Overall, Colorado districts succeeded in administering the state's first online state wide assessments. Challenges were encountered along the way; however, districts and schools were committed to working through them in a manner that allowed students to complete testing. Lessons learned during the science and social studies administration and the PARCC administration will be invaluable to improving next year's assessment administration. Many of the issues and concerns expressed by districts affirmed the list of improvements that had already been identified and prioritized by CDE. CDE will continue to work with districts, schools, Pearson and PARCC to support districts in continuously improving future online administrations.
This report summarizes the findings of the state reauthorization team for the University of Northern Colorado's (UNC) educator preparation programs by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE). The educator preparation unit and programs at UNC were reviewed for reauthorization in fall 2018 with a site visit on November 5-7, 2018, and subsequent stakeholder conversations through December 5, 2018.
There is a great deal of research that demonstrates the incredibly positive impact that participation in after school programs has on improving school attendance. This is dramatically increased when programs and schools work together collaboratively. Using the references provided at the end of this mini-guide, you will be able to access much of this data and research.
Colorado is implementing focused, strategic improvements in education to ensure that all students are prepared for success in a globally competitive workforce.
This best practice guide includes short profiles of eight schools which display elements of each of the 10 best practices. A combination of these practices working together is clearly required to generate positive results in closing student achievement gaps.
