Application Overview
Thank you for applying to serve on the Dyslexia Working Group established within the Colorado Department of Education. As a part of this online application, all applicants will be asked to upload a letter of interest. Applicants applying to fill a professional role will be asked to upload a current resume. CDE is seeking to fill the following position to serve on the group: 
  • A parent of a child who is identified as having dyslexia
Background Information
During the 2019 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 19-1134, Identification and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia. The bill created a working group appointed by the Commissioner of Education to analyze state and national data and practices concerning identification and support of students with dyslexia. The working group has been in place since the fall of 2019. More information can be found on the working group webpage.  

The specific charge of the group include:
  • Recommending dyslexia screening tools and processes
  • Developing a statewide plan for identifying and supporting students with dyslexia
  • Recommending educator training in recognizing and providing interventions for students with dyslexia
The working group must submit annual reports of its recommendations to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner must submit the report to the State Board of Education and the education committees of the General Assembly.

The bill also established a pilot program to assist local education providers in using READ Act assessments to screen for dyslexia and in providing interventions for students who are identified as having dyslexia. More information can be found on the pilot program webpage.
Meeting Dates and Locations
In order to be selected, members of the working group must commit to attend all meetings. The working group meets every other month with smaller working groups meeting in off months. The whole working group typically meets from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The smaller working group meetings are typically 2 - 3 hours scheduled according to the needs of the members. Please visit the working group webpage to see the meeting dates for the 2022-23 school year.

During the pandemic, working group meetings are held virtually. Once public health conditions improve, meetings may be conducted in person. In that case, members will be reimbursed for their travel and, as applicable, substitute costs.

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Primary Email Address

Email will be the main way CDE communicates with you.

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* 4. Home Phone Number

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* 5. Cell Phone Number

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Colorado regions

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* 6. In which Colorado region do you reside? 

Please see region map above or regions page for definitions:  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeedserv/rgmapage.

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* 7. In which school district do you work (if you are an educator) or reside?

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* 8. Will you be representing a rural or small rural school district? 

Please refer to the list of schools districts designated as rural or small rural: http://www.cde.state.co.us/ruraledcouncil/ruraldesignationlist.

A Colorado school district is determined to be rural based on the size of the district, the distance from the nearest large urban/urbanized area, and having a student enrollment of approximately 6,500 students or fewer. Small rural districts are those districts meeting these same criteria and having a student population of fewer than 1,000 students.

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* 9. What will you contribute to the working group if selected?

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* 10. Please describe your professional experience and education related to dyslexia.

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* 11. I will commit to participating in every scheduled meeting of the Dyslexia Working Group (DWG) to the best of my ability.

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* 12. Please upload a letter of interest (PDF preferred).

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* 13. Please upload, if appropriate, a current version of your resume (PDF preferred).

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