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CO Code § 22-2-503 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 2 - Department - Commissioner|Part 5 - Teacher Recruitment and Retention|§ 22-2-503. Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey

  Subject to available appropriations, the department shall administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey, referred to in this section as the “survey”, to all preschool teachers, elementary teachers, secondary teachers, and education support professionals in public schools of the state. The survey shall be designed to assess, at a minimum:   Teaching and learning conditions as predictors of student achievement;    The correlation, if any, between teaching and learning conditions and teacher retention; and    The relationship, if any, between teaching and learning conditions and school administration.       The survey results may be used by schools, school districts, the department, state policymakers, and researchers as a resource for:   School and program design;    Professional development programs;    School improvement plans;    School district continuous improvement programs;    State education reform initiatives concerning achievement gaps, teacher gaps, dropout rates, and graduation rates; and    Other analyses to inform school improvement efforts.        History. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1362, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2009: IP(1) amended, (SB 09-214), ch. 24, p. 111, § 1, effective March 18. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (HB 21-1087), ch. 484, p. 3469, § 2, effective July 7.
CO Code § 22-2-505 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 2 - Department - Commissioner|Part 5 - Teacher Recruitment and Retention|§ 22-2-505. Minority Teacher Recruitment - Short Title - Legislative Declaration - Study - Report

  The general assembly finds and declares that:   Diversity of teachers in K-12 classrooms is important not only because it helps provide positive role models for students but also because it offers a broader cultural understanding of learning strategies and needs;    The most recent data for Colorado shows that while approximately forty-four percent of students in Colorado are minorities, only twelve percent of teachers are minorities; and    Statewide, the number of minority teachers has not kept up with population growth and changes in student diversity.       The general assembly therefore declares that it is a matter of statewide concern to study and develop strategies to increase and improve the recruitment, preparation, and retention of high-quality minority teachers in Colorado's public school system.    The department shall study and develop strategies to increase and improve the recruitment, preparation, development, and retention of high-quality minority teachers in elementary and secondary schools in Colorado. On or before December 1, 2014, the department shall prepare a report on its findings, including current statewide and district demographics and recommendations, and submit it to the office of the governor, the state board of education, and the education committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees. The department shall present the report on its findings to the education committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees, on or before January 30, 2015.    This section shall be known as “Aliyah's Law”.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1175), ch. 359, p. 1685, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 22-7-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 3 - Colorado State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education|§ 22-7-301. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds that:   Although education reform efforts are ongoing at both the state and local levels, Colorado continues to experience an unacceptably high dropout rate, inequalities in the academic achievement levels of students from different racial and socioeconomic groups, and low rates of enrollment and persistence in postsecondary education;    To accomplish the goals of reducing the dropout rate, reducing the gaps in academic achievement and growth among student groups, and increasing the number of students who continue into higher education following high school graduation or completion, the state must look to additional strategies for improving public education;    Studies show that, when parents are involved as partners with their children's schools, students achieve higher levels of academic performance, students demonstrate better attendance and homework completion, and students are less likely to dropout of school;    Students from diverse cultural backgrounds tend to perform better academically when their parents and the professionals at their schools collaborate to bridge the gap between the culture at home and that at the school; and    Secondary students whose parents are involved with their schools make better transitions into postsecondary education, maintain the quality of their academic work, and are more like to develop realistic plans for their futures.       The general assembly therefore finds that it is in the best interests of the state to create a state advisory council for parent involvement in education that will review best practices and recommend to policy makers and educators strategies to increase parent involvement in public education, thereby helping to improve the quality of public education and raise the level of students' academic achievement throughout the state.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire part RC&RE, (SB 09-090), ch. 291, p. 1426, § 1, effective August 5.
CO Code § 22-7-306 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 3 - Colorado State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education|§ 22-7-306. Repeal of Part

  This part 3 is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.    Prior to said repeal, the council shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire part RC&RE, (SB 09-090), ch. 291, p. 1434, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-161), ch. 217, p. 2239, § 2, effective May 20.
CO Code § 22-7-602 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 6 - School Accountability Reports|§ 22-7-602. Definitions

 As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Alternative education campus” means a public school, including a charter school, that receives a designation pursuant to section 22-7-604.5. (1.5) Repealed.    Repealed.    Repealed.    Repealed.    “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.    “District school board” means the board of education of a school district existing pursuant to law.    “Public school” means a school that receives a majority of its funding from moneys raised by a general state, county, or district tax and whose property is operated by a political subdivision of the state or a charter school established pursuant to article 30.5 of this title.    Repealed.    “State board” means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 324, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2001: (1), (7), and (8) amended, p. 1477, § 2, effective June 8. L. 2002: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 465, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2004: (8) amended, p. 1661, § 10, effective June 3. L. 2009: (1.5), (2), (3), (4), (8), and (10) repealed, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1525, § 5, effective May 21.
CO Code § 22-7-613 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 6 - School Accountability Reports|§ 22-7-613. Closing the Achievement Gap Cash Fund - Creation - Repeal

     Repealed.    On July 1, 2020, the state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered state money in the closing the achievement gap cash fund to the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.    This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2513, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2009: (1) amended,(SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1525, § 4, effective May 21; (1) amended,(SB 09-256), ch. 294, p. 1566, § 29, effective May 21. L. 2012: (1)(b) repealed,(HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 673, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2020: (1)(a) and (2) repealed and (3) and (4) added,(HB 20-1418), ch. 197, p. 947, § 22, effective June 30.    Editor's note:   Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-163 and Senate Bill 09-256 were harmonized.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1418, see section 1 of chapter 197, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
CO Code § 22-7-701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-701. Short Title

 This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Development Act”.   History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1973, § 1, effective June 2.
CO Code § 22-7-702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-702. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds that:   There is a high correlation between student success and excellent teaching;    While educator preparation programs offered by institutions of higher education may provide candidates with the basic knowledge necessary to enter the classroom, ongoing development through school-based, skills-development activities is necessary to enable educators to develop excellent teaching skills;    In-service training programs and similar forms of off-site course work are often unable to provide the kind of skill development needed;    Working collaboratively as colleagues to review assignments, student work, curriculum, and teaching methodology has been proven successful in enabling teachers to determine whether all of these facets of teaching in combination successfully provide the information students need to master reading, writing, mathematics, and science, as indicated by high achievement levels on assessments.       Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this section, the general assembly hereby finds that it is necessary to provide grants pursuant to this part 7 to assist schools in providing opportunities for teachers to participate in school-based skills-development activities that are focused on mastering skills in instructing students in reading, writing, mathematics, and science.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1973, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2011: (1)(b) amended,(SB 11-245), ch. 201, p. 848, § 7, effective August 10.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending subsection (1)(b), see section 1 of chapter 201, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
CO Code § 22-7-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-703. Definitions

 As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:    Repealed.    “Department” means the department of education created in section 24-1-115, C.R.S.    “Grant program” means the teacher development grant program created in section 22-7-704.    “School” means any public school in the state, including but not limited to a traditional public school of a school district, a charter school, and an approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).    “State board” means the state board of education created in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.    “Teacher development schedule” means a schedule of school-based skills-development activities to assist teachers throughout the school year in improving their classroom teaching skills. A “teacher development schedule” may include, but need not be limited to:   Time set aside during which teachers meet to review their assignments, present lesson plans, and provide feedback to one another; and    On-site training, observation, and evaluation by recognized experts in instructional strategies and techniques.        History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1974, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2004: (1) repealed, p. 5, § 1, effective February 20. L. 2008: (4) amended, p. 1384, § 7, effective May 27.
CO Code § 22-7-704 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-704. Teacher Development Grant Program - Created - Rules

  There is hereby created the teacher development grant program to provide moneys to schools for use in providing a teacher development schedule. A teacher development schedule may include only research-based activities that have been proven effective in improving teachers' skills, especially in teaching reading, writing, mathematics, and science.      On or before October 1, 2000, and on or before each October 1 thereafter, subject to available appropriations, the state board shall award teacher development grants to schools selected from those submitting applications pursuant to section 22-7-705. Each grant shall continue for two school years, unless discontinued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2). No two-year grant shall exceed twenty thousand dollars. On expiration of a grant, a school may reapply for a grant by submitting an application pursuant to section 22-7-705.    The state board shall annually review each grant recipient's use of the moneys awarded pursuant to this section. Based on the recommendations of the department made pursuant to section 22-7-706 (4), the state board shall discontinue the grant awarded to any recipient that is not making adequate progress in achieving the goals identified in the recipient's grant application.    Moneys received by a school pursuant to the grant program shall be in addition to the moneys budgeted to the school by the school district in which the school is located and shall not reduce the amount of said budgeted moneys that the school would have received if it had not received a grant pursuant to this part 7. Grants awarded through the program shall be paid from moneys in the teacher development fund created in section 22-7-708.       The state board shall implement the grant program in accordance with the provisions of this part 7. Pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., the state board shall promulgate such rules as are required in this part 7 and such additional rules as may be necessary for the implementation of the grant program. Participation by a school in the grant program is voluntary.    The department shall solicit and is hereby authorized to receive such public and private gifts, grants, and donations as may be available to fund the grant program. Any moneys so received shall be credited to the teacher development fund created in section 22-7-708.      History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1974, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2004: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 7, § 3, effective February 20.
CO Code § 22-7-707 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-707. Reporting Requirements - Progress Reports - Final Reports

  Each school that receives a grant pursuant to this part 7 shall submit to the department:   A progress report specifying the progress made by the school during the initial year of the grant in achieving the goals specified in the school's grant application;    A final report demonstrating the school's success in achieving the goals specified in the school's grant application.       The state board by rule shall specify the date by which each grant recipient shall submit the progress report and the final report and the specific contents of each report. At a minimum, the progress report and the final report shall:   Apply the methods identified in the school's plan for measuring the success of the teacher development schedule, as specified in the school's grant application; and    Specify the student learning results achieved by the school in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science.       Repealed.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1976, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2004: IP(3) amended, p. 8, § 5, effective February 20. L. 2005: IP(3) amended, p. 861, § 2, effective June 1. L. 2017: (3) repealed, (HB 17-1267), ch. 242, p. 994, § 4, effective August 9.
CO Code § 22-7-708 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 7 - Teacher Development Grant Program|§ 22-7-708. Teacher Development Fund - Creation

 There is hereby created in the state treasury the teacher development fund referred to in this section as the “fund”, for payment of teacher development grants awarded pursuant to section 22-7-704 . The fund shall consist of such moneys as may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly and such moneys as may be credited thereto pursuant to section 22-7-704 (4). Moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes specified in this part 7. The department may expend up to three percent of the moneys annually appropriated to the fund to offset the documented costs incurred in implementing the grant program. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.   History. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1979, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 456, § 10, effective March 5. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-218), ch. 151, p. 526, § 3, effective May 5. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 953, § 46, effective August 5.
CO Code § 22-7-801 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 8 - Summer School Grant Program|§ 22-7-801. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:   Establishing a summer school grant program to provide funding to school districts and institute charter schools to provide intensive reading, writing, or mathematics education services to students entering the fifth through eighth grades who received an unsatisfactory proficiency level score on the reading, writing, or mathematics component of the Colorado student assessment program for the previous academic year is an important element of an accountable education program to meet state academic standards; and    Research shows that implementing research-based practices, as defined by the federal “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 6301 et seq., as amended, can cause significant improvement in a student's performance in reading, writing, or mathematics in a short period.       The general assembly therefore finds that a program to provide grants to school districts and institute charter schools to assist them in providing summer school programs for students who are entering the fifth through eighth grades and are performing unsatisfactorily in reading, writing, or mathematics may receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 669, § 11, effective April 28. L. 2008: (1)(a) and (2) amended, p. 1207, § 14, effective May 22.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsections (1)(a) and (2), see section 1 of chapter 286, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
CO Code § 22-7-802 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 8 - Summer School Grant Program|§ 22-7-802. Definitions

 As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:    Repealed.    “Department” means the department of education created in section 24-1-115, C.R.S.    “Eligible student” means a student who will begin fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth grade in the next academic year and who has received an unsatisfactory proficiency level score on the state reading, writing, or mathematics assessment administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 for the preceding academic year.    “Grant program” means the summer school grant program created in section 22-7-803.    “State board” means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 670, § 11, effective April 28. L. 2008: (3) amended, p. 1207, § 15, effective May 22. L. 2015: (1) repealed and (3) amended,(HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 722, § 25, effective May 20.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 286, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
CO Code § 22-7-803 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 22 - Education|Article 7 - Educational Accountability|Part 8 - Summer School Grant Program|§ 22-7-803. Summer School Grant Program - Creation - Administration - Rules

  There is hereby created the summer school grant program to provide grants to school districts and institute charter schools to operate summer school programs for eligible students, subject to the requirements of this part 8. The grant program shall be designed to assist school districts and institute charter schools in providing intensive educational services to eligible students in the areas of reading, writing, or mathematics.    The department shall administer the grant program and the state board shall award grants as provided in this part 8.    The department shall evaluate the progress of the summer school programs operated by school districts and institute charter schools that receive grants pursuant to this part 8.      The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., to implement and administer the grant program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the following:   The time frames for submitting grant program applications;    The form of the grant program application;    The time frames for distribution of the grant moneys;    The method by which the department shall evaluate the progress of the summer school programs operated by school districts and institute charter schools that receive grants pursuant to this part 8; and    Any other procedures or policies the state board deems necessary to implement and administer the grant program.       In implementing the grant program and rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (4), the state board shall ensure that all grants awarded pursuant to this part 8 are issued to school districts or institute charter schools on or before April 30 of each budget year for which moneys are appropriated for the grant program.         History. Source: L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 670, § 11, effective April 28.