Overview
The Colorado READ Act requires districts to report specific student, school, and district level data to CDE to determine and report on the important milestones in implementing key provisions of S.B. 19-199. The information provided in these reports is intended to assist the department, the state board of education, the governor, and the public in monitoring the implementation of and identifying the results achieved in implementing the Colorado READ Act.
Literacy Programs & Assessment Reporting
Districts must annually report the READ Act administered interim and diagnostic assessments along with the core, supplemental, and intervention instructional literacy programs for grades K-3 for each school operated by the LEP (including charter schools). This collection window is open annually from April through June.
Guidance Resources
Important Dates
File Layout and Definitions
READ Data Office Hours
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Spring READ Assessment Reporting
Districts must annually report the information necessary to determine the prevalence of SRDs among students in grades K-3. This data determines the per-pupil funding for districts by dividing the amount of money available by the total number of K-3 students identified has having an SRD in the preceding budget year. District must also report whether or not students in grades 4-12 remain on a READ plan.
Guidance Resources
Important Dates
File Layout and Definitions
READ Data Office Hours
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READ Training Completion Reporting (Includes READ Teacher and READ Admin Trainings)
Districts must annually ensure and report that all K-3 teachers who provide literacy instruction to students in grades K-3 and all teachers who provide reading intervention in grades 4-12 have successfully completed evidence-based training in teaching reading. Districts must also report K-3 principals/administrators and/or personnel who the LEP determines meet the statute criteria as needing to complete the K-3 Principal/Administrator training.
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Important Dates
- Collection Open in Data Pipeline: August 1, 2024 - August 30, 2024
- August 1st: Teachers, Principals, and Administrators should have training completed by this date
- August 15th: Teachers, Principals, and Administrators should have their respective READ Training designations added to their COOL accounts
- August 30th: Error Free final submission deadline - we recommend submitting your report earlier than the deadline to allow for any error corrections
File Layout and Definitions
Business Rules
READ Data Office Hours - Please Register in Advance - Hosted via Microsoft Teams
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Training Resources
A collection of brief training videos on accessing frequently used reports and features within the data collections.
All Office Hours are held on Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. New Office Hours will be added as they are developed. To join, click on the links below. Recordings of completed Office Hours will replace the live links accordingly.
READ Training Collection (Includes READ Teacher and READ Admin Trainings)
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Additional Resources
Contact Information
Please contact the READ Act Data Team for questions about the READ Collection or to be added to the listserv.
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