center allows you to send and receive, at no cost, official student records and transcripts to and from all Colorado public schools, colleges, and universities. An advisory group of Colorado districts worked with CDE and NTC to develop a standard data file format for the electronic exchange of records. As an initial alternative, your district can send a PDF of the print format you use today. In addition to the cost savings over paper records, CTC will ensure timely and accurate delivery of our students’ official records.
Please go to the link below, review the disclosure statement, and send back a signed copy within the next two weeks. Please visit www.transcriptcenter.com/colorado for additional information related to the Colorado Transcript Center.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tish Dudley
National Transcript Center
Phone: 512-879-5473
Email: tish.dudley@transcriptcenter.com
Sample SMART Performance Goals for Improvement Planning
Attn: Superintendent, Principals, BOCES Directors
Sample SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Research-based, Time-phased) goals aligned with the new Colorado Growth Model are now posted on the CDE Website at the link below.
The sample SMART goals are provided to initiate meaningful conversations around the implications of student performance data as well as to assist school personnel, accountability committees and local boards in designing high, but achievable, goals for school and district improvement planning purposes. SMART goal statements include those for overall academic performance, longitudinal growth, performance by disaggregated groups, reducing learning gaps and postsecondary readiness.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jhon Penn
Accreditation/Regional Services
Phone: 303-866-6632
Email: penn_j@cde.state.co.us
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Data Released
Attn: Superintendents, AYP Contacts, Title I Contacts, DACs
The 2007-2008 School and District AYP determinations were released to the public this morning. The information released includes whether or not schools and districts made AYP, which targets were met, and which schools have been identified for Improvement, per the No Child Left Behind Act. For the complete press release, please visit the link the below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us
Streamlining Distribution of District Annual Reports
Attn: Superintendents, District Assessment Coordinators, Title 1 Coordinators, Communication Directors
CDE has prepared new guidance to districts that provides specific minimum requirements for publishing and distributing district annual reports. This guidance includes a link to pre-populated tables to streamline your distribution requirements.
Visit the link below for a copy of the guidance, which includes a link to a sample letter for public notification.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us
Conference
Annual School Nurses Conference
Attn: Special Education Directors
The annual Colorado School Nurses Conference will be held November 7 - 8, 2008 in Breckenridge. A preconference session on November 6th will offer the S.C.O.P.E. - Obesity Prevention Program.
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For More Information, Contact:
Kathy Patrick
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6779
Email: patrick_k@cde.state.co.us
Brain Injury Association of Colorado's Annual Conference
Attn: Special Education Directors
The Brain Injury Association of Colorado will hold its 26th annual conference October 16-18, 2008 in Vail. The educator portion of the conference will be on October 17 - 18 with a special registration fee of $175.
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For More Information, Contact:
Kathy Patrick
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6779
Email: patrick_k@cde.state.co.us
Invitation to CAGT Conference
Attn: Administrators, Gifted Education Directors, Teachers
The Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Conference and Parent Institute will be held October 13-14, 2008 at the Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver, 80237.
-Daily registration is from 7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
-The Parent Institute begins at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13.
-A leadership breakfast from 7:30 -11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14 will focus on evidence-based findings administrative questions.
Keynote speakers Dr. Karen Rogers, Dr.Susan Assouline and Dr. Robin Shader will discuss targeting current research-based practices and methods to impact gifted learner achievement and affective development.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jacquelin Medina
Gifted Education Unit
Phone: 303-866-6652
Email: medina_j@cde.state.co.us
Event
Progress Monitoring with Curriculum-Based Measures for Instructional Decisions
Attn: Problem Solving Team Members, Instructional Coaches and Administrators (those trained in CBM or currently implementing CBM in Reading or Math)
Join educational trainer and school psychologist Dawn Hubbard Miller, PhD, for a two-day workshop that will focus on:
-Interpreting CBM data
-Using the database to inform instructional decision making
-Selecting research-validated interventions
Dates: November 17 - 18, 2008
Location: Embassy Suites Havana
Cost: $60 for two days of instruction (lunch included)
Credit: 1.0 Graduate Credit available for an additional $60
Sponsored by the Interventions and Learning Strategies Network, The Front Range BOCES, Metro Regional Professional Development Council and CDE
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For More Information, Contact:
Baye Taff
Phone: 303-315-6363
Email: baye.taff@ucdenver.edu
Update
Updates on the Colorado Growth Model
Attn: Superintendents, District Assessment Coordinators, BOCES Directors, Principals
Three updates on the Colorado Growth Model:
1. Data Privacy
CDE made the Colorado Growth Model software available to CEDAR users (two per district) on September 5th. Several superintendents and district assessment coordinators have asked whether the growth model could or should be provided to other users within the district or at the school level. The intended use of this application is for district use, not school use due to the fact that it contains all confidential individual student level test score data in the district. The data cannot yet be separated by school. Future versions of the software will do this. All users of the current software application must have permission from the superintendent to view all student data. District responsibility to protect individual student data generated by the growth model is no different than other student-level CSAP data held by districts.
2. Sample SMART Goals Available
Sample SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Research-based, Time-phased) goals aligned with the new Colorado Growth Model are now posted on the CDE Web site. CDE provided the sample SMART goals to assist school personnel, accountability committees and local boards in designing high, but achievable, goals for school and district improvement planning purposes.
3. Frequently Asked Questions Available
A set of frequently asked questions about the growth model available is now available on the CDE Web site. If you have additional questions, please e-mail them to growth.questions@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Bill Bonk, Principal Consultant, Colorado Growth Model
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: bonk_w@cde.state.co.us
Model Content Standards Review Update
Attn: Superintendents, Principals (please distribute)
The Colorado Department of Education's review of the Model Content Standards and work on the SB212 definitions of terms is progressing. This is a brief update:
DEFINITIONS
SB212 requires Colorado to define 21st century skills, postsecondary readiness, workforce readiness and school readiness. These terms will be used by our content subcommittees as they revise the current standards. An online survey will help us define these terms by participating in the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mMm4M3_2b7Rw6S0_2fV7VEJibQ_3d_3d
If you have not voiced your ideas, please visit the survey today! The deadline is Friday, October 10, 2008.
APPLICATIONS TO REVIEW THE STANDARDS BY CONTENT AREA
The deadline to apply for the standards review process has passed. Stakeholders will participate in the blind review selection process throughout October. If you were unable to apply for this opportunity, please watch for announcements regarding regional meetings to review the recommendations from each content subcommittee. These will begin in March 2009.
Please continue to visit our Web site for more information regarding these events and continuous updates on the standards review process. You may also send questions or concerns to standards_review_com@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Anna Huffman or Angela Norlander
Office of Standards and Assessments
Phone: 303-866-6752 or 303-866-6931
Email: Huffman_a@cde.state.co.us or Norlander_a@cde.state.co.us
Critical Dates Posting
Attn: Federal Program Contacts
The Office of Federal Program Administration has posted several documents that will help NCLB program and fiscal staff with importants dates for the 2008-2009 school year. A list of 2008-2009 critical dates can be found at the link below.
For a more detailed overview of important dates and activities, view the PowerPoint presentation that was used at the September 17, 2008, New Directors Meeting, posted at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/NCLB/downloads/index_nclbnewdirectors.pdf
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For More Information, Contact:
Trish Boland
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6998
Email: boland_t@cde.state.co.us
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Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
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