Announcement
Save the Dates! Regional Support for Unified Improvement Planning Coming Soon.
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Principals, Other District and School Staff that Work on Unified Improvement Planning
The Colorado Department of Education will be offering a series of differentiated training opportunities to support Unified Improvement Planning between late June and the end of September. District and School leaders are encouraged to attend any session that meets their needs. Look for a registration announcement in the next week.
District Level:
1. District Data Infrastructure – ½ day dialogues with district leaders about organizing data for planning at the district level, with separate sessions for districts with “small N” issues. Pueblo June 29th, North Metro Denver June 30th, and Glenwood Springs June 24th.
2. Providing District Support for Turnaround Schools – ½ day dialogues with district leaders (September dates to be determined soon).
3. District Unified Improvement Planning – 2 day planning support sessions held in Pueblo, North Metro Denver and Glenwood Springs (between August 1st – 12th with exact dates to be determined).
School-Level
1. Getting your Data Organized for school-level planning August 2nd and 3rd.
2. Analyzing Data: Identifying Significant Trends and Prioritizing Performance Challenges. LaJunta August 8th, Castle Rock August 9th, Sterling August 10th, Steamboat Springs August 12th
3. Root Cause Analysis
LaJunta September 13th; Castle Rock September 14th, Sterling September 12th, Steamboat Springs September 15th,
4. Action Planning
La Junta September 21st, Castle Rock September 20th, Sterling September 19th, Steamboat Springs September 30th
Additional school-level sessions to be announced soon in Durango and mountain regions.
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For More Information, Contact:
Erin Loften
Phone: 303-866-6642
Email: loften_e@cde.state.co.us
Free Workshops: Using Data to Match Teacher Skills with Student Needs
Attn: School District Leaders
The Colorado Legacy Foundation would like to invite you to attend one of the upcoming data analysis workshops with Dr. John Schacter. Dr. Schacter will provide detailed overview on how other schools and districts have leveraged available data to inform decisions about scheduling, assignment and instruction that maximizes teacher skills to meet individual student needs with impressive results!
The workshops are ideally suited for Superintendents, Human Resource Directors, Curriculum and Instructional Directors and School Principals in your district. For your convenience, the events will be held at two different locations. The program will be the same at each of the two dates. Following are the details:
Western Slope – Grand Junction
Date: June 7, 2011
Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: Two Rivers Convention Center
Address: 159 Main St., Grand Junction, CO 81501
Refreshments: Lunch and Snacks
Denver Metro Area – Aurora
Date: June 8, 2011
Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: APS Professional Learning and Conference Center
Address: 15771 E. 1st Ave. Aurora, CO 80011
Refreshments: Lunch and Snacks
As leaders in Colorado’s efforts to improve educational achievement for all children, we hope that you and representatives from your district will participate in this event. Please RSVP to Julie Hanson jhanson@colegacy.org by Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Space is limited.
For More Information, Contact:
Julie Hanson
Colorado Legacy Foundation
Phone: 303-736-6477, Ext. 211
Email: jhanson@colegacy.org
June Quarterly Jobs Bill ARRA Report
Attn: Jobs Bill Grantees
As another quarter draws to a close, the mandatory Jobs Bill ARRA quarterly report is due from Jobs Bill subgrantees. A report is required of all subrecipients, regardless of whether funds have been requested. The June quarterly report should include an estimate of FTE funded by the Jobs Bill from April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 as well as transfers, if made during the same period, of expenditures from non Jobs Bill revenue sources to the Jobs Bill, even if the expense being transferred was originally incurred in a prior period.
The report must be e-mailed to Elizabeth Conway at Conway_E@cde.state.co.us by Friday, June 10. Please title your e-mail “June quarterly Jobs Bill ARRA report” followed by your LEA number and name. The report must be attached to the e-mail as an Excel document. These e-mails will be automatically processed, so correspondence in the body of the e-mail will not be answered. If you have a question about your report, please submit the question in a separate e-mail.
Please note:
*The request for funds template has been updated several times. To create your quarterly report, please download the request for funds from CDE’s Web site. Do not use old forms as they may not be accepted in our internal system. Download the current request for funds form at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefisgrant/Allocations.htm.
*All subrecipients of Jobs Bill funds must submit the June ARRA report regardless of the award amount. This guidance modifies any prior guidance that may have implied that only subrecipients awarded $25,000 or more must submit a report.
*Jobs Bill allocations have been finalized and 100 percent of each grantee’s allocation amount is now available to request.
For More Information, Contact:
Elizabeth Conway
Grants Fiscal Management Unit
Phone: 303-866-6886
Email: Conway_E@cde.state.co.us
June Quarterly ARRA – State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
Attn: ARRA - SFSF Grantees
As another quarter draws to a close, the mandatory SFSF ARRA quarterly report is due from ARRA - SFSF subgrantees. A report is required of all subrecipients, regardless of whether funds have been requested. The June quarterly report should include an estimate of FTE funded by ARRA – SFSF from April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 as well as transfers, if made during the same period, of expenditures from non SFSF revenue sources to SFSF, even if the expense being transferred was originally incurred in a prior period.
The report must be e-mailed to School Finance at schoolfiance@cde.state.co.us by Friday, June 10. Please title your e-mail “June quarterly SFSF ARRA report” followed by your LEA number and name. The report must be attached to the e-mail as an Excel document. These e-mails will be automatically processed, so correspondence in the body of the e-mail will not be answered. If you have a question about your report, please submit the question in a separate e-mail.
Please note:
* Download the current request for funds form at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefisgrant/Allocations.htm.
*All subrecipients of SFSF funds must submit the June ARRA report regardless of the award amount. This guidance modifies any prior guidance that may have implied that only subrecipients awarded $25,000 or more must submit a report.
*ARRA - SFSF allocations have been finalized and 100 percent of each grantee’s allocation amount is now available to request.
For More Information, Contact:
Elizabeth Conway
Grants Fiscal Management Unit
Phone: 303-866-6886
Email: Conway_E@cde.state.co.us
The Colorado Legacy Foundation Releases Colorado Blueprint for Bullying Prevention
Attn: Superintendents, Principals
The Colorado Legacy Foundation is pleased to release the Colorado Blueprint for Bullying Prevention. Research shows that positive school climates where all students feel safe and engaged lead to better outcomes for schools, for students, and for educators. Yet, recent tragic school violence and youth suicides highlight the need to enhance our efforts to reduce bullying and to create schools that are safe and foster a positive learning environment for all students.
Colorado has included bullying prevention as a component of many state and local policies, systems, and programs and we have many assets and much infrastructure to draw upon in our efforts. However, there is still much work to be done at state and local levels to fully integrate and sustain effective bullying prevention policies, systems, and practices.
In response to this challenge education leaders from across the state came together for a Statewide Bullying Prevention Summit on April 15, 2011 to craft recommendations for enhancing bullying prevention efforts statewide. Participants included the Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, the Colorado School Safety Resource Center, the Colorado Association of School Executives, the Colorado Association of School Boards, the Colorado Education Association, state legislators, local school board members, district and school leaders, community partners, and youth. These leaders engaged in critical dialogue focused on analyzing the needs for enhancing school climate and bullying prevention efforts, identifying opportunities for innovation and creative collaboration, and prioritizing key strategies that could be pursued to enhance school climate and bullying prevention systems and supports across the state.
The result of this Summit is the Colorado Blueprint for Bullying Prevention which identifies current statewide needs and gaps, lessons learned and best practices from districts across the state, and provides recommendations for statewide objectives and actionable strategies to enhance bullying prevention efforts.
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For More Information, Contact:
Carol Mehesy
Phone: 303-736-6477 x209
Email: cmehesy@colegacy.org
Important Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Announcement
Attn: High school counselors, administrators
I regret to inform you that we have just received word that the Federal Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship program has not been funded in the Federal 2011 budget and is slated to be eliminated in 2012. This means that Colorado will not receive a federal grant as it has for the past several years to fund Colorado students through this grant. Colorado will not be making any scholarship offers for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship for graduating high school seniors.
We have sent an email to all applicants but also want to share this information with you. Students should contact the financial aid office at their colleges or universities for information on other financial aid opportunities. Information can also be found on the CollegeinColorado website: www.collegeincolorado.org. Select the “Pay” tab to view information on tuition exemptions and waivers, grants and scholarships, work-study, and loans/loan repayment programs.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Applications Accepted for the Endorsed Diploma Task Force
Attn: Superintendents, School Board Members, Principals, Teachers
The State Board of Education and the Commission on Higher Education are now accepting applications for membership on a Task Force to assist them in the creation of criteria for a high school diploma endorsement. Applications must be submitted by midnight on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
The task force application located at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z6TFQGG
Pursuant to C.R.S. 22-7-1009 and 22-7-1017 in order to implement the next steps of Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids (“CAP4K”), the two governing bodies shall adopt a Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR) High School Diploma Endorsement, indicating a student’s preparedness for college and career. The purpose of the Endorsed Diploma Task Force is to provide recommendations to the SBE and CCHE concerning the criteria of the endorsement. The Task Force will begin their work in June and finalize their recommendations by September 15, when SBE and CCHE will convene in the first of two formal meetings in order to consider joint approval of the criteria.
The role of the Task Force members will be to provide expert advice and serve as a representative of their professional community. The group will consider the results of state-wide surveys, local and national research and public feedback to develop a recommendation for the SBE and CCHE. The Task Force will convene in a series of five meetings between June and September.
The Task Force shall include at least one individual representing:
• local school boards,
• superintendents or principals,
• classroom teachers,
• public charter schools,
• two-year postsecondary institutions,
• four-year postsecondary institutions,
• private businesses or industries in Colorado,
• high school counselors or postsecondary academic advisors,
• Career and Technical educators or institutions; and
• PWR service providers (i.e. Gear Up, CO Youth for Change, etc.)
The final selections will be made by the SBE and CCHE and will be announced shortly after the application window closes on May 25.
For More Information, Contact:
Emmy Glancy, Program Manager CAP4K
Standards and Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6118
Email: glancy_e@cde.state.co.us
June Quarterly ARRA Report
Attn: ARRA grantees
As another quarter draws to a close, the mandatory ARRA quarterly report is due from ARRA subgrantees. The report must be uploaded through Tracker to your individual local education agency or administrative unit access portal by Friday, June 10. McKinney-Vento, ARRA I-D Competitive, and ARRA II-D Competitive grantees should submit their files by e-mail to Marti Rodriguez at rodriguez_M@cde.state.co.us, instead of uploading their reports to Tracker.
The June quarterly report should include an estimate of FTE funded by ARRA from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in accordance with the definite term calculation method. For more information on calculating FTE, as well as other ARRA requirements, please visit http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/federalstimulus/detail.asp?itemid=227006.
Please note:
*A separate Scoop announcement will be released, instructing Jobs Bill and SFSF awardees on quarterly reporting requirements for those grants. The instructions in this message do not necessarily apply to Jobs Bill or SFSF awards.
*Grantees who have expended and received all of their ARRA funds and submitted an ARRA report marked as final in line 5 of the monthly reporting template for a particular grant are not required to submit a June quarterly report for that grant.
*All subrecipients of ARRA funds, except those that meet the criteria in the previous bullet, must submit ARRA reports regardless of the award amount. This guidance modifies any prior guidance that may have implied that only subrecipients awarded $25,000 or more must submit an ARRA report.
*Please also be aware that, in order to maintain consistency in FTE reporting, CDE requires all grantees of ARRA funds to use the “definite term” methodology to calculate ARRA funded FTE. Guidance on this methodology can be found on pages 20-21 of the OMB guidance at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-08.pdf and in the PowerPoint on ARRA subrecipient reporting posted on CDE’s ARRA webpage.
Please also note that a new definite term began on July 1, 2010, for the FY10-11 fiscal year and only FTE that was or will be funded by ARRA from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 should be included in the quarterly report.
For More Information, Contact:
Andy Lake
Grants Fiscal Management
Phone: (303) 866-6829
Email: Lake_A@cde.state.co.us
Conference
Beginning Level Regional Autism Training - June 14-16, 2011
Attn: General or special educators of students pre-kindergarten through high school, parents of students with autism, or related service providers.
The Autism Strategies Training provides a Level 1 basic understanding of autism spectrum disorders and research/evidence-based interventions to be used in both integrated and pull-put settings. The purpose of this training is to increase the outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders by providing their network of educators, parents and service providers with more information on targeted interventions, and training them to be more effective coaches and consultants. Registration is still open!
June 14-16, 2011
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
The Franciscan Event Center
6553 S. Revere Parkway
Centennial, CO 80111
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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
SAVE THE DATE: 2nd Annual Colorado PowerSchool User's Conference Scheduled & Call for Proposals!
Attn: District Superintendents, Principals, Secretaries, Registrars, Counselors
The 2nd Annual Colorado PowerSchool Conference is scheduled for Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC) in Cherry Creek. Join PowerSchool users from all over the state for this one of a kind user group event.
TWO packed days of PS sessions! Beginning, intermediate & advanced sessions will be offered and will also be configured by the PS user’s role.
Day one will focus on specific user roles (secretary/registers, counselors/principals) at the beginner and intermediate levels while day two will offer more advanced sessions for (secretary/registers, counselors/principals, teachers/trainers and data administers/techies).
So if you are new to PowerSchool or are looking for more advanced training; this could be the event you have been looking for! Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pb4fy6bab&oeidk=a07e3vwzcxke9295e77.
Click here to submit a presentation proposal: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L9XLC56.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tisha Bouwmeester, Director of Performance Management
Colorado League of Charter Schools
Phone: 303.989.5356 x 106
Email: tbouwmeester@coloradoleague.org
SAVE THE DATE: Colorado NWEA-MAP Conference Scheduled & Call for Proposals
Attn: District Superintendents, Principals
The first Colorado NWEA User’s Conference is scheduled for Friday, October 21 at Pueblo West High School in Pueblo. Join MAP users from all over the state for this one of a kind user group event. The conference will feature multiple breakout sessions in a variety of topics designed for advanced, intermediate and beginner users. Click here to submit a presentation proposal: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7SQNM3K
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For More Information, Contact:
Tisha Bouwmeester, Director of Performance Management
Colorado League of Charter Schools
Phone: 303.989.5356 x 106
Email: tbouwmeester@coloradoleague.org
Event
2011 CDE Summer Symposium
Attn: Educators
The Summer Learning Symposia, a two-day meeting facilitated by CDE, will assist schools and districts in unifying their work around Colorado''s reform agenda.
Key outcomes:
-Create collaboration between and among districts and CDE
-Develop a coherent vision around Colorado''s reform agenda
-Share ideas about leveraging opportunities to maximize results for students
-Develop district plans for moving forward with Colorado''s education reform agenda
Target Group: District leadership teams, comprised of district, school and classroom representatives who are responsible for implementation. The intent is to enhance the capacity of all schools and districts to implement these important initiatives.
Dates and Locations:
-Monday and Tuesday, June 6 & 7 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley
-Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 & 16 at Otero Junior College in La Junta
-Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 & 23 at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
-Monday and Tuesday, June 27 & June 28 at the Double Tree Hotel in Grand Junction
-Wednesday and Thursday, August 3 & 4 at a Denver location to be determined
Registration for all dates and locations is currently open on the CDE Web site. Registration for each symposium date will close one week prior to that date and participants will be capped at 200.
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For More Information, Contact:
Vanessa R Roman
Office of Learning & Results
Phone: 303-866-6678
Email: roman_v@cde.state.co.us
Alternative Education Campus Accountability: Webinar/Phone Conference on May 24, 3-4 pm
Attn: Superintendents, District Representatives and Alternative Education Campus Leaders
The Colorado Department of Education will be hosting a webinar/phone conference on Tuesday, May 24, from 3-4 pm, regarding Alternative Education Campus (AEC) accountability. The session is intended as a question and answer session to clarify expectations leading up to the July 1 deadline for districts to apply for their schools to receive or renew AEC designation and to submit their proposed accountability measures or framework.
To participate:
• By Friday, May 20: RSVP to Margo Allen, allen_m@cde.state.co.us.
• On May 24, 3-4 pm: Go to: http://connect.cboces.org/aecqa/
Call: 1-800-977-8002, participant code 577658#
For those districts that wish to engage in the AEC accountability process, the most recent information can be accessed at the link below. In particular, please review the updated policy guidance, the AEC application/renewal form, and the selection of measures form. If you plan to participate in the Q&A session on May 24, it is expected that you will have reviewed these materials beforehand.
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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
Charter School Application Writers’ Boot Camp
Attn: Charter School Developers, Charter School Founding Groups & Steering Committees, Superintendents, Authorizers, District Board Members, School Board Members
The Schools of Choice unit at CDE, in collaboration with The Colorado League of Charter Schools and the Charter School Institute (CSI), provides a workshop for potential charter school developers and founding groups, including interested parents, on the requirements of the charter school application process. This workshop is a three-day intensive examination of the application requirements, the Standard Application, Checklist, and Review Rubric, and the state’s accountability frameworks. Speakers at the event include authorizers, administrators, teachers, board members, and charter school founders who have demonstrated success in charter school best practices.
This training is designed to assist founding groups with the development of a solid charter application, laying the foundation for a high quality school program. The 2011 workshop is being held June 8th, 9th, and 10th at Early College of Arvada, a school chartered through CSI.
Registration will be open until June 7th. For more information about the location and to register for this event, please visit the Schools of Choice website, the “Events” page: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdechart/event_csapp_csgrant.htm, or email Jen Dauzvardis at Dauzvardis_j@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jen Dauzvardis
Schools of Choice
Phone: 303.866.6276
Email: Dauzvardis_j@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
2010-11 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives 1 and 2 Notification
Attn: Attn: Federal Program Contacts & Title III Directors
CDE e-mailed Title III grantees the preliminary 2010-2011 determinations for AMAOs 1 and 2 on May 2nd. Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) are the Title III accountability measures under NCLB. Student-level data is also now available in CEDAR for individual districts.
Requests to review AMAO 1 or AMAO 2 determinations are due to CDE by Friday, May 20.
AMAO 3, which is based on AYP determinations for English language learners, will not be available until other AYP preliminary determinations are disseminated in early August. Any appeals of AMAO 3 must be made as part of the AYP appeal process. Final AMAO 3 and district-level Title III Improvement Status will be available in October.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us
Title II, Part A Evaluation Summary
Attn: Federal Program Contacts, Consolidated Application Coordinators & Title I and II Directors
The Office of Federal Program Administration is proud to release its state level Title IIA evaluation summary. CDE, in partnership with OMNI Research, Inc, conducted a state-wide assessment of Title II, Part A activities. The main focus of the study was to examine districts’ spending patterns with their Title IIA funds. Based on emerging research, CDE has been encouraging districts to leverage their Title IIA spending to support activities like high quality professional development and recruitment and retention efforts. In comparing early spending patterns (2003-04) with more recent patterns (2008-09), CDE was able to confirm that many districts did shift their budgets as encouraged. More than half of the available Title IIA dollars are invested in professional development (e.g., coaching, mentoring, ongoing training). The complete summary report is available on our website at the link below.
We encourage you to review the report in relation to your own district’s use of IIA funds. Additionally, CDE encourages districts to evaluate their use of IIA funds to determine the effectiveness of the funded activities and the impacts made by the funds on school and student outcomes. CDE invites districts to share the results of such investigations, and CDE will take such findings into consideration in future guidance to the field on the use of IIA funds.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lisa Medler
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6993
Email: medler_l@cde.state.co.us
Update on 2011-2012 NCLB Allocations and Consolidated Application
Attn: District Superintendents, Federal Programs Contacts
On Monday, May 16, 2011, the USDE released preliminary ESEA allocations for the 2011-12 school year. Allocations by state are available on the USDE website at http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/index.html#update
Colorado’s overall allocations for Title II, Part A and Title III are lower than last year. Specifically, Title II-A has seen a cut of 18.6% and Title III was cut by 3.6%. CDE has already begun working on adjusting these figures and determining individual district allocations. CDE will inform the field when these allocations are finalized.
CDE will not be able to open the 2011-12 online Consolidated Application to districts and BOCES until district allocations are determined. CDE is committed to doing everything possible to ensure that districts will be able to obligate funds by July 1, 2011. An alternative application method may need to be presented to districts and BOCES in order to provide a smooth transition for the release of 2011-12 funds. More details will be shared if an alternate process is needed.
New resources are available on the CDE Web site to assist districts in preparing for the release of the online consolidated application: http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/consapp/trainctr.asp
The following materials, by program, are available:
• Webinar Presentations (presentations with audio)
• Narrative Questions (Word document)
• Data Tables (screen shots)
With these resources, districts and BOCES have access to all program content that will be asked as part of the online application and can begin to complete as much work as possible in anticipation of the release of the application.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this delay. CDE will continue to send out regular updates to keep district and BOCES leadership abreast of any developments.
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For More Information, Contact:
Cheryl Miller
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6214
Email: miller_c@cde.state.co.us
Waiver for Title I, Part A – Supplemental Educational Services – LEAs identified for improvement or corrective action as providers
Attn: Superintendents and Federal Program Contacts
CDE, on behalf of its Local Educational Agencies (LEA) is requesting a one year waiver of the Title I, Part A regulatory provision that prohibits a State from approving as providers of supplemental educational services (SES) LEAs identified for improvement or corrective action. Colorado believes that identified LEAs may be able to establish that they have an effective program that can help improve academic achievement of students and should not be prevented automatically from gaining approval simply because of their improvement status.
The full text of the waiver is available on CDE’s website at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/imp/ses_providerwaiver.asp.
CDE is accepting comments on the waivers until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Send comments to miller_c@cde.state.co.us. Any comments submitted will be included in the waiver application to the U.S. Department of Education.
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For More Information, Contact:
Cheryl Miller
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6214
Email: miller_c@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
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. The Colorado Teacher of the Year will automatically become Colorado's nominee for the National Teacher of the Year competition sponsored by the ING Foundation, Target and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
The role of the Colorado Teacher of the Year is to act as:
. a liaison between the teaching community and the legislature, the Department of Education, districts and communities;
. an education ambassador to businesses, parents, service organizations and media;
. a resource on the state of the profession to be available for workshops and conferences around the state; and
. an education leader involved in teacher forums and education reform.
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
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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