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Join us for the CSI Spring Regional Meeting 2019! Get the latest staffing updates, school highlights, awards, grant recipients, board updates, authorizing initiatives, and reflections on school safety. Learn about the upcoming School Improvement Fellowship for 2019-2020. Apply now to enhance your leadership skills!
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Staffing Updates Dave Sever Controller Jessica Rogers Data Submissions Coordinator Emma Post Office Admin Anastasia Hawkins Director of Policy & Legal Initiatives
Going to the Chapel… It’s been a season of engagements! Allegra Matus Jessica Rogers Trish Krajniak Dustin Croy
Portfolio Updates, con’t Closures – effective June 30, 2019 • Frontier Charter Academy -- Calhan • Global Village Academy – Fort Collins
New School Application – 2019 Spring Cycle • Spring 2019 Cycle is for schools proposing to open in Fall 2020 • CSI Board will vote on the new school application at its June 19th board meeting
School Highlights More highlights are included in our Quarterly School Highlights Newsletter! Email Amanda Oberg to subscribe!
CDE Awards • CEC Douglas County • John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award • Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award • Thomas MacLaren • John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award • Victory Prepatory Academy – Middle School • Colorado Centers of Excellence Award
League Hall of Fame Awards • Charter School Leadership: Mary Faith Hall, Thomas MacLaren School • Most Valuable Charter Contributor: Violeta Apodaca, Pinnacle Charter School • Advocate of the Year: Jesse Hutt, Animas High School • Charter School Educator of the Year: Lauren Martinez, Mountain Song Community School • Charter School Authorizer: Dr. Terry Croy Lewis, Colorado Charter School Institute
2019 Daniels Scholars The Daniels Scholarship Program provides a four-year annually-renewable college scholarship for graduating high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional character, leadership, and a commitment to serving their communities. • 2 students from CEC – Douglas County • 1 student from CEC – Fort Collins • 1 student from CEC – Aurora • 1 student from Victory Preparatory Academy
Grant Recipients This school year, CSI has seen growth in: # of schools applying for grants # of grants being applied for $ awarded to CSI schools Over $20.8M in competitive grants has been awarded to CSI schools this school year to date!
CSI Board Updates Seeking Reappointment Commissioner appointment ? New Member Governor appointment Seeking Reappointment Governor appointment Term ending Governor appointment
2019 Board Retreat • June 18th in Fort Collins (followed by CSI Board Meeting June 19th) • Topics • Review 18-19 Executive Director Goals • Draft 19-20 Executive Director Goals • Extensive Review of CSI Budget, Priorities, Financial Assistance Fund • Tour of College Early College – Fort Collins campuses • Plan Fall Retreat – Review 18-19 ED Goals re: portfolio-wide academic performance
Board Meeting Updates WHEN • Both Committee and Board Meetings will be scheduled on Tuesdays • Board meetings will be held in the afternoon WHERE • Scheduled to be held at 1600 Broadway • Parking with validation • New & improved call in options
Exclusive Chartering Authority • CSI schools are located within 17 school districts • Roaring Fork and Mesa 51 have recently recovered ECA • Poudre and Fort Morgan are the only districts that do NOT have ECA
Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers (CACSA) • Tri-State Alliance Grant • CDE’s Schools of Choice Authorizing Supports • League’s 21st Community of Practice Collaborating to Advance Authorizing – The Players
Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers (CACSA) • Tri-State Alliance Grant • CDE’s Schools of Choice Authorizing Supports • League’s 21st Community of Practice Collaborating to Advance Authorizing – The Initiatives CACSA Districts League CSI CSI CSI CACSA
Reflections on School Safety • Recent incidents and threats - we will discuss during our Problems of Practice Session • Feedback on our communication & accessibility of support resources • Implications for meeting instructional time requirements How did schools respond to the recent situation?
Feedback from School Leader Surveys We welcome your feedback!
2019-2020 School Improvement Fellowship The School Improvement Fellowship seeks to help school leaders build a culture of continuous improvement at their school, provide an opportunity to network with other improvement-focused school leaders, and to make the best use of the system in which leaders already operate. Logistics • Three in-person sessions, featuring an in-field expert (non-CSI) • Each fellow is assigned a coach, and will receive at least 3 one-on-one coaching sessions • No cost to participate for accepted Fellows. Travel and materials covered by CSI Eligibility • Limited to 8 Fellows • Open to school leaders and members of admin/leadership team Applications • Application in April and May CSI newsletters or here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QH5N99S • Applications accepted through May 24th Contact Ryan Marks or Jessica Welch for more information
2019-2020 Relay Leadership Development The Relay Leadership Development opportunities seek to building capacity around special education in CSI schools by connecting aspiring leaders with education and leadership development within the Relay Graduation School of Education. Recipients • Stefanie Hutchinson of Academy of Arts & Knowledge • Lauren Martinez of Mountain Song Community School
Leadership Updates? • Please share information regarding leadership changes at your school • CSI will host its annual New School Leader Orientation in July
SPED MOU Updates • Annual agreement • Addition of 1% SPED Reserve • 1% of Oct 2018 actual funded pupil count x $10K • Cap of $90K • Shift from school-based Coordinators to CSI SPED Coordinators
School Visits & Celebrations • May 2nd: Terry to visit Indian Peaks and Mountain Village • May 9th: Representative Michaelson Jenetand Terry to visit New Legacy • May 14th – 16th: Terry to visit Mountain Middle and Animas • We’re looking forward to graduations! July 2019 marks CSI’s 15th Anniversary!
Final thoughts…. “Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.”- Reed Markham