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Every Colorado child in every classroom deserves to have excellent teachers and school leaders who are supported in their professional growth. That means educators need clear, frequent feedback about how their teaching and leadership impact student learning. To meet these goals, in 2010 Colorado lawmakers passed Senate Bill 10-191, changing how principals and teachers are supported and evaluated with the goal of ensuring college and career readiness...
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Senate Bill 10-191 (S.B. 10-191) was passed in 2010 changing the way both principals and teachers are supported and evaluated in Colorado with the ultimate goal of accelerating student learning. To support a fair and consistent educator evaluation system, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is developing tools to promote common interpretations of teacher quality and help evaluators provide useful and actionable feedback to educators. One tool...
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This study determined the feasibility of using driven piles to stabilize highway embankment slopes. The activities performed under this study were a detailed literature review, a national survey of state DOTs, a review of inspection and stabilization mitigation reports, targeted field inspections, a cost comparison analysis, and a finite element study. The results of this study show that driven piles can be a cost-effective solution to stabilizing...
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Accurate, quantitative analysis of ecosystems is dependent on the quality of data used to describe the environment. Data quality is a major concern for the Multi-resource Management Planning Research Project, referred to as the Beaver Creek Project, administered by the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. The goals of the Beaver Creek Project are centered on development and testing of methodologies for management decision making in...
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The Colorado State Model Evaluation System for principals was first piloted in 27 school districts of varying size and location during the 2011-2012 school year (when CDE received ratings for 241 principals in 23 districts) and again during the 2012-2013 school year (when CDE received ratings for 410 principals in 21 districts). Data from 410 principals that participated in the 2012-2013 pilot of the principal model evaluation system are presented...
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To support implementation of Senate Bill 10-191, the Colorado Department of Education has developed model evaluation systems for principals (includes assistant principals) and teachers that meet all requirements of the law and State Board of Education Rules. The Colorado State Model Evaluation System for principals was piloted in 27 districts during the 2011-12 school year; the model principal and teacher systems are both being piloted this year (2012-13)...
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To support implementation of Senate Bill 10-191, the Colorado Department of Education has developed model evaluation systems for principals (includes assistant principals) and teachers that meet all requirements of the law and State Board of Education Rules. The Colorado State Model Evaluation System for principals was piloted in 27 districts during the 2011-12 school year; the model principal and teacher systems are both being piloted this year (2012-13)...
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The following are guidelines for listed evaluators who are evaluating sexual offenders who are convicted of a non-sex crime (including Failure to Register) and have a history of a prior sex crime adult conviction or juvenile adjudication. Please note that the following guidelines are offered to assist listed evaluators in performing evaluations for this population and are not offered as a required protocol. Listed evaluators are free to continue to...