Data Pipeline
- Local Education Agencies calendars for 2023-24 may be entered beginning Sept. 1. For more information, visit the Year-Round Collections - Directory page.
- The 2023-24 Student Demographics, Student School Association, and Graduation Guidelines files are now open, and districts may begin uploading in data pipeline. The Student October Snapshot opened Friday, Aug. 25th.
- The End of Year snapshot is open with an initial submission deadline of Thursday, Sept. 7. Snapshots will reopen Thursday, Sept. 21, when the Cross LEA Validation phase begins.
- Facility Schools System – Tuition Cost Application
- 2023-24 Special Education IEP Interchange
- The 2023-24 Special Education Child, Participation, and CEIS files are now open, and AUs may begin uploading files in data pipeline.
- Special Education End of Year (EOY)
- The Special Education EOY Snapshot is open with an initial error-free date of Thursday, Sept. 7, followed by the statewide duplicate resolution process. The final deadline for this collection is Friday, Sept. 29.
- Staff Evaluation
- December Finance
Grants Administration
- CDE's department-wide grants management system, GAINS, will launch this fall, and will streamline and consolidate multiple CDE application systems and processes into a single location and system.
- CDE will host in-person trainings throughout Colorado. Including, Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Adams State College in Alamosa; Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Pikes Peak BOCES; Monday, Sept. 25, at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction; Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Front Range Community College in Westminster; and Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Fort Morgan School District in Fort Morgan. There will also be one virtual training offered.
- The training sessions will be targeted for people responsible for district fiscal operations and staff who approve and/or submit funding applications. Though all potential system users are welcome to attend. There is an initial limit of four attendees per district or two per other organization type, but a waitlist will be maintained if spaces open up.
Please take note of the following training dates:
- Tuesday, Sept. 19 - Alamosa - Location: Adams State College
- Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Pikes Peak - Location: Pikes Peak BOCES
- Monday, Sept. 25 - Grand Junction - Location: Colorado Mesa University
- Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Metro - Location: Front Range Community College (Westminster)
- Thursday, Sept. 28 - Fort Morgan - Location: Fort Morgan School District

This training is the first of several that aims to provide LEAs with the necessary tools and knowledge to support the grant application process. The focus will be on the following key areas:
- General Navigation
- Applications for Funding
- Reimbursement Requests
- Checklist, History Log, and Comments
CDE realizes that the vendor-hosted trainings may conflict with upcoming events and have tried very hard to avoid these conflicts. CDE will provide additional ongoing training opportunities, and information regarding those opportunities will be made available soon.
Dates, locations, and registration links are available on CDE’s GAINS webpage. For questions, please contact us at CompetitiveGrants@cde.state.co.us.
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