Announcement
CSAP and CSAPA Student Biographical Data Review Opens Friday, May 29
Attn: District Assessment Coordinators (DACs), Superintendents, ADE Respondents
The Ncount review for 2009 CSAPA and CSAP math, science, writing and reading (grades four through 10) closed on Tuesday, May 26. Thank you to the districts who chose to complete this verification process.
Please note: Student Biographical Data (SBD) review for CSAP/CSAPA will open on Friday, May 29 and close on Friday, June 12. This opening date for SBD is different from the date we planned in trainings and communications from earlier this spring. We are currently testing the Automated Data Exchange system for the SBD collection, and if we can, we will open sooner. If so, we will notify you by e-mail.
The purpose of SBD is to allow districts the opportunity to verify the accuracy of the demographic data submitted for each student for each Colorado Student Assessment Program test booklet. The review process takes place after testing has been completed and the booklets for all districts have been returned to the test vendor and before all assessments are scored and final results made available. Grade three CSAP reading and lectura data are included in this SBD collection. Eleventh grade alternate records are also included in this review.
More information about the SBD process can be found in the SBD Manual at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jim McIntosh
Student Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6979
Email: mcintosh_j@cde.state.co.us
Funding Available for Service-Learning in Middle School STEM Subjects
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, Service-Learning Coordinators
The purpose of this grant is to provide support for the implementation of middle school, school-based programs that combine learning and community service in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects to align with Colorado’s New Energy Economy. The intent of the grant is to increase academic engagement and achievement in STEM subjects in middle school.
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For More Information, Contact:
Paula Gumina
Prevention Initiatives
Phone: 303-866-6861
Email: gumina_p@cde.state.co.us
Public CAP4K Meeting June 3 in Limon on Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
Attn: Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, Curriculum and Assessment Directors, Counselors and All Building staff
The Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education will jointly host a town hall meeting in Limon next week as part of the ongoing effort to establish a description of “postsecondary and workforce readiness.”
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Limon Community Building, 477 D Ave.
Educators, students, parents, business and community members and interested citizens are invited to the meetings.
This gathering will complete a series of 13 statewide meetings planned to solicit a broad spectrum of community thinking. The work was launched by Senate Bill 08-212, the “Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act” also known as the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K).
The town hall forums will focus on such questions as:
What do students need to be workforce ready?
What do students need to be postsecondary ready?
Are there special considerations for the workforce or higher education in your region of the state?
Please contact Samantha Long, SB 212 project manager, with any questions, and feel free to share this event with others you think might be interested. We hope you will be able to join us in this important conversation.
For More Information, Contact:
Samantha Long
Phone: 303-866-3801
Email: long_s@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Title I, Part A Statewide Waiver Notice - Updated
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Federal Program Contacts
Note: The statewide waiver has been updated since the May 13 issue of The Scoop.
CDE will provide a statewide waiver for some of the fiscal requirements of NCLB § 1127(a)-(b) for 2010-11. These waivers will only be available to local education agencies that accept the ARRA funds. Specifically, CDE will:
1) Allow LEAs to carryover more than 15 percent of its total 2009-10 Title I-A allocation, including its Title I, Part A ARRA funds into the 2010-11 fiscal year; and
2) Allow such carryover even if the LEA had obtained a carryover waiver in the past three years.
LEAs do not need to complete any forms at this time.
All interested parties may send comments to nclbcomments@cde.state.co.us. All comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 29. For more information, including the full wording of the waiver notice, visit the CDE Web site at the link below.
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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
The Application for the Alternative Education Campus Designation Is Due June 5
Attn: Superintendents, BOCES Directors
Alternative Education Campus Designation Applications are now available. The applications are due Friday, June 5.
CDE staff will need to review these applications in June to present recommendations to the state board for action.
Please note that this process applies to all schools wishing to receive AEC status. Previously designated AEC schools must fill out the application as well to ensure continued AEC qualification and designation under the statute.
You can mail your applications to CDE, Attn: Annette Severson, 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 508, Denver, CO 80203. You may also e-mail them to Annette's e-mail address, listed below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Annette Severson
Data Services
Phone: 303-866-6824
Email: severson_a@cde.state.co.us
Update
DAC Appointment & Update
Attn: Superintendents, District Assessment Coordinators (DACs)
Statewide assessments are critical in measuring students’ academic performance. The Colorado Department of Education maintains a close relationship with appointed DACs in order to carry out the administration of these tests. The DAC role is crucial and considered the official single contact for all communication concerning state assessments: CSAP, CSAPA, CELA and COACT. Each superintendent must update their DAC appointment via the form found at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Julie Banuelos
Student Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6929
Email: banuelos_j@cde.state.co.us
Update on McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ARRA Funding Process
Attn: Superintendents, McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Liaisons, Title I Directors
Colorado received $924,815 in federal funding for a new Homeless Education grant opportunity provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). As a result, CDE is administering a competitive grant process in order to identify the LEAs and BOCES with the greatest needs to receive McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ARRA funds.
Through McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ARRA funds, one-time grants ranging from $10,000 to $60,000 will be made available to local LEAs and BOCES to ensure increased access and academic success in school for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
Colorado's McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ARRA grant guidelines and application are in the final phases of approval. CDE expects to release these documents Friday, May 29, 2009.
For more information on Colorado's McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ARRA funding, click on the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dana Scott
Prevention Initiatives
Phone: 303-866-6930
Email: scott_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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