Education - Race to the Top
Projects and Budget Summary - February 4, 2010
Colorado Race to the Top Application for Initial Funding - January 20, 2010
Colorado Race to the Top - Full Appendix - January 21, 2010
Checklist for Participating Districts:
- Learn about Race for the top
Overview of Race to the Top Presentation (powerpoint presentation located toward the bottom of the website)US Department of Education's website
- Learn about Colorado's Race to the top proposal
- Timeline
- Participate in a webinar on December 14, December 21, or January 4 (click here)
- Obtain signature of Superintendent, School Board President and, if possible, President of local association, to MOU
- Submit copy of signed MOU to Nina Lopez by December 23, 2009
Signed MOUs may be sent via email to Lopez_N@cde.state.co.us or by fax to 303-830-0793. If you wish to participate but are unable to submit an MOU by that date, please contact Nina Lopez at Lopez_N@cde.state.co.us to confirm your intent to participate.
- Submit baseline data to CORTTT@parthenon.com by January 6, 2010
- Finalize Scope of Work before July 2010
The $4 billion Race to the Top fund is the largest ever federal competitive investment in school reform. The funding will be divided among the states deemed to be in the top tier of education reform, over two phases.
Race to the Top is designed to create incentives for innovative, dynamic and quality education policies that ensure that every child has access to a good education and can compete in the global economy. Since 2007, Colorado has put into place policies designed to boost and measure teacher success, improve student learning and track progress, create new internationally bench-marked standards and assessments and help turnaround underperforming schools.
Colorado held a three-month public process involving hundreds of Coloradans and is now preparing the application that is due to the U.S. Department of Education on January 19.
Local school districts interested in being part of Colorado’s Race to the Top can find more information below:
Colorado's Race to the Top Summary of Proposal - December 11, 2009
Checklist for Participating Districts - December 15, 2009
Benefits and Responsibilities of Participating Districts - December 11, 2009
Colorado's Race to the Top Process - October 2, 2009
Colorado's Race to the Top Application Process - October 2, 2009
Proposed Requirements and Guidance from US Department of Education - July 24, 2009
Information about funds available through the ARRA for K-12 education in Colorado is available on the CDE Web site at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/federalstimulus/index.asp