Announcement
Tier 3 Statewide Financial Assistance Priority Assessment
Attn: Superintendents, Business Managers, Facility Directors
District Tier 3 Facility Reports are ready for review. Please follow the instructions below to access your reports. If you have asked that others in your district be given access rights, please forward them this e-mail so they may review the reports. To get additional reviewers added to your review team please provide the first name, last name and e-mail address of those that should be added and send the information to Dustin Guerin at the e-mail address below.
You have until Friday, July 30 to review the reports for your district and provide comments, corrections or clarifications to CDE. CDE staff will address your comments and post a revised report, which will become static until next year. Once the static reports are posted, comments can be entered again but the reports will not be updated until the next cycle for annual data updates.
It is important the information in the reports accurately reflects actual building conditions. Your comments and review will help assist CDE with capital construction grant awards in the future.
To login, visit http://comet.3di.com/comet4comments
• Database name: Colorado DOE
• Your username is as follows: Initial of your first name and last name all in lowercase (as an example for Sara Jones Username would be: sjones
• Your password is as follows: Initial of your first name and last name all in lowercase (as an example for Sara Jones Username would be: sjones
Once you’ve logged in, you can start reviewing your reports and adding comments.
For further help, please find the “Help” manual and “FAQ” hyperlinks on the comments list view screen in the upper right corner of the toolbar.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dustin Guerin
Division of Capital Construction
Phone: 303-866-6263
Email: guerin_d@cde.state.co.us
Conference
DIBELS Next Transition Workshop
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Assessment Coordinators
The Colorado Department of Education is pleased to offer a training opportunity sponsored by Colorado Reading First. The DIBELS Next Transition Workshop will be held Thursday, July 29.
The DIBELS Next Transition Workshop is designed to support educators who currently use DIBELS 6th Edition and want to learn how to administer and score DIBELS Next 7th Edition. Current DIBELS mentors attending this workshop will receive presentation materials to train both new and transitioning users on DIBELS Next.
There is no limit on the number of participants per district. Registration is open on a first come, first served basis and will be closed when the registration limit has been reached. The registration deadline is Wednesday, July 21. To register, visit the link below.
Training details:
Thursday, July 29 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Sheraton Denver West
360 Union Blvd.
Lakewood, CO 80228
1-888-627-7027
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
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For More Information, Contact:
Sandra Nance
Literacy Grants & Initiatives
Phone: 303-866-6676
Email: nance_s@cde.state.co.us
Event
Assessment Stakeholders Meeting - Friday July 9 in Colorado Springs
Attn: Colorado Educators, Administrators, Parents, District Assessment Coordinators
The Assessment Stakeholders Committee, working in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Education, will meet on Friday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Antlers Hilton, 4 South Cascade Ave., in Colorado Springs.
This is the seventh of ten planned committee meetings. The 35-member Assessment Stakeholders Committee was identified by Commissioner of Education Dwight D. Jones and began work in October 2009. The charge to the committee is to provide advice to CDE concerning the revision of the state system of assessment. Stakeholders will forward recommendations to CDE concerning the design of the next generation system of assessments. The public is invited to observe the meeting and questions or comments will be collected from public attendees at the conclusion of the meeting.
Agenda items include: a guest panel featuring Diana Sirko, the new deputy commissioner at CDE; Cheryl Lovell, the newest addition to the Department of Higher Education as chief academic officer; Geri Anderson, associate vice president and provost –Colorado Community College System; and Charlotte Brantley, CEO of Clayton Early Learning. The committee will discuss the Colorado Assessment Options Study, prepare for the launch of its five subcommittees and begin to design a template for communicating the new assessment system specifications.
The stakeholders committee contains members from a wide variety of professional sectors including early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, business and military organizations.
For more information regarding the assessment revision, including the list of committee members and a timeline for work related to the revision of the state assessment system and a copy of the Colorado Assessment Options Study, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Emmy Glancy
Standards and Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6118
Email: glancy_e@cde.state.co.us
FYI
Identity Management System Implementation Update
Attn: Superintendents, DACS
CDE continues the implementation of our identity Management System. The CDE Identity Management System incorporates Single Sign-on and Delegated Administration features, streamlines the user management experience and provides greater control and flexibility to school districts in providing access to applications and data.
As applications are added to the CDE Identity Management System, district-authorized users will be able to access these applications using a single user ID and password. Currently, we are implementing this process in conjunction with the roll-out of the new private-facing Colorado Growth Model and, in the future, will include Automated Data Exchange (ADE), Colorado Adult Education System for Accountability and Reporting (CAESAR), Record Integration Tracking System (RITS), Colorado Education Data Analysis & Reporting System (CEDAR), as well as any new applications. For more information about the Identity Management System, please see the FAQs on the CDE Web site: (https://cdeapps.cde.state.co.us/faqs.html)
To avoid a large rush of registrations to your district’s Local Access Managers (LAMs) around the August release of the 2009-2010 Colorado Growth Model data, please register your district's LAM as soon as possible. You will also want this for the Growth Model training the upcoming CASE conference. Thank you in advance for your support of this critical effort.
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For More Information, Contact:
Chris Edmundson
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6833
Email: cdeIdM@cde.state.co.us
News
Educator Identifier Project – Identifiers Are Here
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Data Contacts, Registrars, HR, Technical Staff
Identifiers have now been assigned to all educators in Colorado that were included in the 2009-10 HR Collection. Districts are now able to log in (at the link below) and download the identifiers into their systems.
At this point, all districts should have submitted respondent forms for system access. If you haven’t, please do so immediately. This is the only way your district will be able to obtain the identifiers.
Forms can be found at http://www.cde.state.co.us/edidproject/Resources.asp
For more information, please see the Educator Identifier Project Web site located on CDE’s home page.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lisa Bradley
IMS
Phone: 303-866-4902
Email: bradley_l@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Request for Recommendations: State Talent Pool
Attn: Superintendents, District Curriculum and Professional Development Supervisors, Principals
The Colorado Department of Education maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders who are considered distinguished teachers and principals. These educators may be candidates for advisory boards, task forces and special recognition programs. Your recommendations will identify educators who will be of great value to your community and state and who may also ultimately receive prestigious recognition.
We are very fortunate to have a rich base of veteran educators represented in our current talent pool. They have been and continue to be a valuable resource in our state efforts. What is particularly lacking at this time is representation from educators relatively new to the profession who demonstrate unusual instructional and leadership ability. Such persons exhibit strong potential for professional leadership and inspiring presence that impacts students, colleagues and community.
Do you know a relatively new educator that is illustrative not only of our states, but also the nation's best? Whose lessons provide models for others? Who has distinguished him/herself above and beyond established top-quality professionals in many of our schools?
A minimum of five years in education is a must. Candidates are building level personnel. They are typically classroom teachers as opposed to specialists and are recognized by peers and supervisors as unique in their growth. Occasionally a principal or specialist is considered. Previous recognition is not required. In fact, of special interest are educators who are outstanding, but have not received other recognition. Completed recommendations must be submitted by Friday, July 9, 2010.
For more information and to access the Talent Pool Recommendation Form, 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
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Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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