Announcement
Gifted Education
Attn: BOCES Executive Directors, Superintendents, Gifted Education Directors, Special Education Directors
In the Exceptional Children's Educational Act (ECEA) Rules pertaining to Gifted and Talented programming, Rule 12.02(1)(g) states that "funding committed by the Administrative Unit shall be equal to or greater than the amount requested from the department." This is what has been called the “matching funds” provision.
A recent informal opinion from the Attorney General's office to the Colorado Department of Education indicated that there is not sufficient basis in statute for this particular rule. Given this clarification, the department will no longer require that an Administrative Unit provide “equal to or greater than” funding than that requested from the state effective beginning the 2010-2011 school year.
Although this clarification of the ECEA Rules removes the matching funds mandate,
the potential impact on programming for gifted and talented students may be cause
for concern. Please contact Ed Steinberg at steinberg_e@cde.state.co.us (303-866-6645) or GT Director Jacquelin Medina at medina_j@cde.state.co.us (303-866-6652) with questions or for assistance regarding this issue.
Thank you for your long-standing commitment to quality programming for all students, including Colorado’s gifted and talented students.
For More Information, Contact:
Jacquelin Medina
Gifted Education
Phone: 303-866-6652
Email: medina_j@cde.state.co.us
April 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 Tuesday, April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek Schools ESC, 4700 S. Yosemite St. in Greenwood Village.
Visit the link below to join the webinar, or call in at 1-866-764-6750.
For More Information, Contact:
Dennis St. Hilaire
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6840
Email: st.hilaire_d@cde.state.co.us
Webinar: Update on Senate Bill 09-163 and Development of the School Performance Framework
Attn: All
The department will host a webinar on Thursday, April 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. to provide an update on the implementation of Senate Bill 09-163 and the development of the performance evaluation framework for schools.
S.B. 09-163 requires an alignment of accountability systems. Our goal is to have one evaluation framework rather than two. Therefore, part of the task is to align both the school and district performance frameworks. The development of the school performance framework will likely drive some changes to the district accreditation summary report.
To participate in the upcoming 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:
Jhon Penn
Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6632
Email: penn_j@cde.state.co.us
Event
FREE GEO Webinar: Operations and Maintenance 101 and 201 for High Performance Buildings
Attn: Superintendents (Building Owners), Facility, Operations and Maintenance Personnel, Building Planners
Created specifically for building maintenance and operations staff, this webinar will provide a big-picture view of the impact of operations and maintenance on building performance, occupant comfort, energy consumption, operation cost and maintenance cost. Attendees will gain an understanding of high performance systems, commissioning and recommissioning, ENERGY STAR, and LEED EB among other topics.
Date & Time: Friday, April 23; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
AGENDA:
1. Defining a high performance building
2. High performance building systems
3. Typical maintenance needs of high performance systems
4. Strategies for utility bill management and building automation systems
5. The role of commissioning and re-commissioning in operations and maintenance
6. High performance operations and maintenance for existing buildings
7. Energy Star & LEED EB
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Understand basic skill sets needed and resources available for operating a high performance building.
• Develop knowledge base of typical high performance building systems and discuss special considerations those features.
• Learn ways to identify and overcome challenges that often undermine system performance.
• Broaden understanding of available tools and techniques for tracking and monitoring utility bills and system performance to optimize building performance, energy savings, and cost savings.
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For More Information, Contact:
Conor Merrigan High Performance Building Program Manager
Governor's Energy Office
Phone: 303-866-3965
Email: Conor.merrigan@state.co.us
Federal Programs
Elimination of Funding for Title IV-A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Safe and Drug-Free School Directors
CDE continues to receive questions about Title IV-A formula funds for 2010-2011. Please note: There will not be any formula funds allocated to districts for Title IV-A during the 2010-11 school year. Congress voted in December 2009 to eliminate the funding for this program and it was approved by the President shortly thereafter.
Districts may still apply for Title IV-A carryover funds if they have unobligated funds left from this year. The management of the carryover funds will be covered in more detail in the Office of Federal Program Administration's Consolidated Application webinars.
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For More Information, Contact:
Janelle Krueger
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6660
Email: Krueger_J@cde.state.co.us
Monitoring ARRA Expenditures in Tracker
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Title I Directors, Business or Fiscal Managers
CDE is required to monitor the use of Title I, Part A ARRA funds. If your local education agency has drawn down Title I, Part A ARRA funds for the 09-10 school year, please upload the expenditure detail for the use of these funds YTD, in the Tracker System, "Monitoring ARRA 09-10" Instrument, by Friday, April 30.
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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
To Do
Educator Identifier Project Update
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Data Contacts, Registrars, HR, Technical Staff
The analysis of Phase I of the Educator Identifier Project is now complete and development is underway. Phase I of the project focuses on the generation of identifiers to all educators employed by a public K-12 school in the state.
Districts and charter schools must identify a contact person who will be responsible for assigning educator identifiers to staff members. Once that person has been identified, the Educator Identifier System Respondent form must be filled out by the district and submitted to CDE as soon as possible. The form can be found at the link below.
The identifier will be an 8-digit number. Therefore, districts are encouraged to work with their vendors to get this data element incorporated into their system as soon as possible.
CDE is working on a spring training plan that will involve district HR and technical staff on the process of assigning identifiers to educators.
For more information, please see the Educator Identifier Project Web site located on CDE’s home page (www.cde.state.co.us)
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For More Information, Contact:
Lisa Bradley
Information Management Services
Phone: 303-866-4902
Email: bradley_l@cde.state.co.us
Update
Registration Cap Lifted for Personal Financial Literacy Summit
Attn: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals
District leaders responsible for implementation of standards are encouraged to attend the Personal Financial Literacy Summit, Thursday, April 8 in Aurora. The two person per district cap has lifted allowing districts to send additional leadership staff to the summit.
Take advantage of this opportunity no later than Friday, April 2. There is no cost for the summit. More information can be found at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman, Assistant Director
Academic Initiatives and Support
Phone: 303-866-6737
Email: Colsman_M@cde.state.co.us
Standards Implementation Update
Attn: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals
This is the second in a new series of biweekly standards implementation eUpdates from CDE.
Sign Up To Receive Standards "eUpdates"
Who in your district needs regular updates on standards implementation (and who don't subscribe to The Scoop)? Sign up to receive regular eUpdates at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/standardsupdateregistration. When you sign up for eUpdates, you can also sign up to receive content specific updates for the arts, literacy, math, science and social studies.
Standards Crosswalk Webinars
In partnership with educational leaders from across the state, CDE recently posted 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: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/UAS/StandardsImplementation.html. A webinar orientation to the crosswalks will be held on Monday, April 12 from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Information about the webinar 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. Please RSVP to Melissa Colsman no later than Monday, April 5 to participate.
Standards Implementation Leadership Tour
Plans are being finalized for a regional tour to support leaders in planning for standards implementation. The tour is planned for mid-May through mid-June. Dates and locations will be available soon.
For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Teaching and Learning
Phone: 303-866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
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