Announcement
School and District Growth Summary reports
Attn: DACs, Superintendents, Principals
Updates have been made to the School and District Growth Summary reports available at the Web link below.
Small errors in some state Catching Up and Keeping Up numbers were detected and corrected. Also, the relaxation of a rule allowed more disaggregated subgroups' data to be displayed.
School and district numbers have not changed since these reports were initially released on July 31st, but small schools and districts will be able to see more of their disaggregated data while continuing to assure the protection of the privacy of all individual students' data.
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For More Information, Contact:
Bill Bonk
Research and Evaluation
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: bonk_w@cde.state.co.us
Options for Autonomous Schools in Colorado: a Handbook for for School and District Leaders
Attn: Schools and Districts
A report released Monday, August 17, providing a guide for educators and parents around questions including: "What is an Innovation School? What is a Pilot School? How are these schools different from each other and are they different from charter schools? If I want to open a new school or significantly reform an existing school, what are my options?" The report was produced by The Colorado Children's Campaign, The Donnell-Kay Foundation, Metro Organizations for People and Colorado Succeeds. The report was funded by Communities for Public Education Reform. The entire report may be found at the Department's Web site at:
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For More Information, Contact:
Rich Wenning
Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6764
Email: wenning_r@cde.state.co.us
2009 Forward Thinking Annual Report
Attn: Superintendents
The 2009 Forward Thinking Annual Report is available online at the link below. If you would like to request a hard-copy of the publication, please contact Megan McDermott.
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For More Information, Contact:
Megan McDermott
Communications
Phone: 303-866-2334
Email: mcdermott_m@cde.state.co.us
2009-2010 Colorado Accommodations Manual
Attn: DACs, Special Education Directors, Colorado Educators
The 2009-2010 Colorado Accommodations Manual is now posted at the link below.
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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
CDE Recovery Act Alert #10
Attn: Preschool Kindergarten and Greater Early Childhood Education Community
The Colorado Department of Education has recently issued Recovery Act Alert #10, providing information about possible uses of ARRA funds to support early childhood programs. This document has been posted on the CDE Web site at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Kady Dodds
Policy
Phone: 303-866-6274
Email: dodds_k@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
U.S. Department of Education Grants CDE NCLB Related Waivers
Attn: Title I Directors, Federal Program Contacts, Consolidated Application Coordinators
Colorado is the first state to receive complete and final approval from the USDE for its waiver request. This will allow local education agencies to request waivers for the following statutory set-asides as related to the Title I-A ARRA funding:
• 20 percent set-aside for choice transportation and supplemental educational services
• 10 percent set-aside for professional development for LEAs identified for improvement
• 10 percent set-aside for professional development for schools identified for improvement
• Calculating the per-pupil maximum allocation for SES
LEAs who wish to utilize these waivers will need to complete a brief application, available on the CDE Web site.
In addition to the ARRA waivers, CDE also received approval for two waivers related to regular Title I, Part A funds:
• One year wavier (school year 2009-2010) to permit LEAs to provide parents of eligible children with notice of their public school choice options less than 14 days before the start of the school year. The waiver applies only to schools that are newly identified for improvement for the 2009-2010 school year or that made adequate yearly progress (AYP) in the previous year, and so could have possibly exited improvement for the 2009-2010 school year, but did not.
• One year waiver (school year 2009-2010) to permit CDE to approve an LEA identified for Improvement or Corrective Action to serve as a supplemental educational provider (SES) in the 2009-2010 school year.
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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
Important Due Date
End-of-Year Report
Attn: Superintendents, Gifted Education Directors or Coordinators
The deadline for submitting the 2008-2009 end-of-year report for gifted education programming is Wednesday, Sept. 30.
This annual data collection is in accordance with regulations for the implementation of the Exceptional Children’s Education Act. Directors and primary contacts will receive a username and pass code to access the web-based data collection system that will open between Friday, Aug. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The Guidance document and worksheet for the end-of-year report is available on the CDE Web at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jacquelin Medina
Gifted Education Unit.
Phone: 303-866-6794
Email: medina_j@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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