School districts operating a four-day school week, less than 160 scheduled days per school year, are required to submit a request for approval.
To be considered for the 2022-23 school year, complete the application via the Directory in Data Pipeline by Wednesday, May 11. Districts requesting approval are not obligated to follow their proposed calendar if their local planning is not finalized.
In addition to submitting the four-day application through Data Pipeline, districts Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan or Accredited with Turnaround Plan that is submitting a district-wide application for all schools within the district to be on a four-day school week need to submit the following additional information separately to Jhon Penn at [email protected]:
CDE will review the additional materials for the use and prioritization of instructional time. The executive director of field services and the associate commissioner of school quality and support must recommend approval of the application before it is forwarded to the commissioner for consideration.
Visit the Data Pipeline Year-Round Collections-Directory for additional information.
Districts/Local education agencies requesting a New School Code, School Name Change, School Grade Change, and/or Request for Closing a School is required to submit the application, including the superintendent's/executive director's signature, on or before Thursday, June 30, for the 2022-23 school year.
The process for a school code change request is as follows:
Failure to submit the request before the June 30 deadline could result in a denial.
Visit the Data Pipeline Year-Round Collections-Directory for additional information.
Watch the Unified Improvement Plan 101 video series for an introduction to the elements of the school UIP and the UIP online system. The series consists of eight 5-10 minute videos.
This summer, teachers, and leaders are invited to attend Teaching and Learning CoLabs, a new kind of no-cost event that brings together stakeholders from districts, higher education, professional teaching, other organizations, and the Colorado Department of Education. The dates and host sites for this summer's CoLabs are:
-Thursday, June 2, hosted by Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction
-Wednesday, June 8, hosted by the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley
-Tuesday, June 21, hosted by CSU-Pueblo in Pueblo
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, see the Teaching and Learning CoLabs webpage. To indicate your interest in attending, complete this interest form.
Raymond Johnson, CDE mathematics specialist, will introduce the CoMath Curriculum Cohorts -- networked improvement communities focused on the implementation of high-quality curriculum materials.
These are materials-focused user communities that support and learn from each other. While participation in these NICs is required for recipients of the ESSER curricula grant, the webinars will be open to everyone. Register for the 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, CoMath Conversation via Zoom.
The Colorado Youth Career Fair is Monday, April 18- Thursday, April 21, from 4-7 p.m. This free educational event is intended to expose Colorado youth to a broad sampling of career fields.
Registration is now open for youth as well as adults (families, educators, mentors).
Who Should Join CYCF?
1. Youth who want to know the many careers they can pursue, and to hear directly from professionals in those careers.
2. Counselors who want to enhance their ICAP guidance and broaden the minds of their students.
3. Parents who want their children to know how many options they can consider.
4. Administrators, Career & Technical Education Faculty, and engaged community members who want "careers" to be expansive and relevant for students.
Email [email protected] with any questions!
Visit the Colorado Youth Career Faith website for additional information.
