READ Act Budget Planning Survey 2019 READ Data Collection

Objectives READ Act Reporting Requirements Purpose of the READ Data Collection Review Budget Planning and Reporting Survey Budget Planning Survey Considerations READ Collection Resources

Reporting Requirements and Purpose of the READ Data Collection

READ Act Reporting Requirements House Bill 12-1238: The Colorado READ Act Reporting Requirement How CDE Collects Prevalence of SRD in K-3 students SRD Status READ plan status READ assessment and score READ Data File – implemented in 2013 Clarified for students with disabilities in 2016 Advancement information for students identified with SRD READ Data File – implemented in 2013, but required in 2014 READ fund usage How READ funds were utilized Number and grade level of students served READ Data File – implemented in 2014, but required in 2015 District budget plan Budget Planning Survey – implemented in 2017

Purpose of READ Collection The purpose of the READ collection is to collect student level data needed to fulfill statutory requirements Data collected in READ is also used to determine the distribution of per-pupil intervention funds for students identified as having significant reading deficiencies (SRD) The Early Literacy Fund provides districts with per-pupil intervention funds to help support programs to meet the needs of students with SRD who received services

Criteria for READ Collection Each spring districts create and submit records for all K-3rd grade students enrolled at the time of data submission and 4-12th grade cohort students who are included in the READ 4-12th grade cohort from any district AND; The Budget Planning Survey in Pipeline that asks districts to identify which of the five statutory intervention categories they intend to use in the coming budget year to support students identified as having an SRD

Budget Planning and Reporting Survey

Budget Planning and Reporting Survey CDE is required per statute to review fund usage for the following services: Summer school literacy programs Targeted, scientifically or evidence-based intervention services Districts are required to submit budget planning information for the upcoming budget year to CDE prior to receiving READ Act funds in August The READ budget planning survey will consist of five, Yes or No questions that will be collected at a district level and submitted in addition to the LEP’s READ data file

READ Budget Planning Survey Guidance Document READ Budget Planning Template can be found here: http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/readdatapipeline

Budget Planning Survey Considerations Program reviews will take place throughout the collection so districts can submit “other” program as early as possible If survey includes “other” program not yet reviewed by CDE and you haven’t taken advantage of an earlier submission then budget planning survey and program review materials are due to CDE 6/3 If intervention program has been reviewed in the past and not recommended for Advisory List of programs, program may not be submitted again at this time – district will need to remove program in survey prior to survey approval All budget planning survey must be submitted to CDE by COB June 14th

READ Collection Resources READ Collection resources can be found at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/readdatapip eline Upcoming webinars Data collection timeline Data elements & definitions File layout Business Rules Additional resources such as FAQ document, assessment cut scores for determining SRD, template for submitting budget planning survey, etc. Questions? Contact Whitney Hutton, READ Data Collection Manager Email: Hutton_W@cde.state.co.us Phone: 303-866-6421