ECBOCES is working to support consortium member district teachers as they complete the online modules and earn a certificate for the required K-3 reading training (CDE deadline Monday, Aug. 1).
Consortium teachers responsible for reading instruction who are eligible for the stipends include teachers from the following districts: Agate, Arickaree, Arriba/Flagler, Bennett, Bethune, Burlington, Byers, Cheyenne Wells, Deer Trail, Genoa/Hugo, Hi-Plains, Idalia, Karval, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Liberty, Limon, Strasburg, Stratton, Woodlin. (Title III consortium members working in districts outside of this list are not eligible.)
The current budget includes funding for ECBOCES to offer consortium member teachers (who have not yet completed the training) a stipend for completing the following CDE approved PD (while funds last): Option 5-CDE-Provided Training (online course or face-to-face at no cost to the teacher).
Register for the CDE training at this link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/onlinecdetraining
Contact Mitzi Swiatkowski at mitziski@ecboces.org with any questions.