Announcement
Peer Reviewers Needed
Attn: Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, Board and Community Members
The U.S. Department of Education is looking for peer reviewers for the Investing in Innovation Fund program. Interested applicants should apply by Monday, March 1.
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For More Information, Contact:
Nina Lopez
Phone: 303-916-5434
Email: Lopez_N@cde.state.co.us
February Education Data eXchange Council (EDX) Meeting
Attn: Chief Information Officers, District Technology Leaders, System Architects, Data Experts
Help guide the vision of a next-generation data exchange system and collaborate with your technology peers across the state.
CDE is partnering with districts to host an Education Data eXchange Council. Share solutions, discuss best practices and advise the state on strategies to more efficiently and effectively exchange data.
The next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Aurora Public Schools (ESC Building 1, Suite 203, 15701 East First Ave. in Aurora.
Visit the link below to join the webinar or to call in, dial 1-866-764-6750.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dennis St. Hilaire
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6840
Email: st.hilaire_d@cde.state.co.us
Part Three of Content Specialists Online Office Hours
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Teachers
The CDE content specialists will host their third 30-minute presentation on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
A New Vision for Colorado will focus on standards implementation updates and how to stay informed on the latest implementation efforts.
Future online office hours will contain additional updates and provide an opportunity for feedback. They are scheduled for Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 17.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of teaching and learning
Phone: 303-866-6737
Email: Colsmas_M@cde.state.co.us
Event
Colorado Growth Model Technical Advisory Panel Meeting
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, DACs, Accountability Committees
A Colorado Growth Model Technical Advisory Panel will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held in the state board room at CDE (201 E. Colfax Ave.) in downtown Denver.
The focus of the meeting is to complete the proposed School Performance Framework elements and aggregation as they relate to measures of growth. Exclusion rules for public reporting of school and district growth and achievement data will also be a topic of discussion.
For More Information, Contact:
Bill Bonk
Research and Evaluation
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: bonk_w@cde.state.co.us
CAP4K Town Hall Meetings next week in Grand Junction and Gunnison
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, CTE, Counselors, High School Teachers, Students
CDE and the Colorado Department of Higher Education will jointly host town hall meetings in Grand Junction and Gunnison from 5-7 p.m. as part of the ongoing effort to discuss the next generation of the state assessment system.
The meetings are devoted to postsecondary education and workforce readiness and high school assessments. Educators, students, parents, business and community members and interested citizens are invited to the meetings, which will be held at the following locations:
Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 5-7 p.m.
Western Colorado Community College
(A branch of Mesa State College)
2508 Blichmann Ave
Building B – Room 113
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 5-7 p.m.
Western State College
Aspinall Wilson Center South
Room 909
East Escalante Dr.
Gunnison, CO 81231
The gatherings in Grand Junction and Gunnison are a part of the 14 statewide meetings planned to solicit a broad spectrum of community thinking. The meetings emphasize either school readiness and primary grade assessments or postsecondary and workforce readiness and secondary grade assessments. The work was launched by Senate Bill 08-212, the “Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act” also known as the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K).
This new system will reflect the expectations of the updated Colorado Academic Standards and the requirements of CAP4K (Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids), which calls for both school readiness and Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness assessments.
Please RSVP to Maia Blom, Academic Policy Coordinator, Department of Higher Education by calling 303-866-2723 or e-mailing maia.blom@dhe.state.co.us
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For More Information, Contact:
Emmy Glancy
Standards and Assessments
Phone: Program Manager
Email: glancy_e@cde.state.co.us
Exceptional Students
4th Annual Transition Leadership Institute
Attn: Special Education Directors, Transition Team Leaders
The 4th Annual Transition Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Exceptional Student Leadership Unit's Secondary Transition Services Team and the National Transition Technical Assistance Center, is scheduled for June 23-25. The institute will be held at the Doubletree Hotel World Arena in Colorado Springs. Save the date, and look for more details coming soon!
For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Goldsby
ESLU
Phone: 303-866-6695
Email: goldsby_b@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
11th-Grade Alternate Assessment
Attn: District Assessment Coordinators, Special Ed Directors
The 11th-grade alternate window is almost here. It is available in reading, writing, math and science for students who cannot take the ACT due to a significant cognitive disability. For ACT and the 11th-Grade Alternate Assessment the student may take one or the other, they are not separated by content areas.
A packet of 11th-grade alternate protocols will be mailed to each DAC in early March. The packet will contain the number of needed protocols plus one extra per district. If a district did not identify a student for the 11th-grade alternate, a packet of one protocol will be mailed to the DACs in those districts.
• 11th-Grade Alternate Assessment Administration window - April 1 - 26
• 11th-Grade Alternate Assessment ADE data collection window - April 26 - May 7
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For More Information, Contact:
Dena Coggins
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6863
Email: momkec01@msn.com
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Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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