The document summarizes education initiatives in Colorado from the Jared Polis Foundation's Fall 2002 education report. It includes updates on federal and state legislation, accreditation results for Colorado schools, education innovations throughout the state supported by the Foundation, and positive feedback from organizations that received resources and support. The Foundation's focus is on promoting technology, community, and education through programs that provide learning resources directly to students.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Spring 2005Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Spring 2004Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
daho’s Communities of Excellence Federal CSP Program represents $17.1 million in funds available to help Idaho expand opportunities for students to attend excellent public charter schools that meet and exceed state academic standards.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Spring 2005Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Spring 2004Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
daho’s Communities of Excellence Federal CSP Program represents $17.1 million in funds available to help Idaho expand opportunities for students to attend excellent public charter schools that meet and exceed state academic standards.
Fundraising for core educational programsDawn Urbanek
The Capistrano Unified School District has eliminated state mandated core educational programs due to a lack of adequate funding from the State of California and is relying on fundraising and donations to provide art and music for students. Those schools that cannot rise sufficient funds through donations have no art or music programs. Relying on fundraising and donations to provide state mandated minimum curriculum violates the equal protections laws of the United States and California. Presentation to the CUSD Board of Trustees January 27, 2016 to restore district funded visual and performing arts or to declare fiscal insolvency.
Private Enterprise in Public Education: Cautionary Tales from the U.S. by Hema Ramanathan, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of West Georgia, U.S.A.
2-7-17 Presentation to the Cities of San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente regarding:
1) Impaction in our public schools as a result of the Ranch Development
2) Asbestos in our Public Schools - Grand Jury Recommendations- Districts Response
3) The State's Effect on CUSD's ability to provide a minimum education to its students.
A joint published document of Kol Tzedek. This report written for the Jewish Community Federation is on Transgender Inclusion in the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Community
Fundraising for core educational programsDawn Urbanek
The Capistrano Unified School District has eliminated state mandated core educational programs due to a lack of adequate funding from the State of California and is relying on fundraising and donations to provide art and music for students. Those schools that cannot rise sufficient funds through donations have no art or music programs. Relying on fundraising and donations to provide state mandated minimum curriculum violates the equal protections laws of the United States and California. Presentation to the CUSD Board of Trustees January 27, 2016 to restore district funded visual and performing arts or to declare fiscal insolvency.
Private Enterprise in Public Education: Cautionary Tales from the U.S. by Hema Ramanathan, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of West Georgia, U.S.A.
2-7-17 Presentation to the Cities of San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente regarding:
1) Impaction in our public schools as a result of the Ranch Development
2) Asbestos in our Public Schools - Grand Jury Recommendations- Districts Response
3) The State's Effect on CUSD's ability to provide a minimum education to its students.
A joint published document of Kol Tzedek. This report written for the Jewish Community Federation is on Transgender Inclusion in the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Community
Introducing Shaboom! to the Reform Jewish CommunityLisa Finkelstein
Shaboom! is an animated series that teaches everyday Jewish values through magic, comedy and silly songs. In the document, we have listed example posts for you to modify for your own Facebook pages, sample letters to use as a template in your outreach emails and examples of how to incorporate Shaboom! into a local program or event.
The upcoming release of $200 million dollar in block grants for college and career readiness by the California Department of Education signals a growing focus on preparing California students for life after high school and long-term success. Join a panel of educators and experts for a timely Webinar to better understand the opportunities and the implications of the grants
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Character and Academics: What Good Schools Do
Benninga, Jacques S; Berkowitz, Marvin W; Kuehn, Phyllis; Smith, Karen . Phi Delta Kappan ;
Bloomington Vol. 87, Iss. 6, (Feb 2006): 448-452.
ProQuest document link
ABSTRACT
Despite the clear national interest in character education, many schools are leery of engaging in supplementary
initiatives that might detract from their focus on increasing academic performance. If it could be demonstrated
that implementing character education programs is compatible with efforts to improve school achievement, then
perhaps more schools would accept the challenge of doing both.
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Though there has been increasing interest in character education among policy makers and education
professionals, many schools hesitate to do anything that might detract from their focus on increasing academic
performance. The authors present evidence indicating that this may be misguided.
THE growth of character education programs in the United States has coincided with the rise in high-stakes
testing of student achievement. The No Child Left Behind Act asks schools to contribute not only to students'
academic performance but also to their character. Both the federal government and the National Education
Association (NEA) agree that schools have this dual responsibility. In a statement introducing a new U.S.
Department of Education character education website, then Secretary of Education Rod Paige outlined the need
for such programs:
Sadly, we live in a culture without role models, where millions of students are taught the wrong values or no values
at all. This culture of callousness has led to a staggering achievement gap, poor health status, overweight
students, crime, violence, teenage pregnancy, and tobacco and alcohol abuse. . . . Good character is the product of
good judgments made every day.1
And Bob Chase, the former president of the NEA, issued his own forceful call to action:
We must make an explicit commitment to formal character education. We must integrate character education into
the fabric of the curriculum and into extracurricular activities. We must train teachers in character education - both
preservice and inservice. And we must consciously set about creating a moral climate within our schools.2
Despite the clear national interest in character education, many schools are leery of engaging in supplementary
initiatives that, although worthy, might detract from what they see as their primary focus: increasing academic
achievement. Moreover, many schools lack the resources to create new curricular initiatives. Yet the enhancement
of student character is a bipartisan mandate that derives from the very core of public education. The purpose of
public schooling requires that schools seek to improve both academic and character education.
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The Literacy Rotarian Action Group, Rotary staff, and members of The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers will highlight strategies for successful basic education and literacy grant projects: conducting a community needs assessment, working effectively with local Rotarians and resources, and monitoring and evaluating a projects success. Participants will share examples and discuss a variety of service areas, including primary and adult education, technology, teacher training, and resource improvement.
EXPERIENCED COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH DIRECTOR LEVEL EXPERTISE IN NONPROFIT OPERATIONS. STRENGTHS INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH STRATEGIES, GRANT WRITING, AND MANAGEMENT OF EVENTS, STAFF AND BOARDS.
To help distribute the Shaboom! animated video series for children and families BimBam worked with PJ Library. This document was created for PJ Library professionals to learn about ways they can introduce Shaboom! to families in their networks.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is a department of the City and County of San Francisco that provides retail drinking water and wastewater services to San Francisco, wholesale water to three Bay Area counties, and green hydroelectric and solar power to San Francisco's municipal departments. This newsletter is part of the outreach approach for the Southeast neighborhoods.
Sample Training: Understanding and Managing Cultural Difference in a Jewish C...Lisa Finkelstein
The goal for this sample 90-minute workshop, lesson plan, or training outline is to strengthen the ability of the participants to teach, role model, and/or transmit the topic of understanding and managing cultural differences to others. As a group, we will be defining cultural differences, as well as discussing issues of class, race, and nationality (or national origin).
While we are speaking about cultural differences, we will not specifically focused on all topics of diversity including religious denominations, gender identity, and family structures as this is covered in a different training. Specifically, this workshop aims to have the following learning objectives:
1. To define, re-familiarize and understand what are cultural differences.
2. To challenge participants to look at cultural differences with a new lens.
3. To help participants learn how to manage and advocate for cultural differences.
4. To practice managing cultural differences.
Estimated sample workshop for thirty participants in 90 minutes.
Created by Lisa Finkelstein with direct support from Rebecca Weiner, Director of Education, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
PatchWorks Films Havana Curveball Auction Request LetterLisa Finkelstein
The evenings 40+ auction items were donated by the following contributors: A Runner’s Mind - A.C.T. - Abbe Photo - Abigail’s Flowers - Aquarium of the Bay - Ballet with Miss Tilly - Benefit Cosmetics - Blowfish Sushi - Casepops - Computer History Museum - Engel Family - Hotel Kabuki - ICHI Sushi - Izzy’s Steak House - JCCSF Arts & Ideas - Jjangde - Joan Nathan, Culinary Author - Joshua Ets-Hokin Studio- Julia Sweig, Author - Kokkari Estiatorio - Kung Pao Kosher Comedy - Le Colonial – Leonidas- Mariposa Leadership & Coaching - Mighty Pilates - Mt. Rose, Lake Tahoe - Poetica Art and Antiques - Rita Blitt, Artist/Sculptor - Rose’s Gift Gallery - San Francisco Baseball Academy - San Francisco Giants - San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - San Francisco Playhouse - SF Bags – Skool - Soirée SF - Sorensen’s All Season Resort - Sports Basement - Stanford Basketball - Studio Eugene - The Commonwealth Club - Twiga Gallery - Vested Interest - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
UCSF School of Nursing Dean's Advisory Council Alumni Relations May 2013 Pres...Lisa Finkelstein
The UCSF School of Nursing Dean’s Advisory Council was established in 1987, originally as the Board of Overseers, in an effort to assist the School in its mission of teaching, research, public service, and patient care. Dean’s Advisory Council members are thought leaders, corporate executives, policy makers, philanthropists, and innovators who are united in their commitment to the School and the future of its excellence.
UCSF Helen Martin Faculty Practice Award ReceptionLisa Finkelstein
UCSF Helen Martin Faculty Practice Award Reception, Celebrating the Power of Preceptors
The University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing community celebrates the significant impact our Preceptors and Volunteer Faculty have in educating our students by honoring the legacy of the late Helen Martin RN, MS FNP '91. Helen Martin was a leader in faculty practice, a volunteer faculty and preceptor. She was the Clinical Director at Valencia Health Services (VHS), a UCSF School of Nursing pediatric practice in the Mission District of San Francisco.
To recognize the commitment and leadership of our extraordinary cadre of preceptors and volunteer faculty, all current and former preceptors and volunteer faculty were invited to this May 8, 2013 award ceremony and reception with UCSF School of Nursing faculty and students.
Hosted by Seth Ammerman, Dean David Vlahov, the University Development & Alumni Relations Department, and the Faculty Practice Committee.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Fall 2005Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Winter 2006Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
Jared Polis Foundation Education Report Spring 2003Lisa Finkelstein
From 2002-2008, the Jared Polis Foundation (JPF) Education Report reached out to Colorado households, organizations and government entities semi-annually highlighting educational reform, advances and local educational issues.
The foundation decided to end the program in the fall 2008.
NUJLS is the National Union of Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex Students.
An annual tradition since 1997, the NUJLS conference is an opportunity for students to connect, learn, celebrate Shabbat, learn, and lead together--and take valuable skills back to their campus.
Nearly 1,000 students have participated in the 16 annual conferences over the years.
Hosting a NUJLS conference provides an opportunity for visibility for the host campus, and affirms the role of the university, the local Hillel foundation, LGBTQ partners in the complex and evolving identities of our students. Students have an opportunity to plan, to lead, and to host peers from around the country and engage their local Jewish LGBTQ students and others interested with the presence of the conference.
The NUJLS conference brings approximately 100 students each year from across the United States and Canada to one campus for a social, religious, educational, and social justice experience.
The hosting campus will work with the Board of NUJLS to set an appropriate date for the conference (Friday through Sunday) during the spring semester, generally in February or April.
www.nujls.org
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
1. The Jared Polis
Education Report
Fall 2002
A Personal Welcome
Greetings Coloradoans! We appreciate receiving so many
responses to our Spring 2002 Education Report survey. Thank
you! Your comments and feedback remain vital to the content
and distribution of the Reports. In this issue, we included our
popular legislation updates and a new, expanded “Innovations
in Education” section. For education information and survey
results, please visit our website www.jaredpolisfoundation.org.
Member At Large, State Board of Education
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“The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate ‘apparently
ordinary’ people to unusual effort. The tough problem is
not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of
ordinary people.”
-K. Patricia Cross
Compliments of the Jared Polis Foundation
2. FEDERAL EDUCATION LEGISLATION UPDATE
In the last Education Report, we provided “highly qualified” by the 2005-2006 school
information about the new federal education year, how to determine the Adequate Yearly
legislation, the “No Child Left Behind Act.” As Progress of our schools and different sub-
we reported, this bill will give Colorado new groups of students, and how to ensure our
federal resources and greater spending flex- schools are safe and healthy places to learn.
ibility in exchange for increased accountability
and improved student achievement. The Colorado Department of Education is
currently developing a process by which
The Colorado Department of Education has working groups of individuals across the state
submitted the preliminary state plan for Colo- can provide feedback on key issues involved
rado. This plan can be viewed on the Internet with the federal plan.
at: www.jaredpolisfoundation.org/plan. Over
the next year, our state will be working to For more information about Colorado’s state
improve the preliminary plan and tackle tough plan, please contact the Colorado Department
issues such as how to get all our teachers of Education at 303-866-6806.
First Year Accreditation
Results Reported
The Colorado Department of Education success of the schools. The purpose of the
reviewed all of Colorado’s 178 school accreditation rules are to:
districts this past year. The State Board of • Make sure that schools are teaching all
Education granted “accreditation” to all of subject areas and meeting the needs of
them, and only one school district was put all students;
on “accreditation watch” this year. • Provide a process for the State Board
Accreditation means the district is meeting of Education to fulfill its constitutional
state laws and making progress towards responsibility for the general supervision
helping each student learn every year. Visit of Colorado’s public schools;
our website (www.jaredpolisfoundation.org/ • Encourage excellence by assessing
accreditation) for a list of the performance student performance in relation to state
indicators that determine accreditation. standards and assessments;
Accredited districts have a six-year contract • Help all Colorado schools and school
with the state that is reviewed annually. districts improve academic achievement
Unlike the Student Accountability Reports and provide students with a safe and
(SARs) that are sent to parents every fall, civil learning environment;
the accreditation process uses more than just • Ensure equal access to educational
CSAP scores to monitor schools and school opportunities for every student in the
district achievement. The accreditation state;
process seeks to look at the whole picture
• Support local efforts to reform and
within a district to determine the health and
restructure public education;
• Promote high standards, equal access,
and educational opportunities for all
students’ academic growth; and
• Develop and maintain a school and
community partnership for the ongoing
improvement of public education.
3. Innovations In Education
Schools, corporations, and individuals around Colorado are creating exciting
programs to help students achieve. Read on to learn about the latest innovations!
CO Reading Link: Receives Lightspan scored proficient or advanced, with none
“Academic Excellence Award.” falling into the unsatisfactory category.
Check out the “Reading Tips for Parents” Congratulations to the students and staff at
link developed by the Colorado State Cesar Chavez for their excellent achievement.
Library. You can visit the site at:
If you’d like to find out more about the
www.jaredpolisfoundation.org/readingtips.
school, you can visit their web site at
The link provides reading tips for kids 0-6
www.cesarchavezacademy.org.
years of age, and is available in English and
Spanish.
IBM Colorado E-Mentor Program:
Three hundred and twenty IBM employees
Legacy 2000: A rigorous academic program
teamed up with Colorado fourth and fifth
for students who have a strong interest in
grade students this past school year to
science, math, and technology.
promote math, science, and technology.
Legacy 2000 is a four-year academic program IBM also supplements the mentorship
at Legacy High School in Broomfield. The program by providing classroom computers.
program’s mission is to prepare students to Nearly 71 schools were included in this
enter college with better understanding of year’s program, reaching 3,200 students.
their future careers and plans for achieving Thanks, IBM!
the necessary training. Legacy 2000 seniors
For more information about the IBM
will be working in an internship capacity
Colorado E-Mentor Program, contact Dan
with various companies and individuals in
Willis, 6300 Diagonal Highway, Boulder,
the community. Students involved in Legacy
CO 80301.
2000 are also expected to share ideas through
written, oral, and technological presentations.
Contact Kevin Hammerly at 720-972-6700
or Kevin.Hammerly@adams12.org for more
information.
Eagle County “TAP”:
The Eagle School District is in the
process of implementing the Milken Family
Foundation’s Teacher Advancement Pro-
gram (TAP), which applies merit-based pay
increases to teachers. This program seeks to
provide students with high-caliber teachers
by focusing on professional development
and creating “master teacher” and “mentor
teacher” pay levels.
For more information about the TAP ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
program, please visit the web site at
The focus of the Jared Polis Foundation is to reach by adding two new buses in January 2003.
www.mff.org.
promote technology, community, and education in Technology for All - Colorado has refurbished and
Colorado. The Foundation currently supports three redeployed over 1500 donated computers since
Cesar Chavez Charter School:
major programs. The Education Station offers the June 2000 for education and training in under-
Attaining Excellence in Education
latest technology on a traveling school bus, where served neighborhoods. In addition, the Foundation
The Cesar Chavez Charter School in the students learn a standards-based curriculum. To funds the Jared Polis Education Report to keep
Pueblo 60 District received outstanding date, we have reached thousands of K-12 students citizens informed about what is happening in
scores on its 3rd grade CSAP reading in Colorado, with the intentions of tripling our out- Colorado’s K-12 education environment.
scores. Eighty-five percent of the students
4. Legislative Round-Up
The 2002 legislative session passed several • Summer School Grant Program: Provides
bills that affected education. Despite the $500,000 to fund a grant program for
state budget shortfall, education funding facility schools to provide summer school.
was largely protected, thanks to Amend-
ment 23. However, because of continued Accountability for Alternative Schools
budget shortfalls into late May, Governor (Senator Anderson)
Owens ordered a round of spending cuts. Mandates that the State Board of Education
Those cuts affected state library programs establish criteria that allow alternative
and eliminated $1.7 million in professional schools to receive an Academic Performance
development monies for teachers. Rating, or exempt them from needing one.
Below is a synopsis of the major legislative
CSAP Assessment Diagnostic Results
items that became law this year:
(Senator Matsunaka)
School Finance Bill Highlights Requires the Department of Education to
(Representative King/Senator Thiebaut) ensure that CSAP tests are designed to
Highlights: generate results that may be used as
• Funding: Increases statewide base problem-solving tools to improve student
funding per pupil to $4,441. performance. Also requires that the CSAP
task force recommendations be included in
• Increased Enrollment: Provides the final legislative report.
increased funding for districts with
rapidly increasing enrollments. Assessments of Students Whose
• Online Programs: Allows state funding Dominant Language Is Not English
for up to 135 new pupils per year. New (Senator Pascoe)
pupils are those who were not enrolled Requires the Department of Education to
in a public school on October 1st of the establish one instrument for districts to use
previous year. in assessing the English Language Test.
Also requires the addition of a 3rd grade
• Online Study: Provides $20,000 for Spanish writing assessment, if money
a study of online programs. Outlines becomes available.
standards for the study.
• Preschool Program: Adds 1,000 new Family Literacy Grant Program
slots with 500 of those slots to be (Representative Coleman)
allocated to full-day kindergarten ($2.9 Establishes a program to make grants to
million). This raises the number of organizations that provide family literacy
preschool slots to 11,050 for the services. Program shall be funded by gifts,
2002-2003 school year. grants, and donations.
• Academic Growth Pilot: Creates a pilot
Principal Licensure Program
program to determine individual stu-
(Senator Evans)
dents’ growth measures. The program
Requires the Colorado Commission on
is voluntary until 2005-2006, after
Higher Education and the State Board of
which all districts must participate.
Education to establish requirements for
The State Board of Education is to
principal training programs on or before
establish categories for determining
July 1, 2003. Requires that these programs
academic growth.
be reviewed and that performance-based
• School Breakfast Program: Gives professional standards be adopted.
$500,000 for a School Breakfast Program
for low and unsatisfactory schools.
Visit www.jaredpolisfoundation.org for more info.
5. “Technology for All - Colorado [has
provided a] timely catalyst to boost the
momentum for developing and
growing our YouthTech inner-city
technology center. Technology for All -
Colorado brought cutting-edge training
tools to YouthTech.”
Brian Barhaugh
Executive Director, Youthbiz - Denver
www.jaredpolisfoundation.org
“Clearly, programs like the Education
Station help bring advanced computer
training to students that might not
have the chance to experience it.”
Pat White
Librarian, Ashley Elementary School