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Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The power of Colorado's education improvement efforts lies in the integration and implementation of four key priorities: relevant and rigorous standards, aligned and meaningful assessments, excellent teachers and school leaders, and high-performing schools and districts all aimed at helping students succeed in an increasingly competitive workforce.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education, Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
School readiness describes the status and ongoing progress a child makes within the domains of physical well-being and motor development, social and emotional development, language and comprehension development, and cognition and general knowledge. By monitoring each child's progress across multiple domains, teachers, parents, schools, and caregivers can provide needed support to ensure each child's success in school.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education, [Competitive Grants And Awards]
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The system is a configurable web-based tool that manages all phases of an outgoing grants management lifecycle including: Requests for Proposals, applications, reviews, award notifications, contract/grant award generation, grantee payments and reports, award modifications, grantee monitoring and grant close-out. A sophisticated and user-friendly reporting application makes building and generating reports quicker and easier.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With the passage of Senate Bill 10-191 (S.B. 10-191), the expectations for teachers to earn and maintain non-probationary status have been changed. This fact sheet focuses on the earning and retaining of non-probationary status and is meant as a high-level guide. It is important to note that it does not take the place of state law or local district governance and agreements.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education, Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The RTT Early Learning Challenge Fund will provide resources and supports for districts with implementation of school readiness plans and assessments in kindergarten. Numerous young children, particularly those with disabilities or identified as being at high risk for challenges as they enter formal schooling, will benefit from the initiatives and resources made possible by the Early Learning Challenge Funds.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Meaningful, timely and precise measures of student learning assessments - provide critical data and feedback to determine whether educational goals are being met. Colorado assessments are changing in order to accurately assess student mastery relative to the Colorado Academic Standards.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
High quality early childhood education plays a crucial role in the foundation for school readiness for Colorados young children. A key component of quality programming is the assurance that every child in Colorado has access to great educators who are supported in their professional growth. The new evaluation requirements under Senate Bill 10-191 are intended to provide meaningful evaluations for all education professionals who are licensed by the...
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The power of Colorado's education improvement efforts lies in having a comprehensive educational system consisting of relevant and rigorous standards, aligned and meaningful assessments, excellent teachers and school leaders, and high-performing schools and districts.
Series
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Readiness
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Beginning in January 2014, a new, revamped General Educational Development (GED) test will be introduced in Colorado. The GED provides an opportunity for persons who have not graduated from high school to earn a high school equivalency diploma. The 2014 GED is computer-based and aligned to more rigorous academic standards.
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