CDE's Elementary Literacy and School Readiness Office seeks volunteer reviewers to apply to review Instructional Programming in English and Spanish aligned to the READ Act. Initial reviews will be conducted virtually on multiple days in January. The volunteer reviewer application will close Wednesday, Dec. 13.

Visit the 2021-22 READ Act Instructional Programming Review Process webpage for additional information.

Are you interested in how CCSD's co-teaching program has evolved over the past 16 years to benefit students, teachers, schools, and the district? Learn the benefits of a Co-Teaching Program with Dr. Holly Porter at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Register here.

See a flyer for the event here.

The Request for Application for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Program grant opens Friday, Dec. 15 with applications due by Thursday, Feb. 15. 

This competitive grant program is designed to create community learning centers that provide opportunities for academic enrichment and support activities during non-school hours, periods when school is not in session, or during extended learning hours, including tutorial services; and offer families opportunities for engagement in their student's education, including opportunities for mathematics literacy and related educational development.

Eligible entities are selected for a grant that runs for a period of three years. CDE will prioritize applicants that:

• Adopt intervention strategies;
• Use evidence-informed programs that build student skills in STEM and mathematics;
• Use digital math accelerator programs;
• Serve high-needs students, as determined by the department;
• Have an established presence and relationship in the community;
• Have demonstrated in the application how the eligible entity will meet the needs of diverse student populations.

All charter schools eligible to receive Charter School Capital Construction funding are required to complete the Charter School Capital Construction Report (CSCC-01) on an annual basis. This online report is due by Tuesday, Oct. 31, to help CDE determine eligibility and funding levels for the next fiscal year.

Click here for more information.

The Colorado Computer Science Teacher Education Grant is open for applications through the new grants management system called GAINS. This grant’s purpose is to promote the postsecondary education of eligible teachers who teach or wish to teach computer science in K-12 education.

• Intent to Apply (encouraged, but not required) is due by 5 p.m.  Friday, Nov. 10.
• Completed applications must be submitted through the NEW online application system, GAINS, by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17.