Announcement
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 12th 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 by CDE no later than Wednesday, Sept. 1. Please send via e-mail to Charles E. Dukes or visit the Web site below.
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 12th grade year*;
. Not be in need of basic skills coursework as defined by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's (CCHE) 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: 3003-866-6142
Email: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us
Is Your District Starting an Online Program?
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, New Online Program Directors
Are you planning to start an online program in your district for the 2010-2011 academic year? Please contact the Unit of Online Learning at 303-866-3295 to discuss your program plans. All new single-district programs are asked to submit a completed template detailing the structure of the proposed program. We will provide technical support and multiple resources to help build your program and to ensure it meets the definition of an “online program.” We look forward to working with you.
For More Information, Contact:
Della R. Shorman, Principal Consultant
Unit of Online Learning
Phone: 303-866-3295
Email: shorman_d@cde.state.co.us
Event
Assessment Review Subcommittees Will Meet in Grand Junction on Aug. 28
Attn: Colorado Educators, Administrators, Parents, District Assessment Coordinators
The next meeting of the Assessment Subcommittees will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 in Grand Junction. Five subcommittees will continue to form recommendations to the Assessment Stakeholders Committee which will shape Colorado’s next generation of assessments.
The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St., in Grand Junction.
The goals of the meeting include: analyze and discuss assessment options and come to agreement with other subcommittees on alignment issues; reach consensus on the revised drafts of the purpose and guidelines; and agree on a draft of the assessment utility.
Each subcommittee is charged with outlining the design specifications
which the state will base its proposal for a new, unified assessment
system.
The subcommittees are focused on: assessments for school readiness;
postsecondary and workforce readiness; formative, interim and
summative assessments. One subcommittee will also work on new
assessments for special populations of students.
This is the third of four scheduled subcommittee meetings. The final
meeting will take place on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Fort Collins Hilton.
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For More Information, Contact:
Emmy Glancy
Office of Standards and Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6118
Email: glancy_e@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
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
Phone: (303) 866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
U.S. Senate Youth Program
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.
Any high school junior or senior student is eligible for the program. The student is required to be currently serving in an elected or appointed capacity in any one of the following student government, civic or educational organizations:
• Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer;
• Class President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer;
• Student Council Representative; or
• Student representative elected or appointed (appointed by a panel, commission or board) to a district, regional or state-level civic and/or educational organization approved by the state selection administrator.
Applications are due on Monday, October 18. For more in-depth information and to access the application, please visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
Phone: (303) 866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.su
Colorado Department of Higher Education Teacher Quality Grant Opportunity
Attn: Federal Program Contacts
The Colorado Department of Higher Education has released a request for proposal for Improving Teacher Quality Grants. The purpose of the grants are to increase K-12 student academic achievement by improving educator effectiveness and the equitable distribution of effective educators throughout the state. The grants are available to Institutes of Higher Education, in partnership with high-need local education agencies. The RFP is due Friday, Oct. 1 and is available on the Colorado Department of Higher Education's Web site at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Ian Macgillivray, Grant Administrator & Academic Policy Officer for Teacher Education, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Phone: (303) 866-2723
Email: ian.macgillivray@dhe.state.co.us
Distinguished Title I Teacher and Principal Nominations
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Federal Programs Contacts, District Personnel
Reminder: Distinguished Title I Teacher and Principal Nominations are due no later than Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Each fall, the Office of Federal Program Administration recognizes outstanding teachers and administrators through the Title I Distinguished Teacher and Principal Awards. This year, the nomination process has changed.
Nominators are asked to complete a brief nomination form. A committee of CDE personnel, teachers and administrators will review the nominations and select 10 finalists for each award. If your nominee is selected, you will be asked to complete the full nomination packet.
Principal nomination forms can be found at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/awards/ti_distprinc.asp and teacher awards at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/awards/ti_distteach.asp
Finalists will be announced by the end of September. Completed nomination packets are due Monday, Nov. 1. Award recipients will be announced no later than Friday, Nov. 19.
For More Information, Contact:
Judy Huddleston
Phone: (720) 939-8848
Email: huddleston_j@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs Best Practices Symposium Is Oct. 22
Attn: Superintendents, Federal Program Contacts
Mark your calendar: Federal Programs Best Practices Symposium will take place on Oct. 22, 1010
The Office of Federal Program Administration, in collaboration with other CDE offices, will be holding an Effective Practices Symposium on Friday, Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Adams Twelve Training Center in Thornton. A continental breakfast and lunch is provided.
The Symposium is targeted to district and school leaders, but teachers and other staff are welcome to attend. The Symposium will allow educators to share practices that have been effective in assisting districts and schools to meet their goals, especially in the area of student achievement. Information on the presentations and presenters can be found on the Title I Web site at the link below. Registration information will be available in early September.
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For More Information, Contact:
Judy Huddleston
Phone: (720) 939-8848
Email: huddleston_j@cde.state.co.us
2008-2009 NCLB Funds Availability
Attn: Federal Program 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
Safe Schools Learning Event
Attn: Superintendents, Administrative Staff
Join us for a Safe Schools Learning Event from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Wolf Law Building, 2450 Kittredge Loop Rd., in Boulder.
The following topics will be presented:
School Safety Since Columbine: Are We Applying What We’ve Learned? – John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General
Creating Safe Schools – Del Elliott, Director, CU- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Information Sharing – Cynthia Coffman, Colorado Office of the Attorney General
Threat Assessment – Bill Woodward, CU-Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
School Liability – Eric Jacobson, Colorado School District Self Insurance Pool
Safe2Tell – Susan Payne, Safe2Tell
Standard Response Protocol – John Michael Keyes, I Love U Guys Foundation
Breakfast and lunch will be served. There’s no charge to Colorado participants. Register online at the link below or contact Danielle Gianola at 303-735-4208 with questions.
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For More Information, Contact:
Joyce Washington
Phone: (303) 866-6708
Email: washington_j@cde.state.co.us
FYI
Upcoming Blackboard Training on the Appropriate Pre-referral and Identification of Students Who are Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse
Attn: Special Education Directors
ESLU Training in the Appropriate Referral and Identification of Students Who are Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse
This blackboard training module will address basic issues to consider in distinguishing between a language difference and an educational disability. This module includes a brief introduction to working with English language learners, second language acquisition and sheltered instruction. This course will benefit anyone requiring a basic understanding of these concepts. It is a pre-requisite to the Response to Intervention Framework and the Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse Learner suspected of having disabilities module that will be offered in spring 2011.
The first session is Sept. 27 - Oct. 1 (online registration begins Aug. 30 on a first-come, first-serve basis)
The second session is Oct. 25 - 31 (online registration begins Oct. 4 on a first-come, first-serve basis)
To register, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Fran Herbert
ESLU
Phone: 303-866-6604
Email: herbert_f@cde.state.co.us
Educational Services for Students Awaiting Trial as Adult
Attn: Superintendents, High School Principals, Special Education Directors
With the passage of S.B.10-054 and pursuant to 22-32-141 C.R.S., if a juvenile is held in a jail or other facility for the detention of adult offenders pending criminal proceedings as an adult, the school district in which the jail or facility is located shall provide educational services for the juvenile upon request of the official in charge of the jail or facility.
A school district is not required to provide educational services if:
• The juvenile has already graduated from high school or received a GED;
• A safe environment to provide educational services is not available;
• The juvenile is violent toward or physically injures a school district employee;
• The juvenile refuses to accept or participate in educational services.
Each school district in which a jail or other facility for the detention of adult offenders is located is required to designate a contact person and provide the employee’s name and contact information to the jail or facility. This information is also posted on the CDE Web site.
On or before the 15th of the month the official in charge of the jail or facility in which a juvenile is held, or designee, shall report to CDE the actual number of juveniles who received educational services at the jail or facility during the prior calendar month. To avoid duplication of effort, the department will also gather additional nonidentifying information required in the legislation to be reported to the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Public Safety.
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For More Information, Contact:
Theresa Christensen
Public School Finance
Phone: 303-866-6847
Email: christensen_t@cde.state.co.us
Important Due Date
Selection of AEC Accountability Measures Due Sept. 1
Attn: Superintendents and Principals of AECs
All schools designated as Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) must submit their selection of accountability measures by Sept. 1. The selected measures must be approved by the school's district or authorizer and be submitted using this form: http://bit.ly/9JLr5O
The results of the selected accountability measures are due to CDE no later than Oct. 15 using this form: http://www.schoolview.org/documents/SPFReportforAECs.doc.
Please submit forms to Margo Allen, Office of Performance and Policy executive assistant, at allen_m@cde.state.co.us.
Please send any technical or policy questions to Somoh Supharukchinda, Office of Performance and Policy Performance support manager, at supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Office of Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Colorado Academic Standards Implementation Planning for Principals and Teacher Leaders
Attn: Principals, Teacher Leaders
The CDE 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 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 revised standards 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 standards and learn about the four broad phases of Colorado’s standards implementation: awareness, transition, implementation and transformation.
Dates & Locations:
Sept. 27 & 28— Grand Junction at the Redlands Community Center
Sept. 29 & 30— Steamboat Springs at Rex’s Events Center (Holiday Inn)
Oct. 4 & 5—Lamar at the Lamar Community Center
Oct. 5 & 6—Denver at Colorado Education Association
Oct. 7 & 8— Sterling at the Valley RE-1 School District Central Office
Oct. 12 & 13— Durango at the School District 9R Boardroom
Oct. 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.
Credit: Recertification credit will be available. Details are forthcoming.
Cost: Total cost per school level leadership team: (Day one: principals. Day two is free for up to two teacher leaders when principals attend day one.) Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
$120 All participants
$60 Graduates of the Tointon Institute's Principal Leadership Academy
Register: Tointon Institute for Educational Change
Please contact Janet Alcorn at janet.alcorn@unco.edu or (970) 351-1108.
*Please note that registration is capped at 30 for the first day and 60 for the second day. **On site registration is not available.
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For More Information, Contact:
Brenda Barr
Office of Academic Initiatives
Phone: (303) 866-6189
Email: barr_b@cde.state.co.us
To Do
Appointing a District Assessment Coordinator (DAC)
Attn: Superintendents
This is a reminder that you are required to appoint a District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) for your district. If your previous DAC has left the district, or there was a change of assignment, please submit a "DAC Appointment Form" to the Unit of Student Assessment immediately. It is important that your DAC information is updated in order to ensure that essential time sensitive emails and materials from both the test vendors and the assessment team are received in your district.
Information regarding the "DAC Appointment Form" can be found on the Unit of Student Assessment Website at the link below. Thank you.
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For More Information, Contact:
Maile Rieple
Unit of Student Assessment
Phone: 303-866-6929
Email: rieple_m@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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