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Open Doors to Collaboration with CDE Representatives

At this year’s conference, we are excited to introduce a new opportunity!

Representatives from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) will be on hand to connect, collaborate, and engage with attendees on key topic areas. 

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Platter River A Conference Room

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Roundtable Topic CDE Office/Team CDE Collaborators
Special Education Exceptional Student Services Unit (ESSU) Michael Ramirez, Ed.D., Innovative Systems Specialist
Listening Session: CDE Supports for Districts and School School Quality and Success (SQS) Division

Lindsey Jaeckel, Assistant Commissioner of SQS and Carol Mehesy, School and District Support Program Manager
GAINS Questions and Support Grants Program Administration (GPA) Office DeLilah Collins, Director of GPA and Jessica Hollingshead, Operations Supervisor

Mulit-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Bullying Prevention, Preventing School Violence, Response to Intervention, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Office of Learning Supports
Teaching and Learning (OLS
Paige Langley, Program Assistant for OLS and
Kristen Brown, Director of OL

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Roundtable Topic CDE Office/Team CDE Collaborators
Equitable Services Federal Programs & Supports Unit (FPSU, ESEA Programs) Christina Adeboye Sullivan, Colorado Non-Public School Ombuds
GAINS Questions and Support Grants Program Administration (GPA) Office DeLilah Collins, Director of GPA and Jessica Hollingshead, Operations Supervisor
Mulit-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Bullying Prevention,
Preventing School Violence,
Response to Intervention, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Office of Learning Supports
Teaching and Learning (OLS)
Paige Langley, Program Assistant for OLS and
Kristen Brown, Director of OLS
Starting at 2:00
Accountability, Improvement Planning, and Request to Reconside
Accountability and Continuous Improvement (ACI) Unit
Lisa Medler, Executive Director of ACI

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Roundtable Topic CDE Office/Team CDE Collaborators
Accountability, Improvement Planning, and Request to Reconsider Accountability and Continuous Improvement (ACI) Unit Lisa Medler, Executive Director of ACI
Mulit-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Bullying Prevention,
Preventing School Violence,
Response to Intervention, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Office of Learning Supports
Teaching and Learning (OLS)
Kristen Brown, Director of Office of Learning Supports

Thursday, September 18, 2025 in Bratner Gulch A Conference Room

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Roundtable Topic CDE Office/Team CDE Collaborators
Special Education Exceptional Student Services Unit Michael Ramirez, Ed.D., Innovative Systems Specialist
Accountability, Improvement Planning, and Request to Reconsider Accountability and Continuous Improvement (ACI) Unit Erin Loften, School Improvement and Planning Supervisor
Online and Blended Learning Schools of Choice Renee Martinez, Direct of Online and Blended Learning
Dropout Prevention (Attendance, Discipline/Behavior, and Other Support for Engagement) Dropout Prevention and Student Re-Engagement

Amy Werpy, Principal Consultant, Expelled and At Risk Student Services and Student Re-Engagement Grant
Mulit-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Bullying Prevention,
Preventing School Violence,
Response to Intervention, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
 Office of Learning Supports
Teaching and Learning (OLS)		 Kristen Brown, Director of Office of Learning Supports
Fiscal Matters
Grants Fiscal Management Unit (GFMU)
Bill Parsley, Fiscal Monitoring Supervisor, 
Tricia Miller, Grants Fiscal Supervisor, and 
Evan Davis, Federal Fiscal Grants Supervisor

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Roundtable Topic CDE Office/Team CDE Collaborators
Charter Schools Schools of Choice Paola Paga, Director of Charter Schools,
Nadine Penn, Charter School Special Education Monitor,
Kriselda Craven, Charter School Facilities Grant Manager
Mulit-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Bullying Prevention,
Preventing School Violence,
Response to Intervention, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Office of Learning Supports
Teaching and Learning (OLS)
Paige Langley, Program Assistant for OLS and
Kristen Brown, Director of OLS
ESEA/ESSA, ESSER, or Ideas for the Next Conference
Federal Programs & Supports Unit (FPSU)
Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson, Ph.D., Executive Director of FPSU

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