Colorado Education: Looking to the Future. A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Colorado State Board of Education

Institution	Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.
Titel	Colorado Education: Looking to the Future. A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Colorado State Board of Education
Quelle	(2006), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Resource Allocation; Strategic Planning; Educational Finance; State Standards; Educational Planning; Budgets; Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Literacy Education; School Choice; Data Collection; Accountability; Academic Achievement; Low Achievement; Educational Improvement; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ressourcenallokation; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsplanung; Finanzhaushalt; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Data capture; Datensammlung; Verantwortung; Schulleistung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	In seeking a better match-up between the mission and the resources of the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), its senior leadership has not only been examining their own responsibility areas, but also the entire Department and how its highly varied components fit together. The starting point for this discussion paper was the State Board of Education's (SBE) Strategic Plan, which is the most global and coherent expression of the SBE/CDE mission. The other key reference point was the annual CDE budget, which comprehensively describes the resource allocation and is the foundation of annual dialogs with both the Executive and Legislative branches over both money and mission. The overview section of this paper examines perspectives on higher education, noting that those in K-12 must also have an understanding of post-secondary education realities. The succeeding sections--"Six Themes"--provides reflections on topics that recur in CBE's meetings and discussions about its work. The six themes are: (1) Prioritizing School Finance: Change in a Constant Cost Environment; (2) Early Childhood: The Unknown Imperative; (3) Literacy: Without Which Little Else Matters; (4) Choice: The Unfolding Revolution; (5) Data and Accountability: A Continuum; and (6) Focus, Intensity, and the Achievement Gap. The final section, "CDE: As We Are and As We Might Better Be," is a status report on the ongoing efforts to bring the mission and resources of CDE into the most realistic and productive relationship possible. An overarching purpose of this paper is to strongly resist the tendency to discuss mission and resources separately. In so doing, this discussion paper intends to bring clarity, strength, and renewed energy to CBE's role in charting a brighter course for the children of Colorado. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Colorado Department of Education. State Office Building, 201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. Tel: 303-866-6600; Fax: 303-830-0793; Web site: http://www.cde.state.co.us
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10