Announcement
2010-2011 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Application is Now Available
Attn: Principals, School Counselors
The 2010-2011 application for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship is now available at the link below.
Please be sure to read the memo for counselors attached to the application for information on submitting the completed application. You can also find helpful information on the Web page.
The due date for hand-delivered applications is Friday, April 1, at 4 p.m. Mailed items must be postmarked by Friday, April 1, at 4 p.m. If you are unable to download the application, please Charles Dukes.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles Dukes
Dropout Prevention
Phone: 303-936-0888
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Historic Opportunity to Board Final U.S. Space Shuttle Flight
Attn: Principals, Curriculum Directors
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education invites school districts across the U.S. to be part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program for grades five-14. A school district can reserve an experiment slot in a real research mini-laboratory to fly on Atlantis, and hold a real experiment design competition for up to 3,200 students. Individual schools can also participate.
SSEP was designed as a keystone national STEM education initiative to engage and inspire America’s next generation of scientists and engineers. A suite of programming engages the entire community, embracing a Learning Community Model for STEM education.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barry Cartwright
Academic and instructional support
Phone: 303-866-6187
Email: cartwright_b@cde.state.co.us
Conference
Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Symposium, March 3 in Montrose
Attn: School Administrators, School Suicide Intervention Teams, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Counselors, Nurses, Special Educators, Teachers, Community Partners, Crisis Response Teams
This symposium will be held on Thursday, March 3, from 8:30-3:30 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion Events Center and is offered at no cost.
Participants will hear from both state and community leaders and panels of school and agency personnel with a variety of experience in youth suicide prevention and response. Information on the higher risk that exists for students with disabilities will be included. This symposium is collaboratively sponsored by the Colorado School Safety Resource Center, the Office of Suicide Prevention, and CDE, with support from Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Inc. and The Center for Mental Health.
Registration is online at www.co.train.org. Course ID: 1025171
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For More Information, Contact:
Colorado School Safety Resource Center
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-329-4435
Email: schoolsafetycenter@cdps.state.co.us
Event
State Council for Educator Effectiveness Meets Friday, Feb 11, in Denver
Attn: Educators, Parents, Students
The next meeting of the State Council for Educator Effectiveness will be held on Friday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community College System, Lowry Conference Center, 1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697 in Denver.
The agenda includes:
9 a.m. – Welcome and Announcements
9:05 a.m. – Framing and Progress Monitoring
9:15 a.m. –Measuring Student Growth for Teacher and Principal Evaluation
10:45 a.m. – Public Comment
11 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group Recommendations on Testing, Pilot and Roll Out of Evaluation System
12:30 p.m. – Technical Advisory Group Recommendations on Policy Alignment
1:30 p.m. – Technical Advisory Group Recommendations on Student Engagement
2:30 p.m. – State Model System
3 p.m. – Public Comment
3:15 p.m. – Final Report
4:15 p.m. - Closing
All meetings of the state council are open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments to the council via e-mail at SCEE@cde.state.co.us. If you plan to make public comment at a council meeting, the council requests that you notify Vanessa Roman at roman_v@cde.state.co.us with your name and topic of comment so staff may plan the agenda accordingly.
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For More Information, Contact:
Vanessa R Roman
Phone: 303-866-6678
Email: roman_v@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Supplemental Summer School Grant RFP Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel
The new Supplemental Summer School Grant Request For Proposal is now available. This RFP is designed to solicit applications from local education agencies on behalf of Title I Schools on Improvement or those with the potential to be on Improvement to provide funding for the operation of intensive and sustained supplemental summer school programs. Approximately $3.5 million is available for the operation of summer school programs, extended year programs, Jump Start programs for the 2011-12 school year or Credit recovery programs at the secondary level. Proposals will be due on Wednesday, March 23.
An application training webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. To register for this technical assistance opportunity, please e-mail Nicole Dake at dake_n@cde.state.co.us. For more information and to access the RFP, please visit the Web site below.
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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
Consolidated Application Post Award Revision System
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts
There will be two opportunities for local education agencies to submit a post award revision request for the 2010-2011 Consolidated Application. The post award revision system will be available: Monday, Jan. 17 to Tuesday, Feb. 15 and Tuesday, March 15 to Thursday, March 31.
LEAs may only submit one revision request during each window. Accordingly, revisions for every applicable Title Program must be included in the request -- separate requests cannot be submitted for individual Title Programs. Program consultants will not review requests until the submission window closes.
Resources are available on the Web site to assist with the submission process. A PowerPoint presentation with audio explains the purpose of the post award revision Request system, how to submit a request (http://connect.cboces.org/p22155435/) and a step-by-step instruction list.
The Post Award Revision Request System is available at the link below.
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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
FYI
Upcoming Blackboard Training on Cultural Mediation: Building Bridges
Attn: Special Education Directors
This online course will help participants understand differences between culture
and race or ethnicity, understand the role of a cultural mediator (interpreter/translator) and understand the role of a cultural mediator in the
special education referral, evaluation and identification process.
The training is from Monday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, March 13. Online registration closes Tuesday, Feb. 15, and is limited to 30 participants, on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Fran Herbert
ESLU
Phone: 303.866.6604
Email: herbert_f@cde.state.co.us
Update
Two Schools Win Drawing for TELL Colorado Response Rates
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, District Administrators, School Leaders
Congratulations to Trinidad High School in Trinidad and Basalt Elementary of Roaring Fork! Both schools were awarded $500 today from the weekly drawing through Colorado Education Association for schools reaching a 50 percent response rate on the TELL Colorado survey. There will be two drawings each week until the final drawing, when two schools each win $1000.
The TELL Colorado survey window opened last week and many schools and districts have hit the ground running. Take a look at district and school response rates by visiting www.tellcolorado.org and clicking on "Response Rate."
Remember, only schools and districts that reach the 50 percent participation rate will be able to access their own data. The survey window will remain open through the end of the month (Monday, Feb. 28).
If your school(s) has not received codes to access the online survey, contact the TELL Colorado Help Desk (Web site: www.tellcolorado.org; e-mail: helpdesk@tellcolorado.org; or phone: 888-280-7903.)
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For More Information, Contact:
Lisa Medler
Phone: 303-866-6993
Email: medler_l@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
Do you know somebody in your school district who needs to read The Scoop each week? Send an e-mail to: CDE_Communications_Office@cde.state.co.us with "Sign Me Up For The Scoop" in the subject line. If you are having trouble signing up, please call the communications office at the telephone numbers above.
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