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Wednesday, September 04, 2019
** Action Item
This Week in The Scoop
Accountability & Improvement
Technical Advisory Panel for Longitudinal Student Growth will meet Sept. 13
The Technical Advisory Panel for Longitudinal Student Growth (TAP) will meet 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 13. The public meeting will be held in the state boardroom at the Colorado Department of Education, 201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.
Those unable to attend in person can join via Adobe Connect, and use conference number: 855-840-9121.
The meeting agenda will include items related to SAT cut-scores, growth on ninth-grade evidenced-based reading and writing growth and a request for TAP feedback regarding potential framework changes.
For More Information, Contact:
Dan Jorgensen
Accountability & Data Analysis
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: jorgensen_d@cde.state.co.us
Educator Talent
Peer reviewers needed for English Learner Standards
CDE is extending the invitation to educators with a culturally and linguistically diverse background to help review educator preparation programs’ alignment to the new English learner standards. This includes educators from school districts throughout the P-20 educational system, internal CDE content experts, as well as higher education faculty.
Peer review will take place from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, at CDE's Educator Talent Office, 6000 E. Evans, Building 2, Suite 100, Denver.
To register, complete the Wufoo Form by Wednesday, Sept. 25.
For More Information, Contact:
Jennifer Kral
Educator Talent
Phone: 303-866-6898
Email: kral_j@cde.state.co.us
Exceptional Student Services
Public comment available for Extended Evidence Outcomes
Revisions to the Extended Evidence Outcomes (EEO), now aligned to the 2020 Colorado Academic Standards, are available for public comment.
The Colorado Academic Standards were reviewed and revised by committees during the 2016-2018 school years and revisions were approved by the State Board of Education in June 2018. As part of this process, Colorado’s alternate achievement standards, EEO, were reviewed and revised by a team of general and special educators from across Colorado during the 2018-19 school year.
The content areas in which the EEO are available for comment include: mathematics; reading, writing, and communicating; science; and social studies.
The online system is open for feedback until Monday, Sept. 30.
For more information and a link to provide comments, visit the Instructional Standards and Adaptations for Students with a Disability webpage.
For More Information, Contact:
Gina Herrera
Exceptional Student Services Unit
Phone: 303-866-6605
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
English language development training available
Three English Language Development (ELD) Program Requirements training sessions have been scheduled. These training sessions will provide an understanding of state and federal requirements for ELD services for English learners in Colorado.
The training dates and locations are:
- Thursday, Sept. 19: Colorado Springs
- Wednesday, Sept. 25: Greeley
- Wednesday, Oct. 9: Glenwood Springs
For more information and to register, visit the Professional Learning Opportunities webpage.
For More Information, Contact:
Candace Davis
Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
Phone: 303-866-6789
Email: davis_c@cde.state.co.us
Support & Intervention
September is Attendance Awareness Month
September is Attendance Awareness Month and a good time to remind families, students and communities about the importance of coming to school each day. Students who miss more than three days a month of school are at serious risk of falling behind their peers.
Come and learn skills and strategies for encouraging attendance at the National Dropout Prevention Conference, Oct. 5-8, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora. Participants from Colorado may use code COED2019 to receive a 10% discount for registration.
Visit the Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement homepage for more information and a link to register.
For More Information, Contact:
Maggie Collett
Office of Postsecondary Readiness
Phone: 303-866-6528
Email: collet_m@cde.state.co.us
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