Conference
Autism Level 2 Training: ABLLS/VB, Friday, Oct. 28
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Paraeducators
Learn how to use the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS) as an assessment and curriculum for the students you are serving as well as the principles of Verbal Behavior (VB), a motivational approach to teaching language. Many districts have the ABLLS but are not using it…come and get ideas on the many benefits the ABLLS has to offer. The ABLLS is based on Verbal Behavior and those techniques will be described and demonstrated for you to use in your classroom. Participants will get practical ideas of how to use tools such as the ABLLS and the VB-MAPP into their classroom incorporating intensive teaching principles.
Location – Metro Region
The Franciscan Event Center
6553 S. Revere Parkway
Centennial, CO 80111
Registration is still open.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Services
Phone: 303-866-6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level 2 Training: Progress Monitoring, Oct. 12 & 13
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Paraeducators
This practical, user-friendly two-day training will focus on data collection and the rationale and necessity for using it, types of data collection, behavior data collection systems and how to establish criteria for how and when to collect data for ideal classroom settings. Registration is available at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Services
Phone: 303-866-6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Workshop Opportunity: Armed for the 21st Century: Highly Effective School Librarians Lead the Way
Attn: Superintendents; Principals; Directors
How can school librarians have a positive impact on student growth and achievement? What strategies and tools will enable them to get there?
Participants in this workshop will evaluate their library programs (using the newly revised “Highly Effective School Library Program Rubric”) and learn strategies for improvement for meeting the needs of 21st century learners. Leave this workshop with a toolkit that will help you help your students thrive and be post-secondary and workforce ready.
CDE and Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) are partnering to offer two workshop opportunities (as well as an opportunity for six $100 scholarships to cover registration and a substitute for the day).
Workshop Date/Locations:
• Pueblo on Friday, Nov. 18
• Thornton on Friday, Jan. 27
Registration is $40 per person.
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For More Information, Contact:
Becky Russell
Colorado State Library
Phone: 303.866.6772
Email: russell_b@cde.state.co.us
FYI
CDE Scheduled Network and Power Outage, Oct. 7-9
Attn: ADE Respondents, Principals, Superintendents
This weekend, the State of Colorado is performing warranty maintenance on various CDE electrical components requiring the entire building’s power to be shut down. Due to this scheduled power outage, the CDE network and servers will be unavailable from Friday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. until Sunday, Oct. 9 at approximately noon, assuming no power issues are present on Sunday. We will do all we can to bring everything up as soon as possible. This will affect ADE and e-mail. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
For More Information, Contact:
Dennis St. Hilaire
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6840
Email: st.hilaire_d@cde.state.co.us
Important Due Date
School Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Form Due Oct. 17
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Federal Programs Contacts
The School Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Form is due to CDE by Oct. 17. The form is the method for districts to indicate if you agree/disagree with CDE’s preliminary plan types for schools, based on the draft School Performance Framework (SPF) reports sent by CDE in August 2011. This is also the tool that districts use to submit schools’ accreditation ratings, if they differ from CDE’s plan types. If your district disagrees with a CDE plan type, you will need to indicate your recommended plan type and submit additional evidence for CDE’s consideration.
Districts must submit the School Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Form online and also submit a printed version signed by the district superintendent and local board chair. The printed version should be scanned and e-mailed to Liz Lenz, lenz_e@cde.state.co.us, by Oct. 17.
To access and complete the School Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Form, go to: http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/AccreditationForm/. Your superintendent and district accountability contact received a unique username and password via e-mail from Somoh Supharukchinda on Sept. 14. Contact Somoh if you have questions about the form.
For more information, including policy guidance and example Request to Reconsider proposals, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Accountability & Improvement
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Deadline for EARSS Truancy Reduction Planning RFP Is Oct. 14
Attn: Superintendents, District/BOCES Personnel
The Expelled and At-Risk Student Services (EARSS) – Truancy Reduction Planning Grant Request for Proposal (RFP) is now available. The purpose of this grant is to support district planning efforts to employ practices and research-based strategies to minimize the need for court action and the risk of detention orders against a child or parent. Planning should include collaboration with community service providers, the judicial system staff, students and family members.
Approximately $720,000 in funding is available for distribution. The estimated range of awards is between $10,000 and $35,000 for 30 to 50 awards. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 14. For more information and to access the RFP, please visit the website below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Janelle Krueger
krueger_j@cde.state.co.us
Phone: Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement Unit
Email: 303-866-6750
Update
Download Pre-Populated UIP Reports
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Federal Programs Contacts
For the 2011-12 school year, all schools and districts are expected to complete an improvement plan using CDE's Unified Improvement Plan template. The school and district templates incorporate state and federal accountability requirements into a single improvement plan.
To support this process, the state has pre-populated data in Section I of the UIP template for each school (pp. 1-2) and district (pp.1-4). The reports are considered preliminary since the plan types for state accountability will not be finalized until November – though they will not change unless your district is approved for a Request to Reconsider that results in a different plan type. The final pre-populated reports will be re-released in December with the final plan assignments. All other data (including AYP and Titles I, IIA, and III improvement status) in the preliminary report, however, should be considered final.
There are two options on getting your district and school reports: (1) Word version or (2) PDF version. Your superintendent, district accountability contact and federal programs contact should have received an e-mail from Liz Lenz on Sept. 30 with specific instructions for accessing the reports. For Option 1, the Sept. 30 e-mail included a unique URL to your district and school pre-populated UIP reports. For Option 2, you’ll need to download your district and school pre-populated UIP reports via CEDAR, https://cedar2.cde.state.co.us/, from the same folder as the DPF and SPF reports.
For questions on how to access your pre-populated reports, please contact Liz Lenz.
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For More Information, Contact:
Liz Lenz
Accountability & Improvement
Phone: 303-866-5648
Email: lenz_e@cde.state.co.us
Webinars
Automated Data Exchange (ADE) Financial December Submissions
Attn: Business Managers and Finance Staff
Public School Finance will host two webinars that cover the basics of ADE financial data submissions.
Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The webinars are intended for new business managers and finance staff directly involved in ADE financial data submissions. The webinars will address how to correct 1st level ADE edit errors, how to address, correct or reconcile 2nd level ADE edit errors, and how to use the ADE generated reports to ensure the financial data you submit mirrors your independent audit. There will be a short PowerPoint presentation covering ADE basics, followed by a discussion of common examples of 1st and 2nd level edit errors and ADE reports.
To join the webinar of your choice, please log on at the http://connect.cboces.org/psfu1/ URL address and sign in as a guest with your name and district name. Once in the meeting room, you may have various audio options by selecting the audio tab. If you need to call into the meeting, the phone number is 1-866-408-1178.
For More Information, Contact:
Kirk Weber
Public School Finance
Phone: 303-866-6610
Email: weber_k@cde.state.co.us
Register Now for FREE Response to Intervention (RtI) Online Classes in October
Attn: Classroom Teachers, RtI Coordinators, Special Educators, Related Service Providers
Two online classes on topics related to Response to Intervention are open for registration and will be starting soon. Classes are six weeks long and are organized into weekly asynchronous units of instruction.
1. "Problem Solving Consultation" begins Oct. 24. Registration closes Oct. 10.
2. "Assessment/Progress Monitoring Overview and Preparation: What You Need to Know" begins Oct. 31. Registration closes Oct. 17.
Colorado Department of Education continuing education credit is earned upon completion of the course. Adams State Credit is available for an additional fee.
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For More Information, Contact:
Erin McConnell
RtI/PBIS
Phone: 303-866-6262
Email: mcconnell_e@cde.state.co.us
Special Education December Count Trainings
Attn: SpEd Directors, Data Respondents, HR Directors
The Exceptional Student Services Unit and Data Services Unit will be conducting webinars specific to the Special Education December Count Staff and Student Collections.
Webinars are intended for data managers, HR directors and Special Education Directors. Content will be repeated so you only need to register for one per topic of interest. The collection is expected to open Nov. 2.
Registration is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/web_reg_oct_nov_2011
December Count Staff Webinar:
Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 10 a.m. – noon
December Count Student Webinar:
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
December Count Data Summary and Data Detail Reports and Data Validity Webinar:
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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For More Information, Contact:
Sarah Cannon
Exceptional Student Services
Phone: 303.866.6749
Email: cannon_s@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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