Jul
07
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Jul
07
All applications are due Monday, Aug. 29.
For more details and application instructions, visit the School Works website.
Request for applications for McKinney-Vento Homeless Education assistance is open
Category: Newsletter
Jun
29
Request for Applications is open for community-based organizations who demonstrate qualifications pursuant to section 2001(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Applicants must demonstrate a successful history of working directly with public school districts and schools statewide in at least one of the two purpose areas listed below:
- Identify homeless children and youth through outreach and reengagement strategies statewide and provide wraparound services to reduce barriers to students attending and participating fully in school activities.
- Direct distribution of emergency assistance and support to students and their families experiencing homelessness throughout the state to reduce barriers to students attending school and participating fully in school activities.
Jun
29
CDE offers a free self-guided training to all K-3 educators.
Learn about the requirements to complete this training and the completion options available for K-3 teachers on the teacher training webpage.
Jun
29
The 2022 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0® student growth detail files and individual student reports have been provided to District Accountability contacts via Syncplicity. All 2022 ACCESS growth summary data will be incorporated within the Data Explorer tool and posted to the CDE website later this summer.
For questions related to Syncplicity, training support or the Colorado growth model, email [email protected].
Applications requested for the Expelled and At-Risk Student Services grant program
Category: Newsletter
Jun
23
This grant opportunity is to provide educational services to expelled students, students who are identified as at-risk expulsion or at-risk of dropping out of school due to chronic absenteeism.
Eligible applicants include school districts, charter schools, alternative schools within school districts, non-public schools, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services and facility schools. Non-public schools may apply for a grant pursuant to this section only to fund educational services that have been approved by the state board pursuant to section 22-2-107.
The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 2. An informational webinar will be available on the EARSS RFA webpage.
Summer P-EBT Approval
Category: Newsletter
Jun
23
CDE and the Colorado Department of Human Services received federal approval to issue summer 2022 P-EBT benefits. There is no P-EBT application. Students may be eligible for P-EBT over the summer months if:
- The student is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, and
- The student was enrolled in an NSLP school as of May 2022, and
- The student’s district reports student information to the P-EBT program.
Summer P-EBT benefits will amount to one lump sum for each eligible student in the amount of $391. Benefits will be issued to existing P-EBT cards or new P-EBT cards, if needed, in December 2022.
Schools and districts can share CDE’s outreach materials to encourage families to provide household information through their school nutrition services department.
More information for families about Summer 2022 P-EBT will be posted to CDHS’s P-EBT website over the next few weeks. Families can contact the P-EBT Support Center Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Paid Lunch Equity Update
Category: Newsletter
Jun
23
Jun
23
Teachers must complete the training by Monday, Aug. 1, and should submit their documentation by Monday, Aug. 15.
Please note that the READ Act training requirement is not mandatory to maintain a teacher’s license status in any way. The benefit of adding the READ Act training designation to an educator’s license is that the proof of completion will stay on the educator’s Colorado credentials for future years as they may change grade levels, schools or districts.
View the K-3 teacher training webpage for more information.
Pandemic-EBT data collection
Category: Newsletter
Jun
15
P-EBT benefit eligibility will be assessed for students when a school temporarily changed their learning modality due to COVID-19 anytime from Jan. 1, 2022, through May 31, 2022. A temporary change in learning modality includes providing full-time remote learning for all students or switching to a hybrid learning schedule.
CDE is requesting data for any school-wide changes in learning modality from Jan. 1, 2022, through May 31, 2022, via this survey. If more than five schools were impacted, contact [email protected] for reporting assistance. Otherwise, submit one form for each school impacted. Survey responses are due by Friday, June 24.
For questions or support, email [email protected].
Visit the School Meal Eligibility webpage for additional information.
Jun
15
CDE offers a free self-guided training to all K-3 educators.
Learn about the requirements to complete this training and the completion options available for K-3 teachers on the teacher training webpage.
Jun
15
To apply, visit the Principal Leadership Institute webpage.
Jun
15
Learn more and register for the workshops on TeachEngineering's website.
Jun
15
Candidates who wish to be considered for the at-large seat must submit a letter of interest and resume before Friday, July 1. Applicants must demonstrate some level of expertise related to assessment, educational research, the Colorado growth model, and/or educational accountability. The selected candidate will be notified prior to Friday, July 15.
The required letter and resume should be e-mailed to Dan Jorgensen at: [email protected].
For additional information, visit the TAP webpage.
Jun
08
Schools are encouraged to attend a CoLab in teams, with teachers representing multiple grades and/or content areas. Focus content areas for 2022 include English language arts, health, and physical education, mathematics, science, and computer science. Leadership-focused sessions will be provided for principals and other school leaders.
For more information and to register, see the Teaching and Learning CoLabs - Pueblo webpage.
Jun
08
For more information, and to check for updates, visit the Computer Science webpage.
Jun
08
Twenty school districts were selected to participate in the Local Food Program for School Year 2022-23. The Local Food Program is a pilot program in its second year that gives money to child nutrition program sponsors for the purchase of Colorado-grown, raised, and value-added products. This program helps bolster farm-to-school activities and supports Colorado producers, farmers, and ranchers. A total of $500,000 has been awarded to the following sponsors:
- Bayfield School District
- Boulder Valley School District
- Calhan School District
- Colorado Springs School District
- Creede School District
- Durango School District
- Englewood School District
- Greeley-Evans School District
- Gunnison Watershed School District
- Lake County School District
- Mancos School District
- Mapleton School District
- Pueblo City School District
- Sangre de Cristo School District
- South Routt School District
- St. Vrain Valley School District
- Swink School District
- Thompson School District
- Vilas School District
- West End School District
Congratulations to these sponsors for their commitment to farm to school and purchasing Colorado Proud products.
Visit the Farm to School and Summer webpage to learn more.
Jun
08
Teachers must complete the training by Monday, Aug. 1, and should submit their documentation by Monday, Aug. 15.
Please note that the READ Act training requirement is not mandatory to maintain a teacher’s license status in any way. The benefit of adding the READ Act training designation to an educator’s license is that the proof of completion will stay on the educator’s Colorado credentials for future years as they may change grade levels, schools or districts.
View the K-2 Teacher Evidenced-Based Reading webpage for additional information.
Join the Early Childhood Leadership Commission for a special town hall to welcome Dr. Lisa Roy
Category: Newsletter
Jun
08
This month: Meet Dr. Roy and hear about her vision for early childhood in Colorado
Tuesday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Registration is open
Jun
08
Applications for this honor are due Wednesday, June 29.
Visit the Teacher of the Year webpage for more information on the 2023 Colorado Teacher of the Year program, the application process and to access the online application form.
