Announcement
Success in Mathematics Workshop for Districts
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, Special Ed Directors, Curriculum Directors, TOSAs, Math Coaches
The Success in Mathematics Workshop is a one day workshop designed for district teams of 4 – 8+ to bring awareness, understanding and a practical sense of what research shows successful districts and schools have done to improve their student achievement in mathematics.
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For More Information, Contact:
Arti Winston
Standards and Achievement Support
Phone: 303-866-6905
Email: winston_a@cde.state.co.us
Power Library Applications Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors, Librarians/library staff
The online application for the Colorado Power Libraries Program was posted on March 31, 2008 at the link below. Applications are due April 30, 2008.
The Power Libraries Program is a competetive statewide program designed to bring recognition to the role that professionally staffed school library programs play in promoting student achievement. PLP is a cooperative program of the Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Library Consortium.
The program focuses on developing and promoting quality school library programs and practices that align library-based resources with classroom curricula and instruction.
Qualified, selected schools receive assistance from Power Library coaches to develop collaboration skills; network opportunities with peer libraries; identify resources, ideas, and best practices to improve collaboration and library services; gain recognition by CDE and the Colorado State Library; create publicity for your school library program.
See the link below for historical information and to research Power Libraries and participating schools.
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For More Information, Contact:
Nance Nassar, School Library Sr. Consultant
State Library
Phone: 303-866-6772
Email: nassar_n@cde.state.co.us
Part B Application Available
Attn: Superintendents
The State of Colorado's proposed Part B Application for grant funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 for federal fiscal year 2008 is available online for review and comment at the link below.
To request a hard copy of the proposed Part B Application, call Kim Hubbard. Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Send written comments to:
Kim Hubbard
Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
201 E. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Fax: 303-866-6811
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For More Information, Contact:
Kim Hubbard
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6690
Email: hubbard_k@cde.state.co.us
Conference
4th Annual PBS Pre-Symposium and Symposium, July 15-17, 2008
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, District Personnel
The 4th Annual Colorado Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Pre-Symposium and Symposium: Behavioral Support for All Students Through PBS and RtI will be held
July 15-17, 2008.
Registration is now available online. PBS district personnel were given four weeks to plan and organize registrations in anticipation of online registration which started Monday, March 24. Registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis for PBS districts collaborating with CDE as well as districts that have a Behavior Evaluation Support Team (BEST).
Pre-Symposium (July 15, 2008) offers an intensive all-day training with one of five national speakers in the following areas of expertise:
1. Dr. Lise Fox – An Introduction to Preschool PBS
2. Melinda Graham & Jean Lira – Asperger’s Syndrome: A Focus on the Future
3. Dr. Alan Levine – Management of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Strategies for Success
4. Dr. Cristal McGill – An Impact Teaching Approach to Effective Instruction
5. Anne Todd – Developing Individual Student Systems and Targeted Interventions
The Symposium (July 16-17, 2008) will offer 40 or more sessions each day from both local and national speakers. Some of the strands include: preschool, RtI (academics/behaviors), prevention strategies for at-risk youth, mental health, data and family partnerships.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jason Dewar
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6743
Email: dewar_j@cde.state.co.us
Important Due Date
Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) Awards for FY 2008
Attn: School District Personnel
The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, as required by the fiscal year 2008 Appropriations Act, five-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security in order to enable successful students to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages as they advance from elementary school through high school and college.
In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under this program must use the funds to support programs that show the promise of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects supported under this program may also include a professional development component.
This notice involves an absolute priority and four competitive preference priorities.
Priority: Sequential Study of Critical Languages
Competitive Priorities:
* Projects including intensive summer foreign language programs for professional development.
* Projects linking community non-native English speakers with schools to promote two-way language learning.
* Projects that make effective use of technology, to promote foreign language study.
* Projects that promote innovative activities: foreign language immersion, partial foreign language immersion, or content-based instruction.
Applications now available
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 11, 2008
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 30, 2008
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 30, 2008
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For More Information, Contact:
Yvonne Putney-Mathieu
ELAU
Phone: 202-245-7155
Email: yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov
Update
Changes to the 07-08 SAR
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, ADE Directory Respondents
There is a change to the 2007-08 School Accountability Report (SAR) that will impact the data in the ADE Directory. Web sites for districts and schools will now be provided in the SAR. The district and school addresses have been in the directory collection for some time, but it has not been part of the SAR until the 2007-08 school year. The district and school Web sites are populated in the ADE directory on the main directory page and on the school tab for each school in the district.
Districts are encouraged to provide complete Web site information for the district and its schools. However, your district may opt out by having the directory respondent delete the Web addresses in the ADE directory and they will show up as blanks on the SARs.
You may find your districts' assigned respondent at https://ade.cde.state.co.us/respondents.htm#directory.
If a particular school does not have a Web site, then the district Web site will be used. If no Web site is provided, then any reference to a Web site will be left blank. Please check each web link to make sure that it still works.
Directoy updates should be made by Friday, May 30.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dennis St. Hilaire
Data & Research
Phone: 303-866-6840
Email: st.hilaire_d@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Parent Network
Attn: Principals, Superintendents
The Colorado Parent Network is a concept we've been sharing around the state. Many of you have voiced your appreciation for its potential benefits to give parents resources and state assessment scores online. Unfortunately, state funds are so limited that the Colorado Department of Education is unable to advance the program this year.
In the near future, we will explore the potential to fund and develop the Colorado Parent Network. We are disappointed that we are not able to extend to both you and Colorado’s parents this service at this time.
We truly appreciated your interest and feedback we received. We have taken your ideas and hope to incorporate them into the future Colorado Parent Network.
For More Information, Contact:
Jo O'Brien
Office of Standards & Assessments
Phone: 303-866-6931
Email: hingle_c@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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