Accountability, Performance & Support

• As the second year of the accountability framework pause concludes, it is time to consider what the state accountability system will look like in 2022.
   
• The Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado Survey is open through Friday, Feb. 18. Schools and districts must have a 50% participation rate and at least five responses to receive their results in the spring.

Assessments  

• The ACCESS for English language learners assessment window closes on Friday, Feb. 11.
   
• Online office hours are available to help District Assessment Coordinators prepare for state assessment administration.
   
• There are upcoming College Board important dates and registration deadlines to be aware of for the optional SAT essay, accommodation requests, extended time requests for English Learners and SAT vouchers for students in online schools.
   
• CMAS, PSAT, SAT, and CoAlt assessments will be administered across Colorado this spring. 
   
• CDE has expanded the CMAS and CoAlt English language arts and math testing windows.
   
• College Board recently announced it will provide a revised, digital PSAT/SAT starting in fall 2023. Colorado will continue to provide the current paper-based PSAT/SAT in spring 2023. 

Educator Talent

• The Educator Recruitment and Retention Grant Program application is due Tuesday, May 31, to receive financial assistance for the 2021-22 school year. An informational webinar will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, for interested applicants.
   
• The Educator Talent Division has published two new webpages that aim to support local recruitment efforts. 
   
• Colorado school districts, BOCES and charter schools are required to report to CDE if an employee is dismissed or has resigned as a result of an allegation of unlawful behavior involving a child. 

ESSA

• ESSER III - Supplemental Award notifications were emailed to grant recipients on Jan. 12.
   
• ARP ESSER III requires two types of plans to be posted on LEA websites and submitted to CDE. Those who have not submitted their links to CDE yet are asked to do so as soon as possible.
   
• Applications for ESSER III 90% allocations must be submitted to CDE by Tuesday, March 1.

Organizational Effectiveness 

• Administrative Units will be notified of their Special Education December Count duplicates by Thursday, Feb. 3, and must have them resolved by Thursday, Feb. 10. The final report review week will conclude on Thursday, Feb. 17.
   
• All errors in the staff interchange files and Human Resources snapshot should be resolved by Thursday, Feb. 17. The Educator Shortage Survey must be completed for the HR snapshot to be error free. The collection and survey will both close on Friday, Feb. 25. 
   
• The four-day school week application for 2022-23 will open Thursday, Feb. 3.
   
• Districts may begin to request school code changes for the 2022-23 school year. These requests must be made by June 30.

Postsecondary Readiness 

• CDE is collecting materials to develop a Colorado Essential Skills Implementation Guide. Outreach to collect examples will start on Monday, Feb. 7, with the goal to have collected materials by Friday, March 11.

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