Announcement
Facilitated Discussion: Curriculum and the Transition to the New Colorado Academic Standards
Attn: District Curriculum Directors, Assistant Superintendents of Instruction, District Content Facilitators
You are invited to participate in a facilitated discussion regarding curriculum and the transition to the new Colorado Academic Standards. The purpose of this session is to share information regarding the transition to the new Colorado Academic Standards.
The discussion will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek School District, Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC), 14188 East Briarwood Ave., in Englewood. To register, visit the link below.
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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
Title V State Abstinence Education Grant Program RFP Now Available
Attn: Education Providers
The Title V State Abstinence Education Grant Program Request For Proposal (RFP) is now available. The intent of this RFP is to solicit applications from providers to support local abstinence education programs in local education agencies and community-based organizations within the state.
Approximately $550,000 each year for four years (FY10-FY14) will be available to fund one or more State Abstinence Programs. Proposals will be due on Wednesday, January 19, 2011.
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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
Conference
23rd Annual Courage to Risk Conference
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Ed and General Ed Teachers, Related Service Providers
The 23rd Annual Courage to Risk Conference will be held January 28-29, 2011 in Colorado Springs. CDE's Exceptional Student Leadership Unit is one of 10 sponsors, and 10 staff members will present sessions. There will also be a joint presentation from the RtI/PBIS, Teaching and Learning and Language, Culture and Equity units.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Goldsby
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: (303) 866-6695
Email: goldsby_b@cde.state.co.us
Event
New Four-Year Graduation Rate Calculation
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, End of Year Data Respondents
Save the date! Informational webinars will be held Thursday, Jan. 6 and Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, to provide detailed information on the new four-year graduation rate calculation. Communication tools will also be provided to help explain the rate change to your district and community stakeholders. Look for more information soon.
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For More Information, Contact:
Angela Zimmerman
Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
Phone: 303-866-6206
Email: zimmerman_a@cde.state.co.us
Correction of Autism Training Date
Attn: Superintendents, Special Education Directors, Special Education Program Coordinators; Special Education Teachers, Related Service Providers
Please note that an incorrect day of the week was listed in last week's Scoop regarding the Autism Level II: Social Skills training to be held in Glenwood Springs. The correct date and day for this training are Tuesday, January 18, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the training will be held at the Glenwood Springs Community Center located at 100 Wulfsohn Road in Glenwood Springs.
For more information on the training, visit the link below.
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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
Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board Will Meet on Thursday, Dec. 16
Attn: District Officials, School Counselors, Teachers, Principals
The Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, Dec. 16 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 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 Dec. 16 combined work session and formal meeting agenda includes:
Work Session
• Introduction
• Changes to Colorado Department of Higher Education Policy
• Report updates
• Prioritization of Funds Committee update and recommendations for Improvement
• Communications Committee Update
• Joint Budget 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
For more information on the 13-member board visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
State Council for Educator Effectiveness Meeting Friday, Dec. 17
Attn: Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, Educators
The next meeting for the State Council for Educator Effectiveness will be held on Friday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Colorado Department of Education, 201 E. Colfax Ave., State Board Room, in Denver.
The agenda includes:
• 9 a.m. – Welcome and Announcements
• 9:15 a.m. – Framing and Progress Monitoring
• 9:25 a.m. – Review State-Local Flexibility
• 11:15 a.m. – Teacher Standards
• Noon – Public Comment
• 12:45 p.m. – Student Growth
• 2:45 p.m. – Technical Advisory Group Reports, Part 1
• 3:15 p.m. – Public Input
• 3:50 p.m. – Technical Advisory Group Reports, Part 2
• 4:40 p.m. – Communications Summary
• 5 p.m. - Adjourn
To learn more about the 15-member council and learn about upcoming meeting dates, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Vanessa R Roman
Phone: 303-866-6678
Email: roman_v@cde.state.co.us
Exceptional Students
Transition Regional Cadres
Attn: Special Education Directors, Special Education Coordinators, Transition Team Leaders
Transition Regional Cadres are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8 (South Metro), Wednesday, Feb. 9 (North Metro), Thursday, Feb. 10 (Pueblo), Thursday, Feb. 17 (Durango) and Wednesday, Feb. 23 (Grand Junction).
The cadres will focus on reviewing Transition Action Plans developed at the Transition Leadership Institute last June. Emphasis will be on evaluating the impact of your efforts to improve secondary transition education and services. The goal is to provide specific strategies AUs can use to ensure that TAPs actually lead to the desired outcomes for students. This work will directly link to TAP updates for the summer Transition Leadership Institute June 21-23, 2011. Look for cadre registration details in early January!
For More Information, Contact:
Wendy Ulibarri
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: (303) 866-6799
Email: ulibarri_w@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Public Comment Period for Proposed Statewide Title I-A Carryover Waiver
Attn: Title I Directors, Federal Program Contacts and Budget and Finance Personnel
CDE invites public comment on a proposed statewide waiver to allow some local education agencies to carryover more than 15 percent of its 2010-2011 Title I-A allocation into the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
Additional information on the scope of the waiver and LEAs eligible to apply is available at the link below.
CDE will accept comments through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at miller_c@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Cheryl Miller
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6214
Email: miller_c@cde.state.co.us
District Level UIP Webinar for Federal Program and Tracker Submission Webinar
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Title I Directors, Tracker Users
The Office of Federal Programs is offering two webinars tomorrow, Dec. 16:
Tracker UIP Submission Process from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
District Level UIP Webinar for Federal Programs from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
The tracker webinar will cover the UIP submission process (how to upload the plans onto the tracker system).
The district level UIP webinar for Federal Programs will cover the UIP as it pertains to NCLB requirements. Districts or grantees that are identified for improvement under Titles IA, IIA and/or III, will need to use the UIP template to complete their improvement plan and submit the plan by Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. While the UIP is designed to meet other requirements (e.g., state accountability), this particular training will focus only on the unique requirements of NCLB programs. The goal of the webinar is for districts and grantees to understand all the required elements for the various Title programs and where to incorporate those requirements in the UIP.
Register for a webinar by emailing Tina Tamayo (tamayo_t@cde.state.co.us). Please specify the webinar title, date and time.
For More Information, Contact:
Jennifer Morgan
Office of Federal Programs
Phone: 303.866.6108
Email: morgan_j@cde.state.co.us
News
Standards Implementation and Assessment Transition
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors
The Office of Teaching and Learning and the Office of Standards and Assessments held a joint webinar regarding standards implementation and the newly adopted Colorado assessment system.
Topics addressed included:
(a) the re-issue of the mathematics and reading, writing, communicating Colorado Academic Standards based on the Common Core State Standards,
(b) transition planning for standards implementation in all discipline areas,
(c) key design components of the adopted Colorado assessment system, and
(d) supports for standards implementation.
The webinar is available at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Standards and Assessments & Teaching and Learning
Phone: 303-866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
School Internet speed Test and Survey
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, IT Directors
The Governor's Office of Information Technology has internet speed test data for 67 percent of all Colorado school districts. If you represent any of the following school districts please have your schools take the speed test/survey at the link below.
Agate 300, Aguilar Reorganized 6, Arickaree R-2, Aspen 1, Ault-Highland RE-9, Bennett 29J, Briggsdale RE-10, Buena Vista R31, Burlington RE-6J, Byers 32J, Campo RE-6, Centennial R1, Center 26JT, Cherry Creek 5, Cheyenne County RE5, Cripple Creek Victor RE-1, Deer Trail 26J, Del Norte C7, Falcon 49, Florence RE2, Fort Morgan RE-3, Garfield RE2, Genoa-Hugo C113, Gilpin County RE1,Greeley 6, Gunnison Watershed RE1J, Haxtun RE-2J, Hi-Plains R-23, Keenesburg RE-3, Kiowa C-2, Kit Carson R-1, Lake County R1, Lewis-Palmer 38, Liberty J4, Littleton 6, Manitou Springs 14, Manzanola 3J, Montrose County RE1J,Ouray R1, Pawnee RE12, Peyton 23JT, Plainview RE2, Plateau RE5, Platte Valley RE3, Platte Valley RE7, Pritchett RE3, Roaring Fork RE1, Salida R32, Sheridan 2, South Conejos RE10, Springfield RE4, Stratton R4, Valley RE1, Walsh RE1, Weld County RE-1, Weld CountyRE8, Westminster 50, Wiggins RE50J, Yuma 1
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For More Information, Contact:
Frank Ohrtman
Governor's Office of Information Technology, Colorado Broadband Data and Development
Phone: 303-910-5968
Email: Frank.Ohrtman@state.co.us
Extended Evidence Outcomes Online Feedback
Attn: SSN Teachers, Curriculum Directors and Other Interested Parties
The Extended Evidence Outcomes online feedback is open until Friday, Dec. 17. Please review the extensions of the standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities and provide feedback for the subcommittee members.
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For More Information, Contact:
Mira Monroe
Office of Standards and Assessments
Phone: 303.866.6709
Email: monroe_m@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Students Need Your Votes - $250,000 for Exams and Test Prep
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, AP Teachers, Pre-AP teachers, Counselors, Other School and District Staff
Colorado has 15 days left to win $250,000 for 2,000 students and 65 teachers statewide. These funds will support this year's 80 percent increase in AP enrollment by paying for student test fees, exam prep and incentives. To win, we need your help!
You and your schools can help increase student achievement this year – and keep this program in Colorado next year – with just 30 seconds a day for the rest of the month. The Pepsi Refresh Project awards grants to projects with the most voter support – please vote twice today and remember to keep voting everyday in December.
1. Vote online at www.refresheverything.com/coloradolegacyschools and
2. Vote by texting 104883 to Pepsi (73774).
Also, sign up for a daily reminder to vote by e-mailing slong@colegacy.org.
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For More Information, Contact:
Samantha Long
Colorado Legacy Foundation, www.colegacy.org
Phone: 303.736.6477 x4
Email: slong@colegacy.org
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