Staff from CTB/McGraw-Hill and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) collaborated to conduct a cut score review for Grades 5, 8, and 10 Science of the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP). The CSAP Science Cut Score Review consisted of training, orientation, presentation of preliminary bookmarks, three rounds of judgments, presentation of Round 3 results to all participants, and a smoothing discussion. This report summarizes the results of the Colorado Cut Score Review for Grades 5, 8, and 10 Science. A round-by-round synopsis is included in Section B. The Master Agenda is included in Section C.
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.
The purpose of this document is to assist the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) develop a technical implementation strategy to further define the scope for the CAPTURE initiative of the 2009 State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Grant. Our research centered on three primary areas: assessing the overall data exchange model, defining the concept and providing an implementation plan. At the local level, Colorado districts struggle to maintain a comprehensive, accurate, and timely set of data systems that can meet the needs of the state reporting requirements.
The purpose of this handbook is to provide an outline of the requirements and responsibilities for state, district and school stakeholders in the state's accountability process established by the Education Accountability Act of 2009 (SB 09-163).
Every Colorado child in every classroom deserves to have excellent teachers and school leaders who are supported in their professional growth. That means educators need clear, frequent feedback about how their teaching and leadership impact student learning. To meet these goals, in 2010 Colorado lawmakers passed Senate Bill 10-191, changing how principals and teachers are supported and evaluated with the goal of ensuring college and career readiness for all students. It also requires evaluating educators based on statewide standards of practice and measures of student learning (for teachers and principals) or student outcomes (for specialized service professionals). This report provides an update on how the model evaluation and support system for teachers and principals is being implemented in 26 school districts that have been piloting the system since 2011. And it describes how the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) continues to make improvements as the new system is now rolled out in all of the state's 178 districts.
