tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28362123740816400092024-03-18T21:09:28.507-07:00training education schoolmorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-74532901082650773102010-10-11T16:30:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.880-07:00The Greatest Generation Speaks with Charter School StudentsToday sixteen World War II veterans spoke with charter school middle school students from different charter schools, at The Pinnacle Event Center. The event was hosted by The Greatest Generation Foundation and Woodrow Wilson Academy. As the veterans entered the event center, the approximately 650 students gave them a standing ovation and applauded until all the veterans had entered and were morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-89026985996384966452010-10-10T15:24:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.880-07:00Charter School Board PresidentsFriday there will be a first-ever meeting of charter school board presidents. Charter school boards are where the buck stops and board presidents are the leaders of that group of visionaries who lead the charter school. The board president has many responsibilities including leading meetings, being the primary communication hub between the administration and board, setting the meeting agenda, morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-21408377411684554662010-10-01T19:35:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.880-07:00HB 1412 Committee Meets for First TimeOn Wednesday, the HB 1412 Committee met in a hearing room in the basement of the state Capitol. Speaker of the House, Terrance Carroll convened the advisory committe meeting that resulted from a bill that he carried this past legislative session. The purpose of the committee is to make recommendation on charter school standards and charter school authorizer standards. Committee members and morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-50685592604786438422010-09-29T18:44:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Frontier Academy in GreeleyI visited Frontier Academy's secondary school yesterday and met with principal, Mary Meersman. Frontier Academy operates on two campuses in Greeley. The elementary school is located in a former greenhouse and carpet store. The secondary school, grades 6-12, is in a new block building on the west side of Greeley. The secondary school shares a campus with University Schools. They combine for morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-58492867644442647052010-09-29T05:08:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Charter School Students to Hear the Greatest Generation SpeakersFrom the press release:650 CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL WWII ASSEMBLYDenver, CO – The Greatest Generations Foundation (TGGF) in collaboration with Woodrow Wilson Academy will hold their first American Hero Day for more than 650 middle-school students from six Colorado charter schools on October 11 at the Pinnacle Event Center.Thirty American WWII Veterans will attend the event tomorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-212948911169282332010-09-22T19:28:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Denver's SOAR I Campus VisitToday I visited the first SOAR campus in Denver Public Schools, which is located at the Evie G. Dennis facility on Green Valley Ranch Blvd off Pena Blvd. The facility has three buildings, one for the elementary school (SOAR), another for the DSST middle school and the third will be used by the DSST high school. There's also a student union, which houses a cafeteria, performance center and morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-38242126408269862862010-09-21T07:05:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Denver School of Science & Technology Receives $1 Million From Oprah's Angel NetworkHere's the press release from DSST:DENVER – DSST Public Schools (DSST) announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from Oprah’s Angel Network to support DSST’s expansion to serve more students in Denver. Oprah announced the gift to DSST on today’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The show features the documentary film Waiting for Superman, which will be released this coming Fridaymorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-46191718502058137892010-09-20T15:28:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Contacting MeIf you would like to contact me with questions or comments, feel free to send me your email address within a Comment. I receive comments to be moderated before they are posted. These emails, however, come without the sender's email address so that will have to be embedded in the comment.morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-74764565009367064342010-09-19T15:05:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Annual Finance SeminarOn Friday more than 150 people attended the annual Finance Seminar hosted by CDE at the Adams 12 Training Center in Thornton. The morning plenary session featured panelists Sen. Keith King and State Board of Education member Randy DeHoff. Moderator Vinny Badolato from the League of Charter Schools asked questions about the future reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-144488795166541722010-09-15T16:53:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Why Does Data Matter?Data only matters when someone is looking at it. Previously school districts in the state reported some data that didn't have any consequences. Now with the new District Performance Framework and School Performance Framework impacting Accreditation, all of a sudden bad data is being exposed. In the past it didn't need to be corrected or watched carefully, but now it's in the morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-64059154793819646492010-09-13T16:48:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.881-07:00Why Attending This Friday's Finance Seminar is ImportantEvery year the Colorado charter school community gets together for a Finance Seminar designed for charter school board members, business managers and administrators. This year's Finance Seminar might be one of the best!Here are a few highlights for someone thinking about attending:A state-level panel discussing the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (f.k.a. No Child morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-24153784998802035332010-09-08T21:59:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.882-07:00New Ed Jobs Bill Prohibits Management Company-Operated Charter Schools From Getting FundsThe new $10 billion Ed Jobs bill passed by Congress earlier this summer won't be going to charter schools operated by a management company. Some states are interpreting the guidance released last week to mean that no employee, not even teachers, are eligible for this new funding aimed at re-hiring teachers laid off due to budget cuts if the management company operates the charter school.The morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-34993522080182288302010-09-03T20:32:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.882-07:00Peak to Peak Celebrates 10 YearsPeak to Peak celebrated ten years of operation by having several guest speakers including U.S. Congressman Jared Polis, Commissioner of Education Dwight Jones, executive principal Tony Fontana, principals Kyle Mathews, Suzanne Ovelman and Noelle Roni, and a student alum.One of the school's founders, Rhonda Kelly, spoke but before she began recognized all of the individuals who had served on the morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-41123520620084527002010-09-02T16:01:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.882-07:00The Charter School Support InitiativeToday the Charter School Support Initiative team members met for their annual professional development day. Every year team members meet to debrief on the previous year's visits and talk about new topics in the world of education that are relevant to the visits. The Charter School Support Initaitive (CSSI) is an external evaluation by a team of about 5-6 charter school leaders that ultimately morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-81923588618358608962010-09-01T16:04:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.882-07:00Khan Academy: A Great ResourceWhen entrepeneur Bill Gates recommends something, most people listen. Bill Gates is using Khan Academy to teach his kids. Khan Academy is a collection of videos explaining everything from addition to statistics, the French Revolution, the Geithner banking crisis plan and Physics. The range is from basic to advanced.This website would be a great resource for students needing a bit more morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-80602954336984289362010-08-31T17:26:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.882-07:00Crown Pointe Academy Celebrates Opening of New BuildingAfter twelve years of having a building on a small piece of land without an opportunity for expansion, Crown Pointe Academy celebrated this afternoon the move into their brand new facility at 86th & Federal in Westminster. The building is named after Bill Christopher, former City Manager for the City of Westminster.Crown Pointe Academy, a K-8 Core Knowledge Charter School opened its doors inmorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-3938839950307259252010-08-28T08:41:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00Rounding up the Little DoggiesMy friend, Nora Flood, Vice President of the League of Charter Schools donned western chaps and cowboy hat the other day for her all-staff meeting. I was there for a meeting and couldn't resist capturing her picture!morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-18813057597030193872010-08-27T16:38:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00SkyView Academy Opens in Highlands RanchLast night over a thousand people showed up to celebrate the grand opening of SkyView Academy in Highlands Ranch near C470 and Quebec. The school is located in what was formerly a Home Depot building. Currently they're only using about half of the building. The other half is being rented out every afternoon and evening because it's an indoor sports facility. The school's building has four morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-30555969840536549912010-08-26T16:34:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00The Charter School Board Discussion in the St. Vrain Valley School DistrictThere's a controversy brewing in the St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) over a proposed change to district policy that would require charter school board members to live within school district boundaries. This would be the first time a district will have imposed such a requirement.According to a Longmont Times-Call editorial, this district policy provision is not warranted because the morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-57810979019576911622010-08-25T16:38:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00A Wealth of Information for Parents: SchoolViewCDE has a wealth of information for parents through the SchoolView portal. The Colorado Growth Model provides information on achievement and growth. There are videos and powerpoint presentations to explain terms, how to use the tools and stakeholder roles.To begin, watch the tutorial. If you don't understand why the state uses the growth model to examine student achievement, watch this video. morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-10310798002990983332010-08-24T16:06:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00The First Day of SchoolI tell everyone who starts a new charter school that the reward for the long hours and tough work they've endured is all worth on the first day of school. If their new school offers Kindergarten, that's the best class to visit on the first day. Those eager faces are priceless!However, my memories of dropping my kids off for their first day of Kindergarten was the mothers wore sunglasses and morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-23028166305280186542010-08-18T17:25:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00CDE News Release on Charter School Grant AwardColorado Awarded Three-Year, $40.8 Million Federal Grant To Expand Charters And Public School OptionsDenise Mund, director of the Schools of Choice Office at the Colorado Department of Education announced today that Colorado will receive a $40.8 million charter school grant to increase public school options in Colorado. The state will be awarded $13.6 million each year for three years.The U.S. morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-55746139205698541152010-08-18T17:12:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.883-07:00New Charter Schools in Colorado Get Grant AwardThe Colo. Department of Education announced today the Schools of Choice Unit has received a $40.8 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Charter School Grant Program. The state will continue administering a federal startup and implementation grant program designed to assist new charter schools in up to their first three years of operation.The state will have $13.6 morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-69634752153771863392010-08-17T16:56:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.884-07:00Turkish-Americans Lead 100 Charter Schools in the U.S.About 100 charter schools in 25 states have been questioned for their link to Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish peace advocate. The schools emphasize math and science and generally outperform their counterparts. Some of the schools have been criticized for influencing students to accept Islam ideals and philosophies as a result of the school being "Gulen-inspired." Gulen claims no connection with any morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836212374081640009.post-16709551836936162532010-08-16T16:42:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:06:55.884-07:00Vanguard HS Nails the Writing CSAP!Vanguard High School scored a perfect 100% on the writing CSAP for their ninth and tenth grades. Not even one student, of the 55 who tested, scored below proficient!Vanguard HS is an extension to the Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy. The secondary school is authorized by the state Charter School Institute while the elementary is authorized by the Cheyenne Mountain School District. The Cheyenne morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0