CIMP-Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process

Special Education Advisory Committee

The Department of Special Education in District 11 will implement an advisory committee designed to meet the following requirements:

1. To provide an efficient and effective way to obtain and share important information about Special Education issues with our customers-parents, staff, students, and agencies.

2. To provide an efficient and effective avenue in the continuous quality improvement monitoring process with the Colorado Department of Education/Special Education by checking District Improvement.

3. To provide a vehicle for obtaining advice from District customers in key areas of improvement of student achievement.

The District is seeking representative teachers, classroom aides, administrators, parents, students, and agency personnel to participate in monthly meetings to be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in the School District 11 Board Room, at 1115 North El Paso (corner of El Paso and Uintah Streets) with the exception of March 2005. The March meeting will be held on March 15th. Please note that the members of the committee will be selected from interested applicants based on a cross section of special education representation:

1. Pre-school through Transition programs (ages 3 to 21)

2. Disability groups, based on the challenges

3. Center-based programs and fully included sites

4. Community representation

5. District related services: sampling—transportation, facilities, finance, procurement, and so forth.

In order to maintain fairness in representation of individuals, all positions will be based on VOLUNTEER membership—no one is paid for participation. At this time the Department is seeking volunteers who will make at least a one-year commitment to the committee, have an ability to attend 85 percent of the meetings, and have an eagerness to work to improve achievement of Special Education students in a collaborative setting. If interested, you may refer your self to the committee or provide this newsletter to someone else you believe would make a great contribution.    Volunteer Form

Early Childhood Office/ Child Find
1115 N. El Paso Colorado Springs, Co 80903
Telephone: 719-328-2872

Kathy Howell, Early Childhood Facilitator

1. The Early Childhood Office coordinates programs and services for children birth to age six. These include child find assessments to determine eligibility for special education for 0 to 5 and D11 preschool services for children 3 to 5. To begin the child find process call 328-2872 and request an intake packet.

2. Due to limited funding, preschool is available only to D11 residents who qualify for the program.

3. There are currently D11 preschools in nineteen elementary buildings and six community preschools. Preschool is also offered in D11 through Head Start.