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Contact the Standards and Instructional Support Team
Welcome
The Office of Standards and Instructional Support consists of full time and part-time staff of content specialists with expertise in all areas within the Colorado Academic Standards. This team is committed to supporting education professionals across the state in implementing the Colorado Academic Standards for student success. The team provides guidance and expertise through technical assistance, both internally and externally, related to standards implementation and instructional support.
Shelly Ramos
Director, Office of Standards and Instructional Support
ramos_s@cde.state.co.us
Arts: Visual and Performing
Tami LoSasso
Dance Consultant
Drama and Theatre Arts Consultant
LoSasso_T@cde.state.co.us
Lindsay Latva
Visual Arts Consultant
latva_l@cde.state.co.us
Carla Aguilar, Ph.D.
Music Arts Consultant
P 720.376.2781
Aguilar_C@cde.state.co.us
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
James Hurley, Ph.D.
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Content Specialist
P 303.910.3901
Hurley_J@cde.state.co.us
Computer Science
Shelly Ramos
Director, Office of Standards and Instructional Support
ramos_s@cde.state.co.us
English Language Proficiency
Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
View English Language Proficiency Content
Mathematics
Joe Brenkert
Mathematics Content Specialist
P 720.990.4907
brenkert_j@cde.state.co.us
Jason Cushner
Mathematics Content Specialist
P 720.990.1038
cushner_j@cde.state.co.us
Raymond Johnson, Ph.D.
Mathematics Content Specialist
P 303.866.6582
johnson_r@cde.state.co.us
Tabitha Nickerson
Mathematics Content Specialist
P 720.626.0815
nickerson_t@cde.state.co.us
Personal Financial Literacy (PFL)
Shelly Ramos
Director, Office of Standards and Instructional Support
ramos_s@cde.state.co.us
Reading, Writing and Communicating
Mykel Knight
Reading, Writing, and Communicating Content Specialist
C 720.926.6314
knight_m@cde.state.co.us
Science and STEM
Samantha Agoos
Science Content Specialist
C 720.955.9253
agoos_s@cde.state.co.us
Social Studies
Stephanie Hartman, Ph.D.
Social Studies Content Specialist
720.498.2084
Hartman_S@cde.state.co.us
World Languages
Shelly Ramos
Director, Office of Standards and Instructional Support
ramos_s@cde.state.co.us

