Announcement
Preliminary No Child Left Behind (NCLB) '09 Allocations Posted
Attn: Superintendents, business managers, grant managers, title I directors
The preliminary '08-'09 NCLB allocations have been posted on the Web site at the link below. These allocations should only be used for planning purposes since they are preliminary and therefore, subject to change.
Questions regarding the allocations should be directed to Barb Vassis at the phone number and e-mail address listed below.
The electronic budget will also be posted on the Web site in May.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Vassis
Grants Fiscal Management
Phone: 303-866-6389
Email: vassis_b@cde.state.co.us
McREL Professional Development Opportunity
Attn: Superintendents, principals and ELA directors
You are invited to participate in a field test involving teacher professional development and materials for students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), is offering schools an opportunity to participate in Harcourt Achieve’s Responsive Instruction for Success in English (RISE) teacher training and receive the On Our Way to English (OWE) supplemental materials.
By participating in the study, schools will receive (free of charge), RISE professional development, valued at approximately $5,000 per school, and OWE materials, valued at approximately $2,500 per classroom.
McREL is now seeking 48 public elementary schools to participate in a two-year field test of RISE and OWE. Eligible schools serve grades one through five, have 20 percent or more Spanish-speaking English Language Learners and have not already used OWE materials or received RISE training. The field test will take place during the 2008-2008 and 2009-2010 school years.
OWE is a comprehensive program for elementary English Language Learners designed as a bridge to the core curriculum. The RISE training shows teachers how to capitalize on the tremendous flexibility of OWE to align with the content and standards being taught in the core curriculum and how to tailor their instruction to address different ability levels and the need for different types of student groupings. Since 2000, about 3,400 schools across the United States have purchased RISE, OWE, or both interventions.
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For More Information, Contact:
Sandy Foster
Phone: 303-632-5593
Email: sfoster@mcrel.org
Financial Literacy Focus Group Sessions
Attn: Math, business and economic education leaders
The Colorado Department of Education will be facilitating focus group sessions to gather input from math, business and economic education leaders regarding barriers and ways to overcome barriers to implementing financial literacy curriculum.
CDE will also gather input on how financial literacy is currently integrated in courses, if and how credit is given, and what resources and supports would be helpful for educators in the area of financial literacy.
Focus group sessions will be held on:
-Thursday, May 8 in Denver
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
-Thursday, May 22 on the Western Slope
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
If you are interested in joining us for a focus group session, please contact Kim Burnham.
For More Information, Contact:
Kim Burnham
Competitive Grants & Awards
Phone: 303-866-6916
Email: burnham_k@cde.state.co.us
Scholarship Opportunity
Attn: Principals, counselors and superintendents
Each year, CDE supports the United States Senate Youth Program, created in 1962 by the U.S. Senate and sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The Foundation states, “It is in the public interest to encourage these outstanding young people to continue their educational development.”
The annual United States Senate Youth Program, authorized by Senate Resolution 234, sanctions the selection of 104 student delegates, two from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Office of Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The Hearst Foundation provides each delegate a one-time college scholarship of $5,000 and a one-week all expense paid trip to the nation’s capitol.
The delegates are immersed in Washington activities throughout their weeklong stay, including visits to the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court and the Pentagon.
Each state’s responsibility is to determine their two delegates and two alternates by a competitive process determined by the individual Departments of Education. Colorado’s process is announced in mid-August, following the release of program requirements as determined by the Hearst Foundation.
Each Colorado high school receives posters announcing the program and a copy of the application form. Building principals and counselors receive the information in late August.
We would welcome your assistance in the promotion of this program. Junior and senior students are eligible to apply with the qualification that the student must hold and elective office in an education oriented organization.
For more in-depth information, please visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Judy Haugh
Adult Education and Family Literacy
Phone: 303-866-6651
Email: Haugh_J@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Early Registration ends May 1 for the Colorado Reading Summit
Attn: Superintendents, BOCES directors, principals, curriculum and assessment directors, Title I directors, ELA directors, literacy coaches/teacher leaders, teachers
Don’t wait! Register now for the 2008 Colorado Reading Summit.
Date: May 12, 2008
Location: Sheraton Denver Hotel (formerly the Adam's Mark)
1560 Court Place, Denver
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration, check-in and continental breakfast begins at 7:00 a.m.
Register at http://www.mikogroup.com/events/ by May 1 to receive the early registration fee of $105.
See you at the summit!
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For More Information, Contact:
Della Shorman
Literacy Grants and Initiatives
Phone: 303.866.6756
Email: shorman_d@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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