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Clemens, Elysia V.; Sheesley, Alison P. – Online Submission, 2019
Fostering Opportunities is an innovative student engagement program for middle school and high school students who have experienced foster care. The goal of the program is to help youth who have experienced foster care be successful in school and ultimately earn a high school credential. Fostering Opportunities was developed because of the clear…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Foster Care, Graduation Rate
Aspen Institute, 2014
To assist system administrators as they pursue their own teacher leadership initiatives, this profile from Leading Educators and the Aspen Institute details the steps Denver Public Schools (DPS) took to design and implement its Differentiated Roles pilot. Specifically, it examines the initiative's opportunities and challenges within the context of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Leadership, Program Development, Program Descriptions
Kreck, Carol – Education Commission of the States, 2014
Today, English language learners (ELLs)--students whose primary language is other than English--are the fastest-growing major school population in the United States. Between 2000-01 and 2010-11, the number of these students, whose level of English proficiency is not sufficient to support learning in a regular English language classroom, rose 18…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency
Watson, John; Gemin, Butch – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2009
In at least 44 states across the country, students are logging in to learn at all times of the day and night--accessing courses they might otherwise be unable to take, interacting with students they might otherwise never know, and working with highly qualified teachers they otherwise could not access. In these and countless other ways, online…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Change, Barriers, Policy Analysis
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Huffman, Lance – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
A principal/counselor partnership in a small Colorado high school uses a microcomputer to enhance their roles and effectively provide services for the school and students. They have developed a unique needs assessment process, a word processing program for senior letters of recommendation, and a database on gifted and talented programs. (MD)
Descriptors: Counselors, Databases, Educational Administration, Microcomputers
Rupert, Dorothy – 1978
This handbook is designed to stimulate thought about guidance programs, and to assist Colorado counselors, teachers and administrators in fulfilling their guidance responsibilities to the public. A brief history and the philosophical bases of guidance and counseling are presented, as well as a description of professional counselor organizations…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Counseling Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1990
Statistical tables in this summary report provide information on the following: (1) identification of numbers of students completing teacher education programs within the period September 1, 1989 through August 31, 1990; (2) new programs for the preparation of teachers initiated within the year, major revisions made to existing programs, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
1975
Presented are guidelines and requirements of vocational education programs for secondary school handicapped students in Colorado. It is explained that the 1968 amendment to the Vocational Act of 1963 requires that each state spend 15% of its basic federal grant for vocational training for the handicapped. Work Experience and Study (WES) programs…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Program Development
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Adams, Lois; Cessna, Kay – Preventing School Failure, 1991
This article describes efforts in Colorado to develop collaborative relationships among educators to better meet needs of students with disabilities. The article stresses the importance of developing common understanding, developing a full array of services within the delivery system, and addressing school scheduling issues. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Special Education Services Unit. – 1991
This paper on traumatic brain injuries begins with statistics on the incidence of the disorder, especially as they relate to Colorado. Traumatic brain injury is then defined, and problems caused by traumatic brain injury are discussed. The components of effective programming for students with traumatic brain injuries are described, followed by the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Head Injuries
Illinois Univ., Champaign. Community Research Center. – 1984
The efforts of the Colorado Division of Youth Services to develop a program that would reduce the inappropriate use of secure detention of juveniles by providing intake/screening units and various nonsecure alternative detention services are described. Program goals are discussed and criteria on which detention decisions were based for the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Delinquency
Colorado State Dept. of Health, Denver. – 1991
These Colorado guidelines explain the purpose of vision screening programs in schools and draw a distinction between screening and a screening program. They outline types of screening to be carried out for students at each grade level. Screening procedures are then described in detail, including: history and external observations, distance visual…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Program Development, Program Implementation
Katz, Elinor, Comp.; Burruss, Jill, Comp. – 1989
The goal of these guidelines for the education of Colorado's gifted and talented students is to develop an administrative structure and management plan that will enable local districts to provide appropriate educational services to children and youth identified as gifted and talented, to assure the quality and appropriateness of those services,…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Rask, Glen; Werschke, Jeanne S. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1977
Career education in Colorado is summarized in terms of the State's career education concept and related terms; activities of the State executive committee, State board of education, and State advisory council for career education; standards for eligibility; and current practices. (TA)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Wiener, William K. – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1999
Describes three successful partnerships between the Colorado Department of Youth Corrections, two higher education institutions, and one private organization which provide education, mental health, and orientation services to incarcerated youth in Colorado. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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