Announcement
2009-2010 Colorado Preschool Program Allocations
Attn: School District Personnel
A spreadsheet identifying the Colorado Preschool Program allocations for each school district beginning in the 2009-2010 school year is posted on the CDE Web site at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lori Goodwin Bowers
Public School Finance Unit
Phone: 303-866-6783
Email: bowers_l@cde.state.co.us
Update on CSAP/CSAPA Student Biographical Data Review and CO ACT SBD
Attn: District Assessment Coordinators
Student Biographical Data (SBD) review for CSAP/CSAPA closed June 12, 2009. Thank you to all the districts who participated in the collection! Similar to past years, 98 percent of all test records were reviewed and updated during this SBD. We will post the updated SBD data files for final district review on the Automated Data Exchange system beginning Monday, June 22 until Friday, July 10, 2009. No further changes can be made to the CSAP/CSAPA SBD data files at this time. Districts have the opportunity to review and verify that updates made during the SBD process have been applied correctly by CDE and CTB.
CO ACT Student Biographical Data review will be from June 22-26, 2009
More information about the SBD process can be found in the SBD Manual at link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Margaret Lake
Student Assessment
Phone: 303.866.6802
Email: lake_m@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Growth Model Implementation
Attn: Superintendents, District Assessment Coordinators
CDE just completed a successful district pilot period for the Colorado Growth Model. The pilot produced some excellent recommendations for ways to potentially improve the application. These recommendations were combined with a list of existing enhancements and will be used to drive the future releases and direction of the Colorado Growth Model. Additional information will be provided on the planned improvements to the model over the course of the next several months. The current Colorado Growth Model with access to the student level data release is now ready for statewide district release.
The Colorado Growth Model shines a spotlight on the state’s most effective schools and districts—those that produce the highest sustained rates of growth in student progress. These schools and districts may or may not be districts or schools with the highest test scores every year.
Access to the Colorado Growth Model is granted through the CDE Identity Management System’s District Local Access Manager (LAM). Access is provided on an individual basis based on the FERPA requirements and the users need to access student-level data. So far only a small number of districts have delegated access to the Colorado Growth Model through this system. CDE would like to encourage you to push forward in the process of creating access in your districts as soon as possible, so that the new Colorado Growth Model software and student-level data are available to those who need them, especially in preparation for the professional development opportunities CDE and its partners are preparing for this summer.
For more information on the Colorado Growth Model, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Bill Bonk
Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: growth.questions@cde.state.co.us
Upcoming Webinars: October Count information for Online Programs
Attn: Online Program Administrators, Principals, Coordinators, October Count Specialists
The Unit of Online Learning will host two webinars on the October Count Information for Online Programs. The message will be the same for both presentations.
The requirements for October count documentation for online students has not changed. These webinars are provided for all new and continuing online programs to gain a better understanding of the October count information. The CDE auditor's office will talk about required documentation that you must have for the auditors.
Date: Monday, July 20, 2009
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Tracey Cantrell, Head Auditor
Or
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Tracey Cantrell, Head Auditor
Where: Online through Adobe Connect; details for accessing the webinar will be sent to all registered participants prior to the date.
To register, please send an e-mail to Rosana Hinojosa at Hinojosa_R@cde.state.co.us
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For More Information, Contact:
Della Shorman
Unit of Online Learning
Phone: 303.866.3295
Email: shorman_d@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
2008-2009 AYP Updates
Attn: Superintendents, AYP Contacts, Federal Program Directors
CDE was approved to use the Colorado Growth Model in AYP calculations by the U.S. Department of Education. This was an important step for national credibility and recognition for the Colorado Growth Model. However, after running the analyses in 2007-2008, we discovered that no additional schools would have made AYP if we had used the growth model option.
Accordingly, CDE has decided not to use the Growth Model in 2008-2009 AYP calculations. Instead we are focusing on creating the best possible system under SB-163 (Education Accountability Act of 2009) and working with the U.S. Department of Education to use this system for AYP determinations in future years. More information about the release of 2008-2009 Colorado Growth Model data will be forthcoming.
AYP calculations will be the same as last year with the exception of three minor changes. These changes are outlined in a memo sent to each district’s AYP contact. The AYP system will open sometime between August 5 and 10.
If your district needs to assign a new AYP contact, please be sure to submit and ADE respondent form (http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/ayp/index.asp). Remember, the designated AYP contact is the only person in the district who will be able to access the initial AYP data. While we will include AYP updates in The Scoop, the designated AYP contacts will receive more detailed information in emails. Therefore it is crucial for each district to have a current AYP contact. If you are not sure who your current AYP contact is, please contact us.
AYP Contacts received a more detailed AYP Update Memo via e-mail. The memo is also available on our Web site at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Donna Morganstern
Office of Federal Program Administration
Phone: 303-866-6209
Email: morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us
FYI
Regrets!
Attn: All
Sorry for the delay of The Scoop this week. Internet connections were down on Wednesday. Thank you for your patience.
For More Information, Contact:
Mark Stevens
Communications
Phone: 303-866-3898
Email: stevens_m@cde.state.co.us
Update
UPdate from the Commissioner
Attn: Superintendents
Read the latest UPdate, a communication from the Colorado Commissioner of Education that includes brief updates on various initiatives being implemented in Colorado public education.
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For More Information, Contact:
Nancy Hegele
Office of the Commissioner
Phone: 303-866-6646
Email: hegele_n@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Education
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Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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