Announcement
Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board Will Meet Friday, Aug. 20
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, District Finance Office and School Counselors
The Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board will meet for the seventh time on Friday, Aug. 20 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public meeting will be held in the conference center at the Community College System Lowry campus, 1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697 in Denver.
The Aug. 20 combined work session and formal meeting agenda includes:
Work Session
• Overview/Goals
• General Update
• Report from Communications Subcommittee
• Frequently Asked Questions Discussion
• Legislative Reports
• Discussion of Prioritizing Funds
• Colorado Department of Higher Education Update
Formal Meeting
• Welcome, roll call, approval of agenda, approval of minutes
• Public input
• Approval of action items from work session
• Action plan and next steps
The 13-member board is charged with overseeing programs that allow students to simultaneously enroll in high school and college.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Educator Effectiveness Project
Attn: All
The Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado Legacy Foundation and The New Teacher Project launched the Colorado Educator Effectiveness Project to more than 50 education leaders on Monday.
Funded through a grant from the Rose Community Foundation, the project is designed to improve educator effectiveness statewide. The project also seeks to increase the concentration of effective educators in high need schools and subjects.
During the next two years, CDE will strategically align its staff and activities to better recruit, prepare, support and retain effective teachers and school leaders.
The Colorado Legacy Foundation will support CDE’s efforts by convening stakeholders, sharing online resources, disseminating promising practices and recognizing the accomplishments of Colorado’s most effective teachers and leaders.
The New Teacher Project will inventory Colorado’s policies, programs, and funding streams to identify opportunities to align and leverage current activities to enhance the effectiveness of all of Colorado’s educators. Commissioner Jones will use these results to inform CDE’s goals, metrics and strategies for supporting effective educators statewide.
“This innovative partnership will directly advance our goal to make supporting effective Colorado teachers and leaders a central priority for the state,” said Commissioner Jones.
Initiated prior to the introduction of S.B. 10-191, this project focuses on how CDE’s work can ensure educators are supported at every step of their careers. S.B. 10-191 creates a greater sense of urgency to provide those supports to educators as they enter a rapidly changing educational landscape. In addition, while the project is complemented by the state’s application for Race to the Top funds, the project demonstrates that CDE is committed to advancing educator effectiveness with or without Race to the Top funds.
Initial findings and recommendations from the project are expected in October and will be shared in future issues of The Scoop.
For More Information, Contact:
Kady Dodds
Office of Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6274
Email: dodds_k@cde.state.co.us
Scholarship Opportunity
Attn: Principals, Counselors, Civics/Social Studies Teachers
The Colorado application for the 49th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program is now available.
The U.S. Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service. The 49th annual program will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 5 - 12, 2011. Two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity will spend a week in Washington experiencing their national government in action. All transportation, hotel and meal expenses will be provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundations. In addition, each delegate will also be awarded a $5,000 College Scholarship for undergraduate studies, with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and political science.
For eligibility requirements, visit the link below. Applications are due on Monday, Oct. 18.
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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
Gifted Education Directors' Meeting
Attn: Superintendents, Gifted Education Directors and Coordinators, Gifted Education Resource Personnel
Gifted education directors, coordinators and their guests will meet on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 16 and 17 for the fall directors' meeting.
The agenda includes a focus on 21st century skills, programming models and strategies that work and updates regarding accreditation, budget and revised CDE guidelines. The Friday speaker will be Dr. Dina Brulles from the Gifted Educational Consultant Firm in Phoenix.
The meeting will be held at the Great Divide Lodge in Breckenridge. Registration materials can be found at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jacquelin Medina
Gifted Education
Phone: 303.866.6652
Email: medina_j@cde.state.co.us
Five Star Accommodations Training
Attn: Principals, Special Ed Directors, Special Ed Program Coordinators, DACs
The Five Star Accommodations Training on how to select, implement and administer accommodations for instruction and assessment will be held in eight locations throughout the state. This training is appropriate for special education and general education teachers, parents, school and district administration.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dena Coggins
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6863
Email: Coggins_d@cde.state.co.us
Event
2010-2011 DAC Academy
Attn: Superintendents, District Assessment Coordinators
This is a reminder that the Unit of Student Assessment is offering its first training for DACs on Thursday, Aug. 19. The training will be held at Congregation Emanuel, 51 Grape St., in Denver.
NEW DACs
It is mandatory that you attend from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
VETERAN DACS
Your attendance is appreciated from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Additional information regarding nonstandard accommodations, the new school performance frameworks, and the standards implementation and assessment revision work will be given during the afternoon session.
For More Information, Contact:
Glen Sirakavit
Unit of Student Assessment
Phone: 303-866-3266
Email: sirakavit_g@cde.state.co.us
Training on the Administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Special Education Coordinators, Child Find Team Coordinators, Autism Teams
The Exceptional Student Leadership Unit will offer a new training on the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) for assessment teams that evaluate students for the educational identification of autism spectrum disorders.
This instrument continues to be regarded as one of the best assessments for the identification of autism when used in the context of a comprehensive evaluation.
Due to the time commitment by the participants and trainers over the school year in completing all the requirements for certification, attendance is a limited to eight teams. Teams from administrative units that have never attended a CDE ADOS training will be given first consideration.
The training will be held Sept. 24 & 25 and April 15 & 16, 2011 (attendance on all four days is required plus a one day follow-up next fall).
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For More Information, Contact:
Melinda Graham
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6707
Email: graham_m@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Academic Standards Implementation Planning for Principals and Teacher Leaders
Attn: Principals, Teacher Leaders
CDE's Education Standards Implementation Team, in collaboration with the Tointon Institute for Educational Change, is hosting a two-day training for principals and teacher leaders. Knowing that transformative implementation of the revised Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) depends on school leaders, this training will provide participants with an understanding of the components of a 21st Century learning system, tools to build collaborative decision making processes around implementation of the CAS as well as supports for school leaders to facilitate discussions and planning.
Participants will also have opportunities to network, discuss key concepts to transition to the CAS and learn about the four broad phases of Colorado’s standards implementation: awareness, transition, implementation and transformation.
Dates & Locations:
September 27 & 28 — Grand Junction at the Redlands Community Center
September 29 & 30 — Steamboat Springs at Rex’s Events Center (Holiday Inn)
October 4 & 5 — Lamar at the Lamar Community Center
October 5 & 6 — Denver at Colorado Education Association
October 7 & 8 — Sterling at the Valley RE-1 School District Central Office
October 12 & 13 — Durango at the San Juan BOCES office
October 14 & 15 — Alamosa at the Inn of the Rio Grande
Day one: Principals only, 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Day two: Teacher leaders only, 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
*Principals should identify no more than two teachers/leaders/coaches to attend day two of the training to act as a school level leadership team. This training will focus on providing tools and processes to assist the leadership team in preparing all staff members for transition to the CAS.
*Please note that registration is capped at 30 participants for the first day and 60 participants for the second day. **Onsite registration is not available.
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For More Information, Contact:
Dr. Brenda Barr
Office of Academic Initiatives
Phone: 303-866-6189
Email: barr_b@cde.state.co.us
Exceptional Students
Special Education End of Year Data Validation Webinars
Attn: Education Directors, Child Find Coordinators, Special Education Data Managers
Webinars are scheduled to assist administrative units, special education directors and Child Find coordinators to verify the validity and accuracy of data submitted to the Special Education End of Year data collection. The timeline allows one week for directors to review and verify data prior to the close of the Special Education End of Year data collection. The webinars will provide training about the data reports that will be available for review prior to validation of data by the AU special education director.
Aug. 24 11 a.m. General End of Year Report overview
Aug. 25 2:30 p.m. Indicator 11 Webinar
Aug. 26 9:30 a.m. Indicator 11 Webinar (repeat)
Aug. 31 10 a.m. Indicator 12 Webinar
Sept. 2 2:30 p.m. Indicator 12 Webinar (repeat)
To register, please e-mail Kathy Wheatley and provide the following for each attendee:
Name
AU Name
E-mail address
Title
Date of webinar you wish to attend
For More Information, Contact:
Kathy Wheatley
Exceptional Student Leadership
Phone: 303-866-6986
Email: wheatley_k@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Consolidated Application Update
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Title I Directors
Thank you to the districts that have already submitted revisions to the Consolidated Federal Program Application. All districts must submit all requested revisions to the Consolidated Federal Program Application for all Title programs by Aug. 31.
CDE program consultants will then review revisions and grant final approval or provide additional feedback to districts. Districts must receive final approval no later than Nov. 15, or the 2010-11 allocation may be forfeited.
On Sept. 1, the Title IA School Designation (Not Served- NS, Targeted Assistance program- TA, Schoolwide program-SW) table in the application will lock and districts will not be able to make any changes. As of the beginning of the school year, districts should be clear about which schools are receiving Title IA supplemental funds. Designations will be considered final as of Sept. 1 for use in the Student October collection, comparability calculations and reports to the U.S. Department of Education.
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For More Information, Contact:
Brad Bylsma
Phone: 303-866-6937
Email: bylsma_b@cde.state.co.us
FY 2008-09 NCLB Funds Availability
Attn: Federal Programs Contacts, Consolidated Application Coordinators, Business Managers
Reminder: The last day to spend fiscal year 2008-2009 NCLB funds is Thursday, Sept. 30. All requests must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 15. Many districts still have 08-09 funds remaining. Distribution reports, showing the remaining funds for each district by program, are available online at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefisgrant/Grant_Distribution_Reports.htm.
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For More Information, Contact:
Debbie Wolfe
Phone: 303-866-6724
Email: wolfe_d@cde.state.co.us
Title I Directors Webinar
Attn: Title I Contacts
The Office of Federal Program Administration will host a Title I webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 8, for individuals who administer the Title I, Part A program. This webinar will be hosted twice on the 8th: once, from 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. for those individuals relatively new to the administration of the grant; and again, from 3 – 4 p.m. This latter webinar will move through the information more quickly than the morning session.
The purpose of the webinar is to update Title I contacts with information that will be helpful in the 2010-2011 school year. This includes information related to the Consolidated Application, School Improvement, parent involvement requirements, critical dates, and other related topics.
Please e-mail Clara Algiene at algiene_c@cde.state.co.us, to register for this opportunity.
For More Information, Contact:
Trish Boland
Phone: 303-866-6998
Email: boland_t@cde.state.co.us
District AYP Appeal Deadline This Friday
Attn: Superintendents, Title I Directors, AYP ADE Contacts
Just a reminder that the deadline to submit district level appeals of AYP determinations or targets is Friday, Aug. 20. District level appeals must be submitted by the end of the day on Friday in order to be considered by CDE. Allowable appeals and the process for submitting them are outlined in the “Title I Appeals 2009-2010” document posted at the link below.
School level appeals, which are decided upon by the district in accordance with the appeals guidelines, are not due until Friday, Sept. 10. Any school level AYP data changes must be made in the Automated Data Exchange AYP program by the end of the day Sept. 10.
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For More Information, Contact:
Donna Morganstern
Phone: 303-866-6209
Email: morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us
C-FIRS Tracker October Desk Review and Corresponding Webinar
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts, Title I Directors
The Office of Federal Program Administration will conduct three desk reviews for the 2010-11 school year through the C-FIRS Tracker System. The collection dates are Oct. 1; Jan. 15, 2011; and April 1, 2011. The first instrument is now available for districts/BOCES to review and complete at: https://tracker.cde.state.co.us. The instrument must be completed and submitted electronically by Oct. 1.
For a Word document containing all of the October 2010 Instrument indicators, please visit: http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/NCLB/monitoring.asp
CDE's Office of Federal Program Administration will host a webinar on the October Instrument on Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 10 to 11 a.m. The webinar will provide a basic overview of the Tracker System and a brief review of each indicator collected in the October Instrument.
To register, e-mail Clara Algiene at algiene_c@cde.state.co.us. She will send you login information and the webinar materials.
For assistance on Tracker, e-mail Jennifer Morgan at morgan_j@cde.state.co.us or Michael Seymour at seymour_m@cde.state.co.us
For More Information, Contact:
Jennifer Morgan
Phone: (303) 866-6108
Email: morgan_j@cde.state.co.us
FYI
Publications By and For Educators
Attn: Superintendents and Those Impacted by Data
For two decades, the education community has looked to the National Forum on Education Statistics for data standards and practical best-practice recommendations on a range of education data issues.
Drawing on its unique range of perspectives and expertise, the Forum continues to develop new products/best practices to meet emerging needs and fill the gaps that exist in national education data standards. Each publication is based on extensive, objective research and the collective experience of a wide variety of education professionals.
To receive a free copy of any of the Forum’s publications, call 1-877-4ED-PUBS or write to ED-Pubs, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Printable copies can be downloaded at no cost from the Forum's web site at http://nces.ed.gov/forum.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jan Petro
Data Services
Phone: 303-866-6838
Email: petro_j@cde.state.co.us
Concurrent Enrollment Program Frequently Asked Questions
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, District Finance Office, School Counselors
In order to help clarify the Concurrent Enrollment and ASCENT programs, we will be releasing responses to frequently asked questions here in the weekly Scoop newsletter. A new set of questions and answers will be included in The Scoop every week.
FAQs for this week:
Q: For what amount of tuition are students eligible?
A: If a student goes somewhere other than the local community college, the student would only be eligible for the amount of tuition at the local community college tuition rate. The payment of any tuition charged above the community college rate should be addressed in the cooperative agreement and made clear to the student during the registration process.
Q: How will funding be determined with the potential for requests for ASCENT student participation that exceed state allocation?
A: The ASCENT advisory board will help CDE with the selection for ASCENT participation in the event of limited funds. Districts will then allocate received slots according to their own methodology.
Q: Are students in ASCENT or concurrent enrollment programs eligible to receive College Opportunity Fund?
A: Yes, students participating in concurrent enrollment programs are eligible to receive payment of stipends from the college opportunity fund program.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Reminder for Sept. 1 Deadline to Submit Eligible ASCENT Students
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, District Finance Office, School Counselors
School districts interested in participating in the 5th year ASCENT program must submit a list of current twelfth graders who will be eligible for and who are interested in the ASCENT program during the 2011-12 school year (i.e. current seniors who plan to remain enrolled at the high school in order to participate in a 5th year program). Submissions must be received no later than Sept. 1. Please send submissions via e-mail to Charles E. Dukes.
Eligible students for the ASCENT program must:
. Complete, or be on schedule to complete, at least 12 credit hours (semester hours or equivalent) of postsecondary course work prior to the completion of his or her twelfth grade year*;
. Not be in need of basic skills coursework as defined by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's remedial education policy;
. Have been selected for participation in the ASCENT program by his or her high school principal or equivalent school administrator;
. Have satisfied the minimum prerequisites for the course(s) before his or her enrollment in the course(s); and
. Have not participated in the ASCENT program in previous years.
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For More Information, Contact:
Charles E. Dukes
Phone: 303-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Application for 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year Is Now Available
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel, Principals, Teachers
The application for the 2011 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.
Applications for this honor will be due no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. To access the application and additional program information for the 2011 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
EDX Meeting Friday, Aug. 20
Attn: Chief Information Officers, District Technology Leaders, System Architects, Data Experts
CDE is partnering with districts to host an Education Data eXchange Council. Share solutions, discuss best practices and advise the state on strategies to more efficiently and effectively exchange data.
Help guide the vision of a next-generation data exchange system and collaborate with your technology peers across the state. This meeting is open to everyone throughout the state.
The next meeting has been rescheduled from Tuesday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Aug. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Colorado Department of Education, 201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 103, in Denver.
Items to be discussed at this meeting are SLDS, district initiatives on technology, open source development, Colorado Information Management Association, Colorado Transcript Center and New E-License Process.
If you are unable to attend the meeting at CDE, you can participate in the meeting online using Adobe Connect at http://connect.cboces.org/edx/
The dial up number to listen and participate is 1-866-764-6750.
An Agenda can be seen at the EDX page: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdereval/EDXC.htm
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For More Information, Contact:
Dennis St. Hilaire
IMS
Phone: 303-866-6840
Email: st.hilaire_d@cde.state.co.us
Update
Informational Webinar for Educator Licensing eLicense Project
Attn: Principals, Superintendents, Human Resources, Educators
Mark your calendars for an informational webinar on Thursday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Look for the link next week on the Educator Licensing Web page and in the Scoop. Educator Licensing and the Office of Professional Services continue to finalize the first phase of the eLicense system for activation Sept. 2010. Licenses available during this first phase will include the Initial Teacher License, Substitute Licenses (one-year, three-year and five-year), Renewal of Interim Authorization and Renewal of Initial License.
For More Information, Contact:
Deborah Blake, Supervisor
Educator Licensing-Office of Professional Services
Phone: 303-866-6854
Email: blake_d@cde.state.co.us
School Performance Framework Online Tutorial
Attn: All
An online tutorial guiding you through the contents of the School Performance Framework report is available at:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/training/SPF_Online_Tutorial/player.html
The department recommends this self-paced tutorial to anyone wishing to understand the purposes of the framework, how to interpret its metrics and how to use it for improvement planning. Additional resources are available on the SchoolView Learning Center at the URL below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
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