Announcement
Nominations Requested for State Review Panel
Attn: Superintendents, District Staff, School Staff
The Commissioner is currently seeking nominations for field experts to serve on a panel of educators to review district and school turnaround plans. Nominations must be received by Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Names, along with the nominee's qualifications and resume, should be e-mailed to Associate Commissioner Keith Owen at uiphelp@cde.state.co.us. Panelists will begin training and reviews in January 2012.
For more information on the State Review Panel, please see this memo from the Commissioner: http://bit.ly/uAiG3K
For more information on the Unified Improvement Planning process, please see the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh
Accountability & Improvement
Phone: Supharukchinda
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Grants Fiscal Job Announcement
Attn: Grant Specialists/Accountants
Grants Fiscal has an opening for a Title I grant accountant with a strong finance, accounting, or business background. Additional information can be found at the following link. The posting closes on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
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For More Information, Contact:
David Lyon
Grants Fiscal
Phone: 303-866-6836
Email: lyon_d@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Public Comment on the ESEA Accountability Waivers Will Be Accepted Until Nov. 7
Attn: Federal Program Contacts, Superintendents
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) intends to apply to the United States Department of Education (USDE) for waivers of certain programmatic requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). CDE will submit a comprehensive waiver package to the USDE that will enable Colorado to use state-established school and district accountability criteria to meet federal requirements. CDE believes that the waivers will result in an accountability system that is stronger and more credible than the current dual accountability system and better serves the citizens of Colorado.
CDE is accepting comments on the waiver request up to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Send comments to miller_c@cde.state.co.us. Any comments submitted will be included in the waiver application submitted to the USDE.
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For More Information, Contact:
Cheryl Miller
Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6214
Email: miller_c@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
UIP Submission Process - Tracker Contact Information
Attn: Superintendents
School and district UIPs will be submitted to CDE in 2011-12 via the online Tracker System using the same process as in 2010-11. In order to access the Tracker System, each district must identify a Tracker Contact who will be responsible for submitting their improvement plans to CDE in January and/or April 2012. The Tracker Contact will receive all Tracker-related communications for your district. New Tracker Contacts will be issued a username and password to access the Tracker System later this fall.
Please complete the Tracker Contact Form even if the assigned person was the respondent for the 2010-11 school year or uses the Tracker System for NCLB monitoring and desk review purposes. He/she will be able to keep his/her current username and password to access the Tracker System. We understand that this may be the superintendent in some districts.
Please complete the form by Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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For More Information, Contact:
Jamie Baker
Unified Improvement Planning
Phone: 303-866-6108
Email: uiphelp@cde.state.co.us
Webinars
2010-11 CSPR data collection
Attn: Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) Respondents
In compliance with U.S. Department of Education requirements, CDE annually collects and reports additional data from all school districts that receive Title I funds. The 2010-2011 CSPR online data collection system will open Tuesday, Nov. 8 and close Tuesday, Dec. 6. Questions about how many students were served in Title I-A and I-D programs and the services they received during the 2010-2011 school year will be included.
Districts will be sent detailed information about CSPR data reporting and how to register their respondents. In the meantime, CDE will host three one-hour CSPR training webinars. Just click on the link(s) below prior to the appointed times to participate.
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
CSPR Webinar #3
MeetingOne Conference Room Number: 7133264
Conference Number: 1-800-832-0736
URL: http://connect.cboces.org/cspr3/
Thursday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.
CSPR Webinar #1
MeetingOne Conference Room Number: 7133264
Conference Number: 1-800-832-0736
URL: http://connect.cboces.org/r7jvmyf2adi/
Friday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.
CSPR Webinar #2
MeetingOne Conference Room Number: 7133264
Conference Number: 1-800-832-0736
URL: http://connect.cboces.org/cspr2/
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For More Information, Contact:
Leslie Baca
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6700
Email: baca_l@cde.state.co.us
CELApro Growth Data Webinars
Attn: District Assessment Coordinators, ELL Coordinators, Accountability Contacts, TItle III coordinators
The Colorado Department of Education released CELApro student level growth data for the first time to districts in August, through CEDAR. The data provides information on the relative growth individual students made in gaining English language proficiency.
The Colorado Department of Education is offering two informational webinars to support educators’ understanding and use of Colorado Growth Model with CELApro assessment data. The webinar will explain the growth data, including how best to use the data through examples and address specific questions from webinar participants. There are currently two dates scheduled for the webinars. Registration is not necessary. You can simply access the Adobe connect webinars at the dates and times listed, using the following information:
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
URL: http://connect.cboces.org/r5xe303c6dd/
Phone: 866-684-8605
Friday, Nov 4, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
URL: http://connect.cboces.org/r6gvxnja5ze/
Phone: 866-684-8605
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For More Information, Contact:
Tina Tamayo
Phone: 303-866-6705
Email: tamayo_t@cde.state.co.us
Comparability Data Reporting
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Title I Directors, Human Resource Contacts, Comparability Respondents
NCLB requires districts that receive Title IA funds to demonstrate that their Title I schools are comparable to non-Title I schools in the same grade span and that Title I funds supplement, but do not supplant, state and local funds. The online Comparability system will open in early November, pre-populated with 2010-2011 student October Count and staff data. Authorized Respondents will need to update the system with 2011-2012 data. The following webinars have been scheduled. Please pass along this information to anyone in your district that might be involved in comparability data collection and reporting. It is not necessary to pre-register for webinars.
If your district needs to authorize a new respondent, please download, complete and submit the form found at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/ti/a_comp.asp. If your respondent has not changed since last year, you do not need to submit a new respondent form.
Webinars are scheduled for:
Comparability Data & Reporting–1
Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp1/
Comparability Data & Reporting–2
Friday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp2/
Comparability Data % Reporting–3
Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp3/
Comparability Data % Reporting–4
Thursday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp4/
Comparability Data & Reporting–5
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp5/
Comparability Data & Reporting–6
Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m.
http://connect.cboces.org/comp6/
Call-In Number: 1-800-832-0736
Conference Room Number: 7133264
Webinar Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Host: Donna Morganstern
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For More Information, Contact:
Donna Morganstern
Federal Programs
Phone: 303-866-6209
Email: morganstern_d@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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