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Realizing school districts and BOCES are in different stages as they implement new educator evaluation elements, the Educator Effectiveness team has regional specialists available to support you with your questions. Whether you have a question on measures of student learning, professional practices, inter-rater agreement, the Colorado State Model Performance Management System, or other issues, the team can help. Please visit our regional map for more information.
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Email is the quickest way to reach out to our Educator Effectiveness staff: Educator_Effectiveness@cde.state.co.us.
Colorado Department of Education
Educator Talent
201 E Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
For Support on Colorado State Model Performance Management System
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For all other questions, email: support@copms.randasolutions.com
Educator Effectiveness Regional Specialists
Curtis Garcia
Region: Southwest & South Central
garcia_c@cde.state.co.us
303-981-8950
Debbie Hearty
Region: Central
hearty_d@cde.state.co.us
720-646-2936
Jennifer Needham
Region: Northwest
needham_j@cde.state.co.us
720-955-0553
Paula Chostner
Region: East Central & Southeast
chostner_p@cde.state.co.us
720-682-9032
Rachel Paul
Region: Northeast
paul_r@cde.state.co.us
303-917-8410
Educator Effectiveness Leadership
Mary Bivens
Executive Director of Educator Workforce Development Unit
bivens_m@cde.state.co.us
720-557-7321
Leslie Burkholder
Educator Effectiveness Manager
burkholder_l@cde.state.co.us
303-945-1997
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