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Colorado At-Risk Education
Contacts, News & Initiatives

NAREN's Colorado State Page Coordinator

• Lynn Frickey

Resource Organizations

• Colorado Dept. of Education
  

  Colorado Coordinator
  Ms. Margie Milenkiewicz
  State Homeless Contact
  Colorado Department of Education
  201 East Colfax Avenue
  Denver, Colorado 80203
  Tel: 303-866-6930
  E-Mail: milenkkewicz_m@cde.state.co.us

• Aiming High: Strategies to Promote High Standards in High Schools
• American Youth Policy Forum
• California Healthy Kids Survey - a comprehensive youth health and risk behavior data collection support system for school districts
• Center for Education Reform
• Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR)
• Coalition of Essential Schools
• Education Commission of the States
• Education of Homeless Children and Youth
• Education Resource Organizations Directory for Colorado
• National Association of Secondary Principles
• National Center for Educational Statistics
• National Center on Education in the Inner Cities (CEIC)
• The Promising Practices Network
• Resilience Net Virtual Library - full text publications related to the resilience of children and families in the face of adversities
• US Department of Education
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2001)

Colorado At-Risk Education
Funding/Grant Funds Available

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Grant for In-Home or In-School Suspension Program
• The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation - grants proposals for education projects in the graphic-communication field

  May 30 Deadline
  Tel: (703) 264-7200
  E-Mail: gaerf@npres.org

• Teaching Tolerance Grants - $2,000 are available to k-12 teachers for activities promoting diversity, peacemaking, and community service.

  Teaching Tolerance Grants
  400 Washington Avenue
  Montgomery, Al 36104
  Tel: (334) 264-0268 ext. 374

Laws & Regulations Affecting
Colorado At-Risk Education

Colorado Educational Opportunities for At-Risk Youth

• Kids' Solution Contest

  Students ages 9-16 are encouraged to submit their ideas for how to solve one of the problems facing the world, such as homelessness, violence, or pollution.

  info@beyondword.com

• Colorado Department of Education: Center for At-Risk Education (CARE)

  The CARE Unit is composed of the following federal programs:

  • Title I Part B (Even Start)
  • Adult Education and Family Literacy
  • General Educational Development (GED)
  • Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language (CRESL)

  These funding efforts are coordinated to support state and local reform to improve the academic performance of all students. The Center for At Risk Education has made available $200,000 for the Colorado Coordinated Professional Development and Technical Assistance Grant Program. These funds are in full support of Title I schools, school wide programs and schools identified for school improvement.

  The majority of the Center for At Risk Education's responsibilities and activities have been fully integrated with and into other program areas. The Title I segment on school wide programs is no exception. It allows a school to use Title I funds and other Federal education program funds and resources to upgrade the entire educational program of the school in order to raise academic achievement for all their students.

  Integrated services of Title I, Even Start, Even Start Migrant, Adult Education and Family Literacy are collaborating to impact cost efficiency and program effectiveness. Regional instructional specialists that will serve or provide service to assigned regions support these efforts. Follow the links below for more information.

  Web Information:

  • Even Start Family Literacy
  • Family Literacy and Adult Literacy
  • GED Information
  • Colorado Refugee English as Second Language (CRESL)
  • State and Federal Grants
  • Federal Perkins Loan Cancellation
  • United States Senate Youth Program

  Staff & E-Mail Links:

  • CARE Staff
  • Even Start Directory

  For additional information, e-mail: perez_g@cde.state.co.us

Noteworthy Colorado Alternative At-Risk Education Programs/Schools

Colorado Calendar of Events,
Conferences & Workshops

Pertinent Links for Colorado At-Risk Education

Contact Information for
Colorado's NAREN Coordinator