Helping
You Succeed
The College In Colorado team is working hard to provide tools,
resources and assistance to educators and workforce personnel
throughout Colorado. Everything we offer is free-of-charge.
Although we have provided links to pages of materials and resources
here, don't forget to visit the Professional Center
Resources tab for even more lesson plans and
helpful information. If you need your Professional Account Access
Key (PAAK) or Administrator Code (AC), contact Twyla.Esquibel@cic.state.co.us.
Counselor E-News
Periodically College In Colorado prepares an e-newsletter
especially for school counselors, packed with useful information -
view the current
e-newsletter or e-mail us to begin
receiving it.
Register Now!
The seventh annual Pre-Collegiate
Conference
is March 30, 2012; "Collaborating for a
PWR-ful* Culture", Friday, March 30, 2012, 8:30 a.m. -
3:30 p.m. at Auraria's Tivoli Center in Denver. Review breakout
sessions and register now!
Save the Date: College Goal Sunday is February
12th
College Goal Sunday is an opportunity for students and parents to
get free help in filling out the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the first step and a Federal
requirement for all college students who plan to pay for college
with the help of grants, scholarships, work study funds or student
loans
Helping Students Figure out How to Pay for College?
United States Senator Michael Bennet and College In Colorado are
teaming up during January, February and March to bring Colorado
communities a financial aid informational session called "Funding Your
Future." Each session will provide families across the
state with information regarding the college financial aid process.
Look for us in the following cities: Greeley (January 10th),
Montrose (January 26th), Denver (February 15th and March 1st), and
Colorado Springs (February 18th). For more information, contact
Alexis from Senator Bennet's office at 303-455-7600.
Enter the Counseling Center Makeover Contest
Does your counseling center need a few updates? Could your space
benefit from some new paint, shelves or a small revamp? College In
Colorado has partnered up with Denver's Channel 7 and IKEA to bring
you the Third Annual Counseling Center Makeover! Enter your school's
counseling center for a face lift worth up to $3,000
and completed by the College In Colorado staff. Application entries
must be postmarked by March 16, 2012.
Have Students Interested in the Military or Taking the
ASVAB?
Students taking the Armed Services Vocation Aptitude Battery
(ASVAB) should record scores in their College In Colorado
portfolio; the ASVAB scores may also be set up as an ICAP activity.
We have compiled
information to help students record their scores as well as
explore military career and education options. The ASVAB is the
most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world
designed to measure strengths, weaknesses, and potential for future
success. Find out more and help students ace the ASVAB; click here.
Wearing Two Hats...
Visit College In Colorado's Dawn Taylor Owens blog spotas she discusses her perspectives on education
from her mom-wearing "hat" and CIC executive director "hat."
School-Specific Plans of Study
Plans of study that your school, district or community colleges
have designed to guide students in preparing for success in
specific careers and postsecondary programs can be extraordinarily
valuable to students as they work on their high school academic
plan. We have taken pdfs of these plans and put them in the
appropriate career cluster and pathway so that students can locate
and use the pdfs as they work on their coursework plan.
District-wide Data Now Available on Report Central
College In Colorado has recently added an important new data
aggregation tool for school districts called Report Central. This tool provides district-wide aggregation of
student work on CollegeInColorado.org. It gives districts the power
to build a custom report for one school, several schools or all
schools, choose the type of report from more than 35 usage and
outcome reports.
Phone Support
Do you have students or parents that could use help on
CollegeInColorado.org, financial aid or other questions? We now
have a dedicated phone line for assistance and English or Spanish;
dial (720) 264-8580.
ICAP and ASCA Resources
The 2009 School Finance Act mandated a CollegeInColorado.org
Create an Account account for every
6th-grader and an individual career and academic plan
(ICAP) by 9th grade. The Colorado Department of
Education approved the rules and guidelines for these items on January 13, 2010. College In
Colorado has everything you
need to meet these requirements in a free, customizable
way.
Batch Account Creation is Here
The School Finance Act of 2009 specified that each 6th grade
student have a CollegeInColorado.org account. College In Colorado
is working to greatly reduce any additional burden these
requirements may impose.
If a school can create a .csv-formatted file (such as an Excel
spreadsheet) from their Student Information System that contains
the correct student data, CollegeInColorado.org will create,
free-of-charge, an account for each student in the file. Download
step-by-step instructions here .
Sign up for a scheduled topic, full- or half-day training on the
Website, give us a call to discuss a two-day ICAP design seminar,
or create your own class agenda! Receive credit for your work in
some classes.
Let us know how we can help your student or clients. We can do
motivational presentations and provide assistance with events and
activities within classrooms and centers throughout the state.
Download or request extensive ICAP worksheets and templates, or
financial aid, middle school, high school and educators' resources,
brochures and materials.
We have bundled together helpful information and links to
resources and Websites off-site.
Join your colleagues on this ever-changing Website that hosts
your best practices, ideas and questions. Find program information;
post your event on the calendar and more.