Announcement
Immunization Survey Assessment
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Special Ed Directors, School Nurses
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will be conducting an annual Immunization School Survey Assessment in the next few months. State law gives CDPHE authority to verify the records of immunizations maintained by schools and allows them to monitor compliance with Colorado’s school immunization requirements. Schools should consider the revised Immunization School Survey Assessment to be in compliance with FERPA regulations. For further information on the survey, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Kathleen Patrick RN, MA, NCSN
ESLU
Phone: 303-866-6779
Email: patrick_k@cde.state.co.us
Advisory Councils
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Ed Administrators, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Adapted PE Teachers
The Colorado Department of Education Exceptional Student Leadership Unit is preparing training opportunities in the areas of occupational therapy, physical therapy and adapted physical education. To facilitate this work, we are organizing advisory councils for OT, PT, and APE and are seeking recommendations from directors of special education or exceptional student services in each region.
There will be two to four advisory meetings of the Advisory Councils this year. Each representative will also be the contact person for the development of regional trainings for OTs, PTs, and APE teachers in each region.
Recommendations in the form of an e-mail or letter should be sent as soon as possible to Dr. Cindy Millikin (see below).
For More Information, Contact:
Cindy C. Millikin, Ph.D.
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6619
Email: millikin_c@cde.state.co.us
Dropout Recovery and Outreach RFP Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel
The Youth Out of the Educational Mainstream: Dropout Recovery Support Services Request for Proposal (RFP) is now available. This RFP is designed to solicit applications from local education agencies, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act funded sites and community collaboratives representing LEAS, community colleges and workforce centers in eligible communities to help underserved, at-risk student populations choose a viable career path through education and employment.
The intent of this RFP is to provide funding for eligible communities to increase postsecondary and workforce readiness for students outside of the education mainstream.
A total of $160,000 is available for distribution with the estimated range of awards at $10,000 to $75,000. It is estimated that five awards will be given. Proposals will be due on Wednesday, Dec. 1. For more information and to access the RFP, please visit the Web site below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Angela Zimmerman
Office of Dropout and Prevention and Student Re-engagement
Phone: 303-866-6206
Email: zimmerman_a@cde.state.co.us
Event
Community Input Meetings on Expanded Learning Opportunities
Attn: Educators, After-school Program Providers, Nonprofit youth organizations, Parents and Community Members
Please join us for an important community meeting to be held in your area!
The Colorado Department of Education’s Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Commission is examining the state-level policies needed to most effectively use the school day and to foster collaboration and partnerships among teachers, schools and community partners that go beyond core subjects to fully engage and enrich all students.
The first step in the commission’s work is a statewide to listen to educators, program providers, parents and others about the challenges and successes of expanded learning time and discuss ideas for improving programs and strengthening community partnerships. The ELO Commission will hold a community input meeting in five regions of the state in November, as follows:
Monday, Nov. 8
East Central BOCES office, 820 Second St., Limon
4 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
The Ranch, 5280 Arena Circle, Suite 100, Loveland
4 to 6 p.m
Thursday, Nov. 11
Sheridan High School, 3201 West Oxford Ave., Denver
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
A pre-meeting observation of Sheridan's ELO program will be held at 3:40 p.m. at 3700 South Knox Ct., Fort Logan
Please RSVP to Vanessa Roman at roman_v@cde.state.co.us for the program observation. Instructions on parking will be provided.
Monday, Nov. 15
Colorado State University – Pueblo, Occhiato University Center – Cottonwood Room, 2200 Bonforte Blvd., Pueblo
4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
Chaffee County Fairgrounds, 10165 County Road 120, Salida
4 to 6 p.m.
We encourage you to attend one of the meetings to provide feedback on expanded learning opportunities and partnerships in your community. We want to hear about the extended-day and after-school programs and services available to students in your area, what efforts are working and why, and what is needed to improve and expand services to engage more students in meaningful ways.
Please join us to share your ideas and experiences that will help strengthen programs for children throughout Colorado.
Please RSVP to Vanessa Roman at the Colorado Department of Education, roman_v@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Vanessa R. Roman
Phone: 303-866-6678
Email: roman_v@cde.state.co.us
Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board Meeting
Attn: District Officials, School Counselors, Teachers, Principals
The Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board will meet for the ninth time on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public meeting will be held in the conference center at the Community College System Lowry campus, 1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697 in Denver.
The Oct. 28 combined work session and formal meeting agenda includes:
Work Session
• Introduction
• Consideration of a Waiver Process
• ASCENT Guidelines and Recommendations for Improvement
• Annual Report
• Colorado Department of Higher Education Policy Recommendations
• ASCENT Numbers
• Frequently Asked Questions Updates
• Communications Update
• Prioritization of Funds Committee Update
Formal Meeting
• Welcome, roll call, approval of agenda, approval of minutes
• Public input
• Approval of action items from work session
• Action plan and next steps
The 13-member board is charged with overseeing programs that allow students to simultaneously enroll in high school and college.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level II Training: Preschool – Wednesday, Dec. 15 in Montrose
Attn: Occupational Therapists, Paraeducators, Principals, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, Special Education Teachers, Speech and Language Pathologists
The Colorado Department of Education’s Exceptional Student Leadership Unit (ESLU) is pleased to offer another edition of its Level II Preschool Autism training on Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Montrose Health and Human Services, 1845 South Townsend Avenue in Montrose.
This one-day workshop is designed for practitioners who work in a school setting with young children who have been diagnosed with autism. Topics to be covered in the training include classroom setup, communication strategies, curricula, scheduling, and use of peers, as well as an examination of evidence-based program models and their components.
This Level II workshop is open to all participants who have previously attended the three-day Autism introduction training. Those who do not meet this minimum but who have a similar content background are encouraged to inquire below for individual enrollment decisions.
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For More Information, Contact:
Brooke Young
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6691
Email: young_b@ cde.state.co.us
Autism Level II Training: Progress Monitoring - Friday, Nov. 19 in Montrose
Attn: Occupational Therapists, Paraeducators, Principals, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, Special Education Teachers, Speech and Language Pathologists
The Colorado Department of Education’s Exceptional Student Leadership Unit (ESLU) is pleased to offer another edition of its Level II Progress Monitoring Autism training on Friday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Montrose Health and Human Services, 1845 South Townsend Ave., in Montrose.
This one-day workshop, which will focus on assessment methods, data collection and utilization, and “model” classroom attributes, is open to all participants who have previously attended the three-day Autism introduction training. Those who do not meet this minimum but who have a similar content background are encouraged to inquire below for individual enrollment decisions.
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For More Information, Contact:
Brooke Young
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6691
Email: young_b@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
NCLB Budget Revisions
Attn: Consolidated Application Coordinators, Fiscal Managers
Reminder: CDE is collecting Annual Financial Reports for both the regular NCLB and ARRA FY09-10 budget year. If your district has already received program approval please wait to submit your budget revision reflecting actual carryover and final allocations until the Post Award Revision site is available. The Post Award site will be available in January.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Vassis
Grants Fiscal Management Unit
Phone: 303-866-6389
Email: vassis_b@cde.state.co.us
Differentiated Reading Strategies for ELL Students RFP - Updated Eligibility List
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel
The new Differentiated Reading Strategies for ELL Students Request For Proposal (RFP) is now available. This RFP is designed to solicit applications from local education agencies to provide funding for professional development specifically focused on English language development and content achievement for ELL students. Approximately $500,000 is available for distribution to LEAs to participate in and implement professional development focused on Differentiated Reading Strategies for English Language Learners. The estimated range of awards is between $15,000 and $30,000 per district.
Eligibility for the RFP has been recalculated using the most current information and now includes additional districts. Applicants for the Differentiated Reading Strategies for ELLs Grant are limited to Title I districts identified for improvement that have not met the NCLB Title III Annual Measurable Assessment Objectives for four consecutive years (as of 2009-2010). Proposals will be due on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
For more information and to access the Eligible Districts List and RFP, please visit the Web site below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Morgan Cox
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6784
Email: cox_m@cde.state.co.us
NCLB Reporting and SchoolView
Attn: Federal Program Contacts
New features are coming to the School Performance section of SchoolView! CDE is working to report all of the NCLB and state reporting requirements, including district and school performance framework reports, into a new format in SchoolView. The new format will provide direct access to data, more interactivity and downloadable reports. CDE estimates that the new reports will be available in early December.
In the meantime, the current school and district profiles will still be posted but will not be updated with 2009-2010 results. We know that many districts need to access data for reporting and planning purposes. Access to specific data is available as follows:
• AYP results and public reports can be accessed in the ADE AYP system by the district’s AYP Respondent. Additionally, results are posted at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/danda/aypres.asp. Title IA School and Program Improvement information is available at this same site.
• Highly Qualified Teacher data is reported at the school and district level online at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/danda/hqtdata.asp.
• AMAO results, along with Title III Improvement status are posted at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/tiii/amaos.asp.
• Preliminary SPF and DPF reports are available through CEDAR.
The annual report to the public is still an NCLB requirement, which can be met by notifying parents that the information is posted on the web. Guidance around reporting is available at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/danda/annrpt.asp. However, since the new data will not be posted until December, we recommend waiting to notify your public until then.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us.
2009-2010 AMAO Notification
Attn: Title III Contacts, ELA Coordinators
The Colorado Department of Education has released the final determinations for the 2009-2010 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs), the accountability measure for the Title III program under NCLB. E-mails were sent to Title III recipients on Tuesday, Oct, 19 with the local education agency/grantee’s final AMAO results and Title III Improvement Status.
An LEA/grantee that does not meet one or more of the three AMAOs must inform the parents of English Language Learners that it has not met its AMAOs within 30 business days of the public release of Title III AMAO Accountability reports. Sample letters are posted at www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/tiii/amaos.asp - under AMAO Resources.
An LEA/grantee that does not meet one or more the three AMAOs for two consecutive years must develop a plan to address the specific factors that prevented it from achieving the AMAOs. The plan should be included in the district’s Unified Improvement Plan. Information about the Unified Improvement plan is available at www.schoolview.org/UnifiedImprovementPlanning.asp
The AMAO results for the state are available at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/tiii/amaos.asp
For questions about AMAO data, please contact Alyssa Pearson. For questions about Title III Improvement and notification requirements, please contact Morgan Cox at Cox_m@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us
Consolidated State Performance Report Training Webinars
Attn: Title I Coordinators, Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) Respondents
In compliance with U.S. Department of Education requirements, each year CDE collects and reports additional data from all school districts receiving Title I funds. The 2009-2010 CSPR data will be collected online, during November and early December, and includes questions about how many students were served in Title I-A and I-D programs and the services they received.
Districts will be sent detailed information about CSPR data reporting and how to register their respondents. In the meantime, CDE will host three CSPR training webinars. The webinars have been scheduled for:
Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
To register for a webinar, contact Donna Morganstern at morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us or 303-866-6209.
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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
Title I Webinar Materials Online
Attn: Title I Directors
The Title I Directors Webinar that was held in September has been posted to the Web site at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/ti/a.asp
The webinar covered the following topics: private schools; consolidated application, school and district improvement, and other miscellaneous Title I-A items.
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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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80203-1799
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