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Changes eyed in development process BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Board of County Commissioners is considering an ordinance that will apply to new residential or commercial construction in the county. The ordinance would establish the Delta County Health Department as the office where application for a county septic system permit is made. Currently, application for a county septic system permit takes place at the end of the county’s four-step development application process and involves the planning department. Delta County Environmental health director Ken Nordstrom explained that since the county planning department is closed on Fridays, people seeking septic system permit applications on that day will find that using the health department office is far easier. The ordinance commissioners have scheduled for consideration on Oct. 3, Ordinance 2016-01, is otherwise a readoption of a 2012 ordinance that established the county’s current development application process. The development application applies to new residential or commercial construction within the unincorporated area of Delta County. Under the readopted ordinance to be considered on Oct. 3, the four-step development application process would still begin in the planning department with a site plan review. The site plan review has been in place as part of the county’s development process since 2012. Its purpose is “to ensure

compliance with the permitting process as set forth in the ordinance, and to encourage quality development reflective of the goals, policies and objectives of the Delta County development process.” The site plan is taken under consideration by the county planning department. Following “completion of an initial site plan review,” the county development application process proceeds as follows: obtaining a county road access permit; obtaining a county address permit; and obtaining a county septic system permit, called an on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS) permit. The county’s four-step development application process requires the site plan approval and permits for road access, address and septic in that specific order; however, the process “is not limited” to those requirements. According to the ordinance, “An applicant may apply for any or all of the above county permits depending on the applicant’s needs; however, proof of approved county permits must be provided in order to obtain the next permit.” If road access involves a state highway, CDOT approval may be necessary. When the county’s current development application permit process was adopted in 2012, one of its main provisions was a new requirement that all new septic systems installed in the unincorporated area be designed by a professional engineer. That requirement is carried forward CHANGES TO A3

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Pool re-opens

After a month-long closure, the aquatics area at Bill Heddles Recreation Center has reopened. A one-week closure for scheduled maintenance stretched into several weeks while city staff and contractors scrambled to address a lighting issue. Senior lead lifeguard Joseph Marah keeps a watchful eye on the therapy pool and the lazy river.

PES teacher named finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

Paonia Elementary School second grade teacher Jodi Simpson is passionate about pedagogy. She understands that the important things kids learn in school isn’t accomplished through testing, but by experiencing life and all its wonders. This fall her second grade students are studying the monarch butterfly. She points out a tiny line on a milkweed

stalk. A magnifying glass reveals a beautiful, delicate black and white striped caterpillar that will one day become a monarch and fly away. Inside the “nursery,” a special butterfly basket, hangs a delicate chrysalis, its surface shining gold “nature’s glitter” under the light. On the school lawn is a tent where an adult monarch flaps its wings in anticipation of being set free. “They just love it,” she said. Seeing the butterfly in

each stage of life, from larva to pupa to adult, will stick with them more than reading any text book. And they’ll always remember letting the adult out to fly south for the winter. Simpson is among six finalists named by the Colorado Department of Education for Colorado Teacher of the Year. She is the only Western Slope teacher in the running for the award. “The depth of talent in JODI SIMPSON TO A3

County’s students show strong growth notable among students district, because that’s where lent job with day-to-day growth,” he commented. who qualify for free/reduced the groundwork is done.” At the classroom level, According to the CDE, Growth reports issued by lunches, and gifted and talthe Colorado Department of ented students in the district, teachers are analyzing data growth rates for individual Education (CDE) indicate who typically score high on and tailoring instruction to students are calculated by meet each student’s needs, analyzing students’ Colorado Delta County students are achievement tests. In Delta County, 60 percent Clay said. Measures of Academic Sucoutpacing students statewide The school district has also cess (CMAS) scores in English when it comes to year-to-year of students qualify for free or growth in English language reduced lunches — up from 36 been able to hire intervention- language arts and math over DISTRICT GROWTH REPORT DELTA 50(J)ago. percent justCOUNTY three years ists to work with elementary consecutive years. A student’s arts and math. The only excep- | 0870: growth percentile (rangsuperintendent students are struggling tion fourth grade Growthis metrics provide another view ofmath, the performance of aAssistant school, district or group of students. While achievement is focused onwho the performance at a point in time, growth provides an indication of what happens in-between the assessments. Looking at both achievement and growth results provides a more in-depth picture of performance. ing from 1 to 99) indicates which is just one percentage Kurt Clay says the data “real- with reading. Growth lower rates for individual are calculated by analyzing students’ Colorado Measures of Academic Language Arts and Math over consecutive years. A student's growth percentile ly speaks to the quality ofSuccess (CMAS) how a student’s performance “In scores thein English classroom, our point than students the state. (ranging from 1 to 99) indicates how a student’s performance changed over time, relative to students with a similar score history on the state assessments. School and district growth rates are determined by the growth teachers have within our Median changed overandtime, relative to teachers are doing excelGrowth is students, particularly percentiles from individual specifically the median (or score in we the middle) student growth percentile. Growth Percentiles (MGP) arean calculated for the whole school, by grade, by different student

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

groups. Higher median growth percentiles indicate higher growth rates for the typical students in those groups. Please note that growth rates are independent of achievement levels (students at all achievement levels are just as likely to have high growth as low growth). As a point of reference, the state median growth percentile for any grade, overall, is 50. In rare cases, state median growth percentiles may vary slightly.

Growth Summary for Delta County Joint School District #50

Missing data in the table reflect fewer than 20 students in the group; their data is not shown in the table (the cells are blank) to ensure data privacy and appropriate interpretation of results. For additional definitions and information go to: www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/coloradogrowthmodel Median Growth Percentile 1.0

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

MATH

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DISTRICT

STATE

DISTRICT

STATE

2016

2016

2016

2016

ALL STUDENTS

All Students

56.0

50.0

55.0

50.0

GRADE LEVEL

04

52.0

50.0

49.0

50.0

05

59.0

50.0

51.0

50.0

06

54.0

50.0

55.5

50.0

07

61.0

50.0

62.0

50.0

08

56.0

50.0

51.0

50.0

09

55.0

50.0

63.0

49.0

English Learners (NEP, LEP, FEP)

55.0

50.0

47.0

47.0

Non-English Learners

56.0

50.0

55.0

51.0

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH (FRL)

FRL-Eligible

54.0

47.0

51.0

46.0

Non-FRL

59.0

52.0

60.0

53.0

GENDER

Female

58.0

55.0

56.0

51.0

Male

55.0

45.0

52.0

48.0

Gifted and Talented

60.0

60.0

65.0

60.0

Non-Gifted and Talented

55.0

49.0

54.0

49.0

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP)

On IEP

47.0

38.0

38.0

40.0

Non-IEP

57.0

51.0

57.0

51.0

MIGRANT

Migrant

ENGLISH LEARNERS

GIFTED

INDEX

MINORITY

Accent ........................... A4 PERFORMANCE LEVEL Activities ....................... A9 Agriculture .....................C7 RACE/ETHNICITY Back Page ................. D10 Business .......................A10 Church ............................C6 Classifieds .................. D1-2 Editorial ......................... A2 Legals ......................... D3-8 North Fork Times ........B1-5 Obituaries ..................... A8 School Zone .................. A6 Service Directory ........ D9 Sports ..........................B6-9 Surface Creek News ...C1-3 TV Listings ..................C4-5

45.0

Non-Migrant

56.0

Minority

52.0

Non-Minority

57.0

Celebrate the Fork

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Celebrate the Fork 55.0 Farm a fundraiser 57.0 for the NorthIndian Fork Valley Creative District, will American or Alaska Native be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at Heritage 47.5 Hall Asian in Hotchkiss. The menu features locally Black sourced products. All beverages,52.0 includHispanic ing beer, wine, and spirits from 57.0 Jack White Rabbit Hill, are also locally sourced. The Hawaiian/Pacific Islander North Fork Valley was identified 54.0as an Two or More Races Emerging Creative District in 2012 and in 2014 was granted full Creative District status. For tickets or more information, email contact@northforkcreative.org. to Benchmark Table dinner, Below

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students with a similar score history on the state assessments. School and district growth rates are determined by the growth percentiles from individual students, specifically the median (or score in the middle) student growth percentile. Median Growth Percentiles (MGP) are calculated for the whole school, by grade, and by different student groups. Higher median growth percentiles indicate higher growth rates for the typical students in those groups. As a point of reference, the state median growth percentile for any grade, overall, is 50. While achievement is focused on the student’s performance at a point in time, growth provides an indication of what happens in between the assessments. According to the CDE, looking at both achievement and growth results provides a more indepth picture of performance. Growth summaries for individual schools in the district can be found on the Colorado Department of Education website, www.cde.state.co.us/ schoolview.

42.0

50.0

55.0

50.0

49.0

51.0

47.0

51.0

56.0

53.0

Black Canyon fees The50.0National Park Service is seek53.5 ing comments on a proposal to collect 50.0 55.0 entrance 47.0 fees during the winter season at Black 59.0 Canyon of the Gunnison National 50.5 Park. Fees 48.0 would be the same as summer months, $7 for pedes48.0 $15 per vehicle, 50.5 bicyclists and motorcycles. Black trians,51.0 56.0 Canyon annual passes remain $30 and 50.0 are valid 51.0 year round. 62.5 The comment period for this proposal to collect fees during the winter season is open through Sept. 30. Please send comments to Superintendent, 102 Elk Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230.

Firemen host benefit

The Delta Volunteer Fire Department a pancake breakfast Saturday, Oct. 1, to benefit one of its own. Ben Mar46.0 59.0 tinez, who served as a volunteer fireman 46.0 for 20 years, was recently diagnosed with 46.0 stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He is unable to 53.0 work and needs assistance with medical 53.0 and living expenses. 51.0 The breakfast will be served at the Delta Fire Station, 285 E. 5th Street, from 7 to 10 a.m. Oct. 1. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for kids under the age of 12. 50.0

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