Announcement
Sample Language for Charter School Contracts Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, Charter School District Liaison Staff
The Colorado Charter School Institute, the League of Charter Schools and CDE have recently released sample language for charter school contracts and an accompanying narrative to explain the sample. The sample contract includes attachments such as a pre-opening checklist, board disclosure certification form and provisions for educational service provider agreements. The sample contract language correlates to the model application released last year.
The next charter school authorizer's meeting is Thursday, May 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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For More Information, Contact:
Denise Mund
Schools of Choice Unit
Phone: 303-866-6740
Email: Mund_D@cde.state.co.us
Layoff Assistance Program for Employers
Attn: Superintendents, HR Directors
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment offers a free service to
organizations and districts facing restructuring and downsizing. Services are tailored to meet the employers need and benefit the employees, by educating them about programs like the Dislocated Worker Program and other community assistance to meet employment transition needs. These services are a cooperative effort between local Workforce Centers, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and Unemployment Insurance program provided at no cost.
Services offered are:
On-site layoff transition workshops
Information provided to employees to help minimize the emotional effects of a layoff and improve morale and production
Information on services available to employees, which can help reduce employee attrition prior to defined layoff date
Job placement assistance provided through local Workforce Centers
Information about unemployment insurance benefits
For More Information, Contact:
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Phone: 303-318-8840
Email: terry.bohannon@state.co.us
Webinar: Update on Senate Bill 09-163 and Development of the School Performance Framework
Attn: Superintendents
The department will host a webinar on Senate Bill 09-163 and the development of the school performance framework on Tuesday, March 23 from 8 to 9 a.m.
To participate in this webinar, please follow these steps:
When you are ready to join the webinar, visit http://cecc.na4.acrobat.com/jpenn/
When prompted, enter the phone number from which you would like to join the call
Wait for the online system to call the phone number you have entered
NOTE: The phone audio bridge will not work if you are at a location that requires an extension to reach you. If this is the case, please call 866-498-5411 to join the audio portion of the meeting.
If you have never attended a Connect Pro meeting before and would like to test your connection, please visit: https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
For More Information, Contact:
Kady Dodds
Office of Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6274
Email: dodds_k@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Personal Financial Literacy Summit
Attn: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum Directors
This is a reminder to reserve your spot now for the Personal Financial Literacy Summit to be held Thursday, April 8.
CDE in partnership with the Colorado Jump$tart Coalition, is pleased to present this one-day event designed to bring together district leaders from across the state with a number of service providers to assist you in your plans to implement the new Colorado Academic Standards pertaining to financial literacy.
District personnel responsible for implementation are encouraged to attend, however space is limited to two participants from each district. The registration window is from Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 26. After March 26, registration will be open on as a space is available registration basis for additional district administrators interested in attending.
The agenda includes an orientation to the new expectations in personal financial literacy, a keynote address from Mark Snead, assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, facilitated discussions regarding implementation implications and scholarship drawings.
For teachers and community members, the Jump$tart Coalition is sponsoring Money Smart Colorado, which will be held Saturday, April 24 to Saturday, May 1, with a free teacher workshop on May 1. Information on this event can be found at: http://www.cojumpstart.org/.
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For More Information, Contact:
Brenda Barr
Teaching and Learning
Phone: 303-866-6189
Email: barr_b@cde.state.co.us
Update
Educator Identifier Project Web site
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Data Contacts, Registrars, HR
CDE now has an official project Web site for the Educator Identifier Project. Come see up-to-date information on the status of the project including:
Information about the project
Development approach
Access to the project deliverables
Communication efforts including stakeholder meetings
Project sponsors
Related documents
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For More Information, Contact:
Lisa Bradley
Information Management Services
Phone: 303-866-4902
Email: bradley_l@cde.state.co.us
Standards Implementation Update
Attn: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Content Coordinators, Principals
CDE is working with stakeholders from across the state to design a comprehensive approach to supporting Colorado in the transition to the revised Colorado Academic Standards. In an effort to communicate timely information to districts about standards implementation resources, a bi-weekly update will appear in The Scoop.
There are four initiatives included in this update.
Standards crosswalk documents are complete. In partnership with educational leaders from across the state, CDE introduces the first support tool for transitioning to the revised standards: standards crosswalk documents. These documents are designed as working tools to compare the previous Model Content Standards to the revised Colorado Academic Standards. The crosswalks can be found at the link below. Training sessions on using the crosswalks will be provided via podcast for the arts, math, reading, writing, and communicating, science, and social studies in April. Details will be provided in the next standards implementation update.
Online office hours: Content specialists host regular online office hours. Join us for these webinars from 3:15 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, Monday, April 12 and Wednesday, May 12. Links to join these webinars and podcasts of previous sessions can be found at http://www.cde.state.co.us/otl/ContentSpecialist.htm.
Content connections: The Office of Teaching and Learning is looking for a core group of participants to help design and draft an Elementary Content Connections document which will identify the power connections across content areas. The initial meeting for this group will be on Monday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) Colorado. RSVP to Melissa Colsman no later than Friday, April 2 to participate.
Standards Implementation Tour: Plans are being finalized for a regional tour to support standards implementation mid-May through mid-June. Dates and locations will be in the next standards implementation update.
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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
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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