Announcement
Electronic Transcripts are Coming to Colorado
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel, Prinicpals, Guidance Counselors, Registrars
CDE announces the debut of the Colorado Transcript Center (CTC), the official state site for exchanging electronic student records and transcripts with other districts and colleges. To view the announcement flyer of this exciting statewide initiative, please visit http://www.transcriptcenter.com/resources/CTC_Coming_Soon.pdf.
The ability to send student records and transcripts electronically to any in-state, public PK-12 school or higher education institution will be available to all Colorado LEAs at no cost. These LEAs will also have the option of sending electronic records and transcripts to private institutions and out-of-state schools for a nominal transaction fee.
CTC is a web-based interface and therefore, there is no software to download and maintain. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly, requiring very little staff training. CTC can reduce the time it takes a school guidance counselor or registrar to send a paper transcript to a matter of seconds. Reduced staff time and an elimination of materials and postage costs can result in a reduction in cost for the district.
The Colorado Transcript Center will be available Fall 2008. Watch for more information on CTC later this summer, including how to register your district as a CTC member. In the meantime, you can visit the link below for the most up to date information on this project.
The CTC contact information is:
Tish Dudley, Director, Client Development
National Transcript Center
(512) 879-5473
(512) 633-0865 cell
tish.dudley@transcriptcenter.com
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For More Information, Contact:
Jerry Taylor
Information Technology
Phone: 303-866-6786
Email: taylor_j@cde.state.co.us
USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Application Deadline Extension
Attn: Food Service Directors, Superintendents, Principals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appropriated $9 million for the USDA's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Each state will receive $250,000 and select 25 schools to participate in the 2008-2009 school year. The appropriated funds are for one year.
As the sponsoring state agency of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, the Colorado Department of Education will select 25 elementary and/or middle schools (grades K-8) from districts across the state for participation in the program.
Originally, the deadline to apply was June 20, 2008. This deadline has now been extended to 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2008. Please visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Herminia Vigil
Nutrition/Transportation
Phone: 303-866-6661
Email: vigil_h@cde.state.co.us
Event
September 's
Attn: Teachers, Principals, Superintentendents, Instructional Coaches and other Educational Administrators
Join readers from varied roles in education to read, study and discuss online the latest book by Leslie T. Lambert, Standards-Based Assessment of Student Learning: A Comprehensive Approach.
Lambert applies years of expertise to the topic of assessment including a historical perspective and a “road map” for thinking about assessment. Although written for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, this book benefits all educators and prospective teachers because of its practical approach to negotiating educational reform.
These online book studies fill up fast, so be sure to register by Aug. 25 for the Sept. 8 start date. Happy reading. For more information and to register, send email to baye.taff@ucdenver.edu
(Sponsored by the Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching)
For More Information, Contact:
Baye Taff
Phone: 303.315.6363
Email: baye.taff@ucdenver.edu
FYI
School Policies About Cyber Bullying Requested by the CDC
Attn: Superintendents
The Center for Disease Control's Division of Adolescent and School Health is looking for state, district, and school policies that are designed to deal with the problem of students using technology (e.g., cell phone text messaging and picture taking, blogs, instant messaging) to bully, threaten or embarass others.
If your school or district would like to submit such a policy, please forward it to Marci Hertz at: Mhertz@cdc.gov or Phone: 770-488-2547 by August 1st.
For More Information, Contact:
Janelle Krueger
Office of Federal Programs
Phone: 303.866.6660
Email: Krueger_J@cde.state.co.us
To Do
Change Request Form for District Assessment Coordinator (DAC)
Attn: Superintendents and DACs
Attn: Superintendents and DACs
If you are appointing a new District Assessment Coodinator (DAC) please complete the DAC Change Request form.
Your new DAC must be registered in order to access state assessment data, secure sites and receive the important communications from the unit of student assessment and assessment vendors by July.
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For More Information, Contact:
Fabian Maes
Unit of Student Assessment
Phone: Phone 303-866-6877 Fax 303-866-6680
Email: maes_f@cde.state.co.us
Urgent
Change to AYP Administration
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, NCLB Directors
In October 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) monitored the Colorado Department of Education’s administration of three major federal programs, Title IA, IB and ID. On March 24, CDE received a final monitoring report from ED identifying a number of concerns about our AYP calculations and appeals.
A full copy of the monitoring report can be found at the link below.
CDE challenged some of the findings and resolutions proposed by ED as not in the best interest of students in Colorado and, on July 10, met with ED staff on to attempt to reach a resolution. Unfortunately, the meeting did not result in our favor. Thus, we must now make changes to Colorado’s AYP calculations and procedures for 2007-2008 determinations.
Following are the key changes, in summary:
• In general, tests that receive a “No Score” will count as non-participants, but will not be included in AYP proficiency calculations.
• CDE can no longer allow the exclusion of NEP or LEP students who have been in the United States for less than 3 years from school or district AYP reading proficiency calculations.
• Students with IEPs will have the same AYP proficiency targets as students without IEPs. No appeals will be allowed.
We know that these changes will have an impact on AYP determinations this year and will provide assistance to you in explaining the results to the public in October when results are final.
More information will be sent to AYP contacts and Title I Directors on Monday, July 21. Please contact Alyssa Pearson (pearson_a@cde.state.co.us or 303.866.6855) or Donna Morganstern (morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us or 303.866.6209) with questions or concerns.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alyssa Pearson
Federal Programs
Phone: 303-866-6855
Email: pearson_a@cde.state.co.us
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Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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