Announcement
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (RtI) Implementation RFP Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel, BOCES
The new Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (RtI) Implementation Grant Request For Proposal is now available. This RFP is designed to support professional development activities that target multi-tiered systems of support through an integrated Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) framework. Through this grant, districts will receive up to $10,000 in fiscal support as well as technical assistance from a CDE Technical Assistance Coordinator (TAC). CDE plans to award approximately 8 grants.
Proposals are due Friday, April 29. An application training webinar will be held on Monday, April 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. To register, e-mail Nicole Dake at dake_n@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Adena Miller
Response to Intervention/Positive Behavior Intervention & Support
Phone: 303-866-6698
Email: miller_a@cde.state.co.us
End of Year Revenue and Federal Application Training - Save the Date!
Attn: Special Education Directors, Federal Application Contacts, Business Managers
The Grants Fiscal and Exceptional Student Leadership Units will host a joint training to provide information to the field on special education revenue and expenditure requirements and reporting procedures. For a complete list of topics, visit the link below. Administrative units and BOCES are encouraged to bring teams including the special education director, federal application contact and business manager.
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For More Information, Contact:
Elizabeth Macek
ESLU
Phone: (303) 866-6736
Email: macek_e@cde.state.co.us
Conference
Autism Level II Training: ABLLS/VB
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Paraeducators
This half-day session will take place on Thursday, April 7, at the Conference & Event Center in Aurora. The session will present an overview of autism spectrum disorders, their neurological differences and the biomedical issues that students often experience. There are common co-morbid disorders that increase the challenges of this population of students. Medical, dietary, supplements and other common (and not so common) treatments will be discussed.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level I Training: Autism Presentation for School Nurses
Attn: Special Education Directors, School Nurses
This half-day session will be held on Thursday, April 7 at the Children's Hospital in Aurora. The session will provide an overview of autism spectrum disorders, their neurological differences and the biomedical issues that students often experience. There are common co-morbid disorders that increase the challenges of this population of students. Medical, dietary, supplements and other common (and not so common) treatments will be discussed.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level I Training: Screening, Evaluation & Educational Identification
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Child Find Coordinators, Psychologists, SLPs, OTs, Early Childhood Special Education Teachers
The training will be held on Friday, April 8 at the Summit Convention and Event Center in Aurora. The session will detail Level 1 and 2 screenings and the recommended evaluation process using best practices for the educational identification of students 3 to 21 suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder. Screening children birth to 3 and recommendations when autism is suspected will also be covered. This presentation will benefit teams that participate in the Educational Identification of Autism and for those teams who choose not to educationally identify but are addressing the needs of student suspected of an ASD.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level II Training: Progress Monitoring
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Paraeducators
The Autism Level II training will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Event Center. Learn how to use the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills as an assessment and curriculum for the students you are serving. This is a great training for practitioners responsible for developing concrete, intensive programs for students with autism and other developmental disabilities. The Level 2 Autism Training is open to participants who have previously attended the three-day Autism Introduction training.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Autism Level II Training: Progress Monitoring
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Paraeduca
CDE's Exceptional Student Leadership Office is pleased to announce the launch of its first Level II Autism training, a one-day work shop on Progress Monitoring on Friday, April 1 at the Arvada Center. This training will focus on assessment methods, data collection and utilization, and “model” classroom attributes. The training is open to participants who have previously attended the introductory three-day Autism training. Those who do not meet this prerequisite but have similar content background may also apply for an individual decision by e-mail inquiry.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303.866.6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Event
5th Annual Transition Leadership Institute
Attn: Special Education Directors, Transition Team Leaders, Transition Service Providers
CDE's Exceptional Student Leadership Office, in conjunction with the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center and the National Post-School Outcomes Center, is pleased to announce Colorado's 5th annual Transition Leadership Institute, to be held in Colorado Springs June 21-23. The Institute is designed to build upon previous work and assist transition teams/personnel in program evaluation and planning. Each AU's designated Transition Team Leader will be receiving Institute and registration information during the week of April 4, 2011.
For More Information, Contact:
Wendy Ulibarri
ESLU
Phone: (303) 866-6799
Email: ulibarri_w@cde.state.co.us
Updates on AEC Accountability
Attn: Alternative Education Campus (AEC) Leaders, District representatives
Since our last large group meeting on September 30th, 2010, we have been busily meeting with stakeholders and carrying out research to help inform the structure and function of the statewide Alternative School Performance Framework. Currently CDE is working to come up with a set of recommendations for AEC standards on the state-level data elements. In anticipation of that, we would like to schedule another large group meeting to gain your feedback on these recommendations.
This meeting will be held on Monday April 4th, from 2-3:30 pm, in the CDE State Board Room. You may also join the webinar by logging on at http://connect.cboces.org/aec and calling 303-866-6990.
We anticipate that we will send out documents before this meeting, but wanted to save this data and time on your calendar. For more information, please contact Dianne Lefly (below) or Jody Ernst at jernst@coloradoleague.org.
Thank you all for your commitment to this effort and we look forward to seeing you in April.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dianne Lefly
Research & Evaluation
Phone: 303-866-6997
Email: lefly_d@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Public School Choice Webinars
Attn: Title I Directors, Federal Program Contacts
Title I schools that are on Title I Improvement must notify parents of public school choice options. Any school on improvement, or with the potential to be on improvement, must submit a draft parent notification letter for approval by Friday, April 15. These letters will be collected through the C-FIRS Tracker system. All letters will be reviewed to ensure that the required components are included.
Additional assistance to districts will take place through a 30-minute webinar on:
• Wednesday, April 6, 11 a.m.
• Thursday, April 7, 2:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 12, 1 p.m.
To register, contact Leslie Baca.
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For More Information, Contact:
Leslie Baca
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303.866.6700
Email: baca_l@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Save the Date - 2011 CDE Summer Symposium
Attn: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, RtI Coordinators, Special Education Directors, Content Specialists, HR Directors and other District Instructional Leaders
The Colorado Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2011 CDE Summer Symposia, a series of two-day sessions across the state. These symposia will focus on leveraging Colorado's educational reform initiatives (educator effectiveness, standards and assessment, RtI and accountability) to achieve breakthrough results for students. More information will be forthcoming in the Scoop.
Dates and locations are as follows:
Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley
Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16 at Otero Junior College in La Junta
Wednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23 at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28 at the Double Tree Hotel in Grand Junction
For More Information, Contact:
Vanessa Roman
Learning and Results
Phone: (303) 866 - 6678
Email: roman_v@cde.state.co.us
Reminder to Submit Unified Improvement Plan
Attn: Superintendents, Accountability Contacts, Tracker Respondents, District Assessment Coordinators and Federal Programs Contacts
This is a reminder that the deadline to submit Unified Improvement Plans (UIPs) to CDE is on Friday, April 15. Plans due to CDE by this date are summarized below:
Under State Accountability
Schools: Turnaround Plans, Priority Improvement Plans, Improvement Plans or Performance Plans
Districts: Turnaround Plans, Priority Improvement Plans, Improvement Plans or Performance Plans
Under ESEA Accountability
None
By April 15, all districts, including those on performance and improvement plans, will need to submit final district and school plans to CDE. In 2010 – 2011, the Unified Improvement Plan template is required for districts with an initial January deadline and recommended, but not required, for districts with an initial April deadline. Final district and school plans should be submitted via Tracker in the April “UIP for SchoolView – April” Instrument, as outlined in the “Unified Improvement Plan Submission Process Summary” document. This is the plan that will be posted publicly on SchoolView.
For submission details, please refer to “Unified Improvement Plan Submission Process Summary” on SchoolView. For assistance with Tracker, please contact Katy Jackson at 303-866-6858, uiphelp@cde.state.co.us or Jennifer Morgan at 303-866-6108, Morgan_j@cde.state.co.us.
CDE will host a training webinar on the submission process: http://connect.cboces.org/r12321117/
Thursday, April 7 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. - "Tracker UIP Submission Process"
The webinar will cover the tracker submission process in detail. UIP submitters may log in to the webinar to ask UIP submission-specific questions. The link to the webinar is provided here: http://connect.cboces.org/r12321117/
To register for the webinar, please contact Katy Jackson at uiphelp@cde.state.co.us
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For More Information, Contact:
Katy Jackson
Phone: 303-866-6858
Email: uiphelp@cde.state.co.us
Application for 2012 Colorado Teacher of the Year is Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel, Principals, Teachers
The application for the 2012 Colorado Teacher of the Year is now available. Each year, the Colorado Teacher of the Year Program honors an exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled teacher to represent the entire profession in Colorado.
Applications for this honor will be due no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, August 1. To access the application and additional program information for the 2012 Colorado Teacher of the Year, please visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
Competitive Grants and Awards
Phone: 303-866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
Now Seeking Nominations for Colorado Talent Pool
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel
The Colorado Department of Education maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders that consists of a cadre of distinguished teachers and principals. These educators may be considered for membership on advisory boards and task forces, as well as candidates for special recognition programs. Your recommendations will identify educators who will be of great value to your community and state and who may also ultimately receive prestigious recognition.
Nominations for 2011 additions to the talent pool are due by Friday, April 15, 2011. For more information on the nomination process, please the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
Competitive Grants and Awards
Phone: 303-866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
Unified Improvement Planning: Upcoming Submission Deadlines
Attn: Superintendents, Accountability Contacts, Tracker Contacts, Federal Programs Contacts
CDE FEEDBACK (January Submitters)
CDE has reviewed all of the plans submitted in January 2011 and the feedback is available in Tracker: http://schoolview.org/documents/ToAccessFeedbackWithinTracker.pdf.
DISTRICT PLANS. By Wednesday, March 30, the following districts need to submit a revised district plan to CDE:
(1) districts on turnaround under state accountability;
(2) districts on high priority graduation designation under state accountability;
(3) districts that did not meet all NCLB accountability requirements.
CDE's expectation is that districts will consider the UIP Quality Criteria feedback in their revisions, particularly the feedback regarding (1) an explicit selection of one of the turnaround strategies required by S.B. 09-163, (2) corresponding budget amounts or resources, and (3) alignment with federal requirements (as appropriate). CDE staff will re-review these plans for content and completeness prior to public posting on SchoolView.
By Friday, April 15, all districts, including those on priority improvement and turnaround plans, will need to submit a final district plan via Tracker in the April "UIP for SchoolView - April." This is the plan that will be posted publicly on SchoolView.
SCHOOL PLANS. By Friday, April 15, districts will need to submit final school plans to CDE. CDE's expectation is that districts will consider the UIP Quality Criteria feedback in their revisions, particularly the feedback referenced under District Plans (above). The department encourages districts to re-review these plans for content and completeness prior to public posting on SchoolView. This is the plan that will be posted publicly on SchoolView.
APRIL SUBMISSIONS (First-time Submitters)
By Friday, April 15, all districts, including those on performance and improvement plans, will need to submit final district and school plans to CDE. In 2010-11, the UIP template is required for districts with an initial January deadline and recommended for districts with an initial April deadline. This is the plan that will be posted publicly on SchoolView.
SUBMISSION DETAILS: http://schoolview.org/documents/UIPsubmissionsummary.pdf
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
303-866-6778
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Unified Improvement Planning: Additional Resources
Attn: Superintendents, Accountability Contacts, Tracker Contacts, Federal Programs Contacts
For information on how to access pre-populated Section I of the UIP, formatting UIPs for submission and accessing quality criteria for UIPs, visit the link below. If you need technical assistance, please contact the CDE district lead. For questions about Tracker, contact Katy Jackson at 303-866-6778, uiphelp@cde.state.co.us. For other questions, contact Jhon Penn at 303-866-6632, penn_j@cde.state.co.us or Somoh Supharukchinda.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Office of Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Update
New and Updated Charter School Authorizer Resources Available
Attn: Charter School Authorizers, Superintendents, District Charter School Staff and Board Members
The Schools of Choice Office at CDE holds regular meetings with the charter school liaisons from Colorado’s school districts and the Charter School Institute (CSI) in order to provide current and relevant information related to best practices in authorizing.
Recently, the standard charter school application was updated and a detailed rubric added to aid in scoring applications. The sample contract language was also updated to conform to recent legal changes and additional best practice documents were included. Two new resources are now available: a charter school renewal framework and a checklist for charter school closure. These resources were developed through collaboration with CDE, the League of Charter Schools and the Charter School Institute and funded with the Building Charter School Quality grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Program - National Leadership Activities.
These resources and other additional information for charter school authorizers are available at the link below.
For additional information or to get on the e-mail distribution list for charter school authorizer meetings, contact Denise Mund. The next authorizer’s meeting is Tuesday, May 17 at Colorado Springs School District 11. The group meets five times a year from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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For More Information, Contact:
Denise Mund, Director
Schools of Choice
Phone: 303.866.6740
Email: mund_d@cde.state.co.us
Webinars
Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities Webinar
Attn: Special Education Administrators, Special Educators, School Psychologists, Principals
This webinar on Thursday, April 21 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. will provide technical assistance on common questions/challenges related to the following aspects of SLD identification:
• Relationship of RtI to referral and evaluation
• Required eligibility documentation
• Reevaluation & continued eligibility
Further information, including the link to online registration is posted under “Professional Development Opportunities” on the Specific Learning Disability Web page.
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For More Information, Contact:
Candy Myers
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6883
Email: myers_c@cde.state.co.us
Standards Implementation and Assessment Transition Update Webinar
Attn: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals
The Offices of Standards and Assessment and Teaching and Learning will co-host a webinar for district leaders with updates on standards implementation and assessment transition information on Monday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Participants will receive helpful guidance for standards transition planning for the 2011-12 school year and information on the transitional state assessment. The webinar will be recorded for those unable to participate live. To participate, 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
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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