Announcement
Remember to Check for Ticks
Attn: Teachers, school nurses
If you’ve been spending time outdoors, especially around grasses and low-growing plants, check yourself for ticks! Ticks are arachnids (related to spiders) that feed on the blood of animals. They are found throughout Colorado, commonly at higher elevations and are most active during the summer months. Ticks usually are found on grasses and low plants, waiting to attach to a host. They don’t fall from trees, jump or fly!
Keep ticks off by wearing protective clothing. Long pants, long-sleeved shirts and other clothing can help exclude ticks or keep them from attaching to the skin. Insect repellent also can be used.
A thorough "tick check" can be an effective alternative to repellents. If you find a tick, remove it by grasping it with tweezers as close to the skin as possible. Pull upward and don’t twist or jerk the tick. After removing, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
Two insect repellants are effective – products with permethrin, which is used only to treat clothing, and DEET, which is applied to skin that is not covered by clothing. Take precautions when using any insecticide. Do not apply DEET to hands or other areas that may come into contact with the mouth. After use, wash or bathe treated areas.
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For More Information, Contact:
Deborah Young
Colorado State University
Phone: 970-491-1377
Email: deborah.young@colostate.edu
Conference
Transition from School to Adulthood for Youth with Autism, Sept. 20
Attn: Special Ed Directors, Transition Coordinators, Principals, High School Special Education Teachers
Transition from School to Adulthood for Youth with Autism Presented by Dr. Paul Wehman, Sept. 20
Dr. Wehman is a nationally recognized speaker and will present a full day workshop for educators working directly with students with autism spectrum disorders ages 15 through 21 to provide evidence-based strategies for preparing and supporting these students to be gainfully employed or continue with their education when they leave our schools.
You will hear effective strategies for preparing students for employment or continued education, co-presented by Alissa Molinelli, transition coach. There will also be a parent panel who will share their experiences through the transition process.
Dr. Paul Wehman, professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation and chairman of rehabilitation research with a joint appointment in the Departments of Special Education and Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University, has served as director of the rehabilitation research and training center for over 27 years. He is dedicated to the hiring, advancement, and retention of individuals with significant disabilities in competitive employment.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Join the Autism Level 2 Training on Social Skills, Sept. 30
Attn: Occupational Therapists, Paraeducators, Principals, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, Special Education Teachers, Speech and Language Pathologists
This one-day training is a must for all team members working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum. As curriculum needs increase, there is no greater demand in the field than the need for social skills ideas and planning. All levels of functioning and all ages will be addressed - from preschool through high school.
Whether you are preparing to do 1:1 teaching or group instruction, there will be something for you to take back to your site and apply immediately. Specific curricula, actual hands-on activities and IEP ideas will be incorporated. You will learn about video modeling, planning a group, teaching self-regulation and other evidence-based practices in this highly-requested field.
Location – Metro Region:
The Franciscan Event Center
6553 S. Revere Parkway
Centennial, CO 80111
Registration: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Training Session: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This training is offered at no charge by the Exceptional Student Leadership Unit / Autism Team.
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For More Information, Contact:
Tara Rolfe
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6969
Email: rolfe_t@cde.state.co.us
Attend "Improving Reading Comprehension of Students with SLD"
Attn: Special Educators
Melody Ilk will lead this interactive session addressing research-based instructional strategies for improving reading comprehension of students with Specific Learning Disabilities.
This full-day session will…
• address the reasons reading deficits develop and briefly connect to past workshops on basic reading skills (phonemic awareness and word-level decoding/phonics).
• briefly review the morphology of the English language.
• focus on the development of engaging instructional strategies that connect semantics, syntactics and morphology and lead to fluent comprehension.
Times: Check-in at each location starts at 8:30 a.m. (coffee/tea only) and the workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (lunch provided).
Locations/Dates:
Greeley: Oct. 11
Pueblo: Oct. 13
Durango: Oct. 18
Aurora: Nov. 1
Vail: Nov. 3
The workshop flyer and registration information are available under “Professional Development Opportunities” at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Chaffin
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6819
Email: chaffin_m@cde.state.co.us
Event
Participate in an Online Course on Eligibility Criteria and Identification Process
Attn: Special Educators, Special Education Administrators, Principals
The focus of this four-week, online course is the effective implementation of the eligibility criteria and identification process involved with the determination of a Specific Learning Disability. Participants will gain knowledge and skill in:
- State and federal laws related to SLD eligibility
- Relationship of RtI to SLD identification
- Referral and evaluation process
- Application of the revised SLD eligibility criteria
- Required documentation
- Special considerations
- Implications for changes in professional roles and practice
Administrators, special educators, team leaders and school psychologists are invited to participate.
The course will run from Oct. 17 – Nov. 13, and may be taken for either UCCS graduate credit for a fee or CDE professional development (recertification) hours at no cost. The registration deadline is Oct. 10, although capacity may be reached prior to this date.
The course flyer, including registration information, is available under “Professional Development Opportunities” at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Chaffin
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Phone: 303-866-6819
Email: chaffin_m@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
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, Assistant Deputy Director for Academic Affairs
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Phone: (303) 866-2723
Email: ian.macgillivray@dhe.state.co.us
FYI
CDE Website Availability on Saturday, Sept. 10
Attn: All
The Governor’s Office of Information Technology will be performing system maintenance on the state internet services on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. During this maintenance window, CDE websites may be unavailable.
For More Information, Contact:
Chris Edmundson
Information Management Services
Phone: 303.866.6928
Email: edmundson_c@cde.state.co.us
Important Due Date
AYP School-level Appeals due Friday, Sept. 2 by 5 p.m.
Attn: AYP Respondents, Title I Contacts, District Assessment Coordinators, Superintendents
2011 preliminary school AYP data and determinations are available through the ADE at https://edx.cde.state.co.us/AYP/. The AYP ADE system will remain open for school-level updates until 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2. After this time you will no longer be able to update school information, although you will continue to be able to view school and district preliminary results.
If you have any questions about submitting an appeal or updating school-level data in the ADE, who your district's AYP ADE authorized respondent is, or your ADE user name and password, contact Donna Morganstern as soon as possible.
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For More Information, Contact:
Donna Morganstern
Federal Programs
Phone: 303-866-6209
Email: morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us
Reminder
Applications Are Available for the U.S. Senate Youth Program
Attn: Principals, Counselors, Civics/Social Studies Teachers
The Colorado application for the 50th 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 50th annual program will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 3 - 10, 2012. 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 Friday, Oct. 14. For more information and to access the application, please visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
Competitive Grants & Awards
Phone: 303-866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
Update
District and School Performance Framework Reports, Webinars & Accreditation
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Principals
Accountability Website
The resources previously found on the SchoolView Learning Center have moved to CDE’s Accountability & Support website at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/index.asp. Please check this website regularly for updates to the DPFs/SPFs.
Draft DPF/SPF Reports
Draft DPFs/SPFs are available on CEDAR for district and school users: https://cedar2.cde.state.co.us/.
• Click on “District and School Performance Framework.”
• For each file type, click on the “stack of papers” icon under “Actions.” Note that if you do not click on the stack of papers, you will not see all of your reports. Clicking the stack of papers will allow you to access 1-year and 3-year reports for each school.
• Districts may choose to share the preliminary results with schools and stakeholders, including local boards and the media, as they see fit. However, it should be noted that the reports are drafts for district review. CDE will not finalize and publicly post them until December. Results will stay the same unless the district files a Request to Reconsider.
• See "Events" for upcoming SPF webinars on Sept. 8 and 15.
School Accreditation and Requests to Reconsider
All districts will need to submit a school accreditation form by Oct. 15.
• The form is currently being moved to an online form (rather than an Excel form) and will be available in September. It will be similar to last year’s form, which you can view in the appendix of this document: http://bit.ly/ptW3p4.
• Districts have the opportunity to submit a Request to Reconsider (appeal) for their district and/or schools by Oct. 15. CDE will only consider changes to overall accreditation ratings and/or plan types, and will review each submission on a case-by-case basis. Guidance on the types of information considered in review is described in the document above.
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Unified Improvement Planning Templates, Resources & Training
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Principals
Accountability Website
The resources previously found on the SchoolView Learning Center have moved to CDE’s Accountability & Support website at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/index.asp. Please check this website regularly for updates to the UIPs.
UIP Templates and Resources
UIP templates and resources are available on the Accountability website at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/UnifiedImprovementPlanning.asp.
• For the templates, go to: http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/UnifiedImprovementPlanningTemplates.asp.
• The District UIP template was updated on 8/30 to include AMAOs and HQ data on the Progress Monitoring of Previous Year’s Performance Targets worksheet on page 6.
• For resources, including a UIP Handbook, Quality Criteria, and examples, go to:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/UnifiedImprovementPlanningResources.asp
• CDE will pre-populate the UIP in September.
Register now for September UIP trainings
Upcoming sessions include a full-day session on root cause analysis and action planning at the district level, a full-day session on root cause analysis at the school-level, and a separate full-day session on action planning at the school-level. For more information, go to: http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/SupportRegionalTrainings.asp
• To register for upcoming school-level UIP trainings, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRY2FSF
• To register for upcoming district-level UIP trainings, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VV3C9D3
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
Webinars
Join the District and School Performance Framework Webinars on Sept. 8 and 15
Attn: Superintendents, District Accountability Contacts, Principals
CDE will host two webinar sessions on the District and School Performance Framework reports on Sept. 8 and 15. The sessions are designed for those new to the framework reports, or those needing a basic review. We will walk participants through the reports, including how to determine ratings for each performance indicator and how to determine overall plan type assignments. As time permits, we will also answer questions and discuss implications for accountability and unified improvement planning.
Sessions are designed as the same repeat session rather than as a series, so please only attend one session. No registration is necessary. You can join using the instructions below.
(1) Sept. 8, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Go to: http://connect.cboces.org/spf101/
• Call: 866-498-5411
(2) Sept. 15, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Go to http://connect.cboces.org/spf101sept15/
• Call: 866-498-5411
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For More Information, Contact:
Somoh Supharukchinda
Phone: 303-866-6778
Email: supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
FY2010-2011 End of Year Reporting Webinars
Attn: Program Managers and Fiscal Managers
As previously announced in The Scoop, the Office of Federal Program Administration and the Grants Fiscal Management Unit will host two webinars covering FY2010-2011 End of Year Reporting, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. Webinar topics include the Final Expenditure Report and the Set Aside Activity Report. These documents will replace the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The intended audience is program and fiscal managers.
Webinars will be recorded to and posted to CDE's website at the link below. To register, please email Tina Tamayo at tamayo_t@cde.state.co.us. If you have already registered, sign in information is forthcoming.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Vassis
Grants Fiscal Management Unit
Phone: 303.866.6389
Email: vassis_b@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
Do you know somebody in your school district who needs to read The Scoop each week? Send an e-mail to: CDE_Communications_Office@cde.state.co.us with "Sign Me Up For The Scoop" in the subject line. If you are having trouble signing up, please call the communications office at the telephone numbers above.
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