Colorado State Publications Library

K-12 Student Achievement Resources

Prepared by the Staff of the Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL)

Revised September 2008

The State of Colorado is concerned with student achievement in Grades K-12. Many print and electronic publications, and Internet  resources of the Colorado Department of Education support that effort for educators and parents. Listed below are selected resources from CDE and other agencies that can be accessed online, as well as print titles that are available on loan from the Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL).

• Selected Internet Sites
• Selected Print and Electronic Publications

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Selected Internet Sites:

• Closing the Achievement Gap - Colorado's initiative addressing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_c-tag.htm
   
• Colorado Basic Literacy Act - Statute, rules, state results, and resources.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/cbla/index.htm
   
• Colorado Correlations - A program for educators and parents who wish to incorporate environmental education activities into a curriculum in the context of the Model Content Standards for Colorado.
  http://wildlife.state.co.us/Education/TeacherResources/ ColoradoCorrelations/ColoCorrelations.htm
   
• Colorado Growth Model - Basic information on the Colorado Growth Model and links to school-by-school growth charts for all districts in Colorado.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeedserv/GrowthModelDistSchReport.htm
   
• Colorado Technology in PreK-12 Education - This page provides reports and resources on access to technology and the impact of technology on student achievement.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_technology.htm
   
• CSAP Assessment Frameworks - Resources to understand what the CSAP measures.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/csap_frameworks.html
   
• CSAP Results – Program results are listed for individual schools by school district for the current year plus statewide summaries.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/csap_summary.html
   
• K-12 Academic Standards Colorado’s model content standards for grades K-12, along with suggested grade level expectations for some subject areas and additional information on the standards-based education effort in the state.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/OSA/k12_standards.html
   
• No Child Left Behind - Colorado's Closing the Achievement Gap initiative, focused on lifting the educational achievement of children of poverty and color
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_c-tag.htm
   
• School Accountability Reports – Information for individual schools including CSAP results, safety and discipline incidents, student/teacher ratio, teacher qualifications, and how taxpayer dollars are spent.
  http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/CommandHandler.jsp
   
• School Library Impact Studies – Reports and statistics on the impact of school libraries on academic achievement.
  http://www.lrs.org/impact.php
   
• Standards for Students with Disabilities - Lists of resource materials in developing standards-driven IEP.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/IEPmain.asp
   
• State Assessments for Students with Disabilities - CSAP IEP data, facts, and accommodations.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/AssessCSAP.asp
   
• Student Assessment Publications – A compilation of documents relating to student assessment such as the CSAP Annual Reports, guidelines, and manuals.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/publications.html
   
• Student Assessment Page An overview of resources including assessment results since 1997, assessment tools, special populations, publications, and additional links.
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/index_assess.html
   

Selected Print and Electronic Publications:

• Colorado Closing the Achievement Gap Commission Final Report, 2005, also available via the Internet
  Call number: ED15.2/C62/2005
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ed14_16/ED152C622005INTERNET.pdf
   
• Colorado Implications for the Use of the ACT within the Colorado Student Assessment Program by Damian Betebenner and Ken Howe for the Colorado Department of Education, 17 pages, 2001, also available via the Internet
  Call Number: ED2/102.2/IM7/2001
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ed2/ED21022IM72001INTERNET.pdf
   
• Colorado Student Assessment Program Technical Report, Colorado Department of Education
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ed2/ed210212internet/
   
• Cooperative Assessment Guidelines for School Practitioners, Colorado Department of Education, 48 pages, 2007, also available via the Internet
  Call Number: ED14/40.2/C78/2007
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/pdf/FinalAG.pdf
   
• How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study, by Keith Curry Lance, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell for the Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, 33 pages, 2000, executive summary of this study is available via the Internet 2001
  Call Number: ED3.2/SC6/2000
  http://www.lrs.org/impact.php#colo
   
• No Child Left Behind State Report Card, Colorado Department of Education, also available via the Internet
  Call Number: ED2.68/current year
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/danda/nclbstrptcrd.asp
   
• Procedures Manual for Colorado's Assessments 2007-2008, published by the Colorado Student Assessment Unit, 116 pages, 2007
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/manuals/2007/
  2007_2008AssessmentProcMan_Final102207.pdf
   
• Profiles of Success: 8 Colorado Schools that are Closing the Achievement Gap, Colorado Department of Education, 27 pages, 2007
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ed2/ed22p942007internet.pdf
   
• Strengthening Parent Involvement: A Toolkit, published by the Colorado Student Assessment Program and funded by the Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center, 91 pages, 2003, also available via the Internet
  Call Number: ED2/102.2/P21/2003
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/nclb/downloads/pi_toolkit.pdf
   
• Student Assessments: A Comparison of State and Federal Requirements by Cathy Eslinger, Colorado Legislative Council, Issue Brief 02-02, 2 pages, 2003, also available via the Internet
  Call Number: GA4.20/03-02
  http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/Scrollpages/IssueScroll2003.htm
   
• NOTE: For related K-12 education web sites including school district report cards, district pupil membership statistics, laws, and the statewide school directory link to: http://www.cde.state.co.us/stateinfo/slstplinks.htm#k-12

To borrow any of these print publications, contact the Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL), 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 314, Denver CO 80203; 303/866-6725; fax 303/866-6940. Hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. Publications may also be available at depository libraries that carry state government documents, or through interlibrary loan. For further information, visit CoSPL Online. 

For additional information, E-Mail: spl@cde.state.co.us