The Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee (SEFAC) has a vacancy for a small rural or BOCES fiscal member.

SEFAC was established in 2006 by House Bill 06-1375 and is the Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee. The committee is charged with the allocation of an annual appropriation, currently $4 million. The committee has the discretion to award grants to administrative units for students with disabilities who qualify as “high cost” students. In addition to analyzing the high-cost applications and awarding grants to administrative units, the SEFAC produces an annual report to the legislature which includes special education data from the collection year, current fiscal year, and changes the committee recommends regarding the manner of distributing funds to Administrative Units for special education programs through the Exceptional Children’s Educational Act (ECEA).

The 2022-23 School Counselor Corps Grant Request for Application is available for education providers. Approximately $600,000 will be available for the new RFA, which will focus on planning in the first year and implementation in the second, third and fourth years of the grant.

The School Counselor Corps Grant program seeks to increase the availability of effective school-based counseling to increase the graduation rate within the state and increase the percentage of students who appropriately prepare for, apply to and continue into postsecondary education.

This RFA is released prior to the approval of a four-year grant cycle and is contingent on any funding appropriated to the School Counselor Corps Grant program in May 2022. For this program to continue, funds must be appropriated for the program during the 2022 Colorado Legislative Session.

• Intent to Apply due: Friday, March 4.
• Applications due: Friday, March 18.

Visit the School Counselor Grant program webpage for more information.

April is designated by the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission as the Month of the Military Child or “Purple Up! For Military Kids." Across the nation, states and school districts will celebrate the important role military children play while their service member parents serve our country through special events and wearing purple.

For those districts wanting to participate, here are some April celebration ideas to consider:

1.  Coordinate a district-wide month or day and promote through your communication channels to stakeholders and partners. Use the hashtags #MIC3Compact and #purpleup4militarykids on social media posts to promote your event(s).
2. Draft a letter or memorandum to your schools encouraging them to consider sponsoring an activity.
3.  Attend a district or school event celebrating “Purple Up! For Military Kids."

Colorado is a member of the MIC3, which includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. MIC3 addresses the key educational transition issues encountered by military-connected students.

Additional Resource ideas can be found on this MIC3 flyer for Month of the Military Child. (PDF) 

All kindergarten through third-grade educators who teach reading and literacy skills in Colorado must submit documentation that they complied with the K-3 evidence-based reading training requirements by Monday, Aug. 1.

Licensed teachers will submit documentation through the Colorado Online Licensing system. Non-licensed educators will submit their request for documentation approval form via Google form. 

Learn about the requirements to complete this training and the various training options available for K-3 teachers on the teacher training webpage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2022) – Dr. Joseì Medina, founder and chief educational advocate for Dr. Joseì Medina: Educational Solutions, will join the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) for its March online networking event– Linking Latina Leaders (L3). The free event held exclusively for ALAS members starts at 5:30 p.m. EST on March 1, 2022, and addresses the theme “The Importance of Sociocultural Competence in Serving Diverse Student Communities.” To register, visit https://bit.ly/L3Session. To become a member of ALAS and participate in this event, visit www.alasedu.org/membership.

“It is important for educators to affirm, embrace, elevate, and empower learners that come from various countries and who speak different languages, such as our Hispanic/Latino youth. Providing professional learning in this area will help educators make a significant difference in the lives of these students,” said ALAS Executive Director Dr. Maria Armstrong. “Dr. Medina has gained unique insight into this issue during his career in education and is supporting these goals in his consultancy work. We’re looking forward to having him join us on March 1 to share his expertise.”