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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 7 - TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-701 — 22-7-708) › Section 22-7-704 - Teacher development grant program - created - rules

(1)
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.
(2)
(a)
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
.
(b)
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.
(c)
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
.
(3)
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.
(4)
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
.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 7 - TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-701 — 22-7-708) › Section 22-7-706 - [Repealed]

L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1976, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 5, § 2, effective February 20.
Subsection (6)(a) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2010. (See L. 2004, p. 5.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 7 - TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-701 — 22-7-708) › Section 22-7-707 - Reporting requirements - progress reports - final reports

(1)
Each school that receives a grant pursuant to this part 7 shall submit to the department:
(a)
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;
(b)
A final report demonstrating the school's success in achieving the goals specified in the school's grant application.
(2)
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:
(a)
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
(b)
Specify the student learning results achieved by the school in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 242,§ 4, eff. 8/9/2017.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 7 - TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-701 — 22-7-708) › Section 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.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 259,§ 46, eff. 8/5/2015.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-801 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
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
(b)
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.
(2)
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.
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.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-802 - Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
Repealed.
(2)
"Department" means the department of education created in section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(3)
"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.
(4)
"Grant program" means the summer school grant program created in section
22-7-803
.
(5)
"State board" means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 204,§ 25, eff. 5/20/2015.
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.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 286, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-803 - Summer school grant program - creation - administration - rules

(1)
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.
(2)
The department shall administer the grant program and the state board shall award grants as provided in this part 8.
(3)
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.
(4)
(a)
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:
(I)
The time frames for submitting grant program applications;
(II)
The form of the grant program application;
(III)
The time frames for distribution of the grant moneys;
(IV)
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
(V)
Any other procedures or policies the state board deems necessary to implement and administer the grant program.
(b)
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.
L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 670, § 11, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-804 - Summer school programs - requirements

(1)
A school district or institute charter school that receives a grant to provide a summer school program pursuant to this part 8 is subject to the following requirements:
(a)
The summer school program shall be research-based, pursuant to the federal "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001",
20 U.S.C. sec. 6301
et seq., as amended, and shall be delivered by teachers who are trained in the use of the program.
(b)
The school district or institute charter school conducting the summer school program shall administer, in the subject areas in which the summer school program will focus, a test to every eligible student participating in the program. The school district or institute charter school shall administer the test before the program begins and upon completion of the program to evaluate the progress of each eligible student who participates in the program.
(c)
The goal of the summer school program shall be to enable eligible students participating in the program to progress from scoring at the unsatisfactory proficiency level in reading, writing, or mathematics, as applicable, to scoring at the proficient level in reading, writing, or mathematics, as applicable.
L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 671, § 11, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-805 - Summer school grant program - application - criteria

(1)
A school district or institute charter school that seeks to receive a grant pursuant to this part 8 shall submit an application to the department in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board. A school district shall submit an application on behalf of all grade-appropriate schools in the district, including the district charter schools within the district. The application shall include the following information:
(a)
The number of eligible students enrolled in the school district or institute charter school, as applicable;
(b)
A description of the educational services that the school district or institute charter school anticipates providing through a summer school program;
(c)
A description of the method that the school district or institute charter school will use to measure an eligible student's academic progress throughout the program;
(d)
A description of the goals that the school district's or institute charter school's summer school program is expected to achieve and the method by which the school district or institute charter school will measure achievement of the goals; and
(e)
Any additional information required by rule of the state board promulgated pursuant to section
22-7-803(4)
.
(2)
The department shall review the applications received from school districts and institute charter schools pursuant to this section and shall make recommendations to the state board concerning the awarding of grants and the amounts of the grants. The state board shall take into consideration the recommendations of the department and shall annually award grants to school districts and institute charter schools in amounts specified by the state board. In awarding grants pursuant to this part 8, the state board shall:
(a)
Consider whether the school district's or institute charter school's summer school program complies with the requirements of section
22-7-804
;
(b)
Consider the geographic location of the school district or institute charter school, as applicable, and, to the extent possible, ensure that grant moneys are awarded to school districts and institute charter schools throughout the state;
(c)
Award grants to school districts and institute charter schools that are implementing summer school programs using curricula that are research-based and that have been used with demonstrated success either by the applying school district or institute charter school or by another school district; and
(d)
Award grants to school districts and institute charter schools that demonstrate success in improving the academic performance of eligible students in the area of reading, writing, or mathematics, as applicable.
L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 672, § 11, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-806 - Reporting requirements

(1)
On or before October 1 of each year following a budget year for which moneys were appropriated for the grant program, each school district and institute charter school that receives a grant pursuant to this part 8 shall submit a report to the department after completion of its summer school program. The report shall include the following information:
(a)
The number of eligible students who participated in the school district's or institute charter school's summer school program, as applicable;
(b)
The levels of performance in the subject area in which the summer school program was offered demonstrated by the eligible students participating in the summer school program both at the beginning of the program and at the end of the program, based on tests administered to the eligible students before and after participating in the program; and
(c)
Such other information as the state board may by rule, promulgated pursuant to section
22-7-803(4)
, require to assess the effectiveness of the summer school programs operated by school districts and institute charter schools.
L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 673, § 11, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 8 - SUMMER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-7-801 — 22-7-807) › Section 22-7-807 - Summer school grant program - funding

(1)
For the 2006-07 budget year and for each budget year thereafter, subject to available appropriations, the general assembly shall annually appropriate moneys from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution to the department to be used to award grants for summer school programs pursuant to this part 8.
(2)
The department may annually withhold a portion of the moneys appropriated for the purposes of this part 8 to offset the direct costs incurred in administering the grant program and in evaluating the progress of each summer school program pursuant to the requirement of section
22-7-803(3)
. The amount withheld by the department in any budget year shall not exceed three percent of the amount appropriated for the purposes of this part 8 in that budget year.
L. 2006: Entire part RC&RE, p. 673, § 11, effective April 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 9 - [Repealed] (§ 22-7-901) › Section 22-7-901 - to 22-7-909 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 9 was added in 2007.
(2) Section 22-7-909 provided for the repeal of this part 9, effective July 1, 2012. (See L. 2012, p. 672.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1001 - Short title

This part 10 shall be known and may be cited as the "Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act".
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 740, § 1, effective May 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1004 - School readiness description - school readiness assessment - adoption - revisions

(1)
On or before December 15, 2008, the state board shall adopt a description of school readiness. The state board, in adopting the school readiness description shall ensure that, at a minimum, school readiness includes physical well-being and motor development, social and emotional development, language and comprehension development, and cognition and general knowledge.
(2)
(a)
On or before December 15, 2010, the state board shall adopt one or more assessments that are aligned with the description of school readiness and are suitable for measuring students' levels of school readiness. In adopting assessments of students' school readiness, the state board shall consider assessments that are research-based; recognized nationwide as reliable instruments for measuring school readiness; and suitable for determining the instruction and interventions students need to improve their readiness to succeed in school. School readiness assessments shall not be used to deny a student admission or progression to kindergarten or first grade.
(b)
School readiness assessment results shall not be publicly reported for individual students. Following adoption of the school readiness assessment, the state board shall adopt a system for reporting population-level results that provide baseline data for measuring overall change and improvement in students' skills and knowledge over time.
(3)
(a)
On or before July 1, 2017, and on or before July 1 every six years thereafter, the state board shall review the school readiness description and shall adopt any appropriate revisions to the description. The state board shall review the school readiness assessments and adopt any appropriate revisions to the school readiness assessments when the board reviews the assessments as specified in section
22-7-1006(5)
.
(b)
The state board shall ensure that any revisions adopted pursuant to this subsection (3) continue to meet the requirements for the description of school readiness and the school readiness assessments specified in this section.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 746, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2010: (3)(a) amended, (HB 10-1013), ch. 399, p. 1908, §23, effective June 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1006.1 - [Repealed]

Added by 2016 Ch. 337,§2, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1234), ch. 337, p. 1369, § 2, effective June 10.
Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2017. (See L. 2016, p. 1369 ).
For the legislative declaration in HB 16-1234, see section 1 of chapter 337, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1007 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2015 Ch. 204,§49, eff. 5/20/2015.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 750, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2009: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 09-1046), ch. 35, p. 145, §1, effective March 20; (2) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1531, §16, effective May 21.L. 2015: Entire section repealed, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 730, § 49, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1012 - State plan - amendments - peer review - final adoption

(1)
Repealed.
(2)
(a)
As soon as practicable under federal law, based on information received by the state board pursuant to section
22-7-1010
and on any information received from the regional educator meetings pursuant to section
22-7-1011
, the department of education shall submit to the federal department of education amendments to the state plan for peer review and approval. The amendments, at a minimum, shall include:
(I)
Amendments to incorporate the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards adopted by the state board pursuant to section
22-7-1005
; and
(II)
Amendments to incorporate the system of assessments adopted pursuant to section
22-7-1006
.
(b)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, in order to preserve flexibility and adaptability at the state level, the amended state plan shall include only those components of the aligned preschool through postsecondary public education systems that are required by or subject to approval under federal law and shall not include any components of the aligned preschool through postsecondary public education systems that are not required by or subject to approval under federal law.
(c)
The limitations on the contents of the state plan specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) shall not be construed to prohibit the state board and the commission from adopting, and the state board and the commission are encouraged to adopt, descriptions, standards, assessments, and other components of the aligned preschool through postsecondary public education systems that exceed the minimum requirements of federal law and that are comparable in scope, relevance, and rigor to the highest national and international standards that have been implemented successfully and are consistent with and relevant to achievement of the goals specified in section
22-7-1002
.
(3)
The department of education shall provide public notice of the amendments to the state plan, any comments and suggestions received through the peer review process, and any changes made to the amendments in response to the peer review comments.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 204,§ 51, eff. 5/20/2015.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 758, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2015: (1) repealed and IP(2)(a) and (2)(a)(I) amended, (HB 15-1323), ch. 204, p. 731, § 51, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1016.5 - Exchange of student records

(1)
The department of education and the department of higher education shall establish a procedure that allows for the direct, electronic exchange of student unit record data for students enrolled in Colorado public high schools.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
22-2-111(3)(a)
, the department of education, in collaboration with the department of higher education, shall identify the student data relevant to high school students' transitions to the postsecondary system to which the department of education has access and that shall be shared with the department of higher education.
(3)
The department of education shall collect student authorization for the transfer of data where necessary and practicable through existing systems for the collection of student data.
(4)
The implementation of the data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section
23-1-119.3
, C.R.S., must utilize student unit record data collected and maintained by the department of education and must be administered at no charge to local education providers, public institutions of higher education, or students.
(5)
The data exchange procedure established pursuant to this section and section
23-1-119.3
must ensure that the exchange of information is conducted in compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy of information, including but not limited to the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974",
20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g
, as amended, and all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted in accordance therewith.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 44, eff. 5/25/2017.
Added by 2013 Ch. 112,§ 2, eff. 4/8/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-053), ch. 112, p. 385, § 2, effective April 8. L. 2017: (5) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1394, § 44, effective May 25.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 112, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1017 - High school diploma - endorsement - effect

(1)
(a)
Following adoption by the state board, pursuant to section
22-7-1009
, of the criteria for endorsing a diploma as reflecting postsecondary and workforce readiness, a local school board, a BOCES, or an institute charter high school may choose to grant a postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsement to each graduating high school student who meets the criteria.
(b)
Following adoption by the state board of the criteria for endorsing a diploma as reflecting extraordinary academic achievement or exemplary demonstration by a student of postsecondary and workforce readiness, a local school board, a BOCES, or an institute charter high school may choose to grant such an endorsement to each graduating high school student who meets the criteria.
(c)
A local school board, a BOCES, or an institute charter high school may also choose to grant endorsements in specified areas of focus and achievement, following adoption of the criteria for said endorsements by the state board pursuant to section
22-7-1009
.
(2)
Following approval of the criteria by the commission and the governing boards of the state institutions of higher education, as provided in section
22-7-1009(3)
, a student who graduates with a high school diploma that includes a postsecondary and workforce readiness endorsement shall be guaranteed:
(a)
To meet minimum academic qualifications for admission to, and to be eligible, subject to additional institutional review of other admission and placement qualifications, for placement into credit-bearing courses at all open, modified open, or moderately selective public institutions of higher education in Colorado; and
(b)
To receive priority consideration, in conjunction with additional admissions criteria, and to be eligible, subject to additional institutional review of other admission and placement qualifications, for placement into credit-bearing courses at all other public institutions of higher education in Colorado. The additional admissions criteria shall be determined by each institution of higher education.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 764, § 1, effective May 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 10 - PRESCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ALIGNMENT (§§ 22-7-1001 — 22-7-1019) › Section 22-7-1019 - Preschool to postsecondary and workforce readiness - progress reports - effectiveness reports

(1)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, on or before February 15, 2009, and on or before February 15 each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report summarizing the actions taken by the state board, the commission, and local education providers in implementing the requirements specified in this part 10. The department may include in the report recommendations, as may be necessary, for legislative changes in the timeline for implementation of this part 10.
(2)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, on or before February 15, 2014, and on or before February 15 each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report concerning the results achieved through implementation of school readiness, the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards, and postsecondary and workforce readiness.
(3)
(a)
At a minimum, the report shall include the following information for the preceding academic year:
(I)
The levels of school readiness demonstrated by students enrolled in kindergarten;
(II)
The number of students enrolling in the postsecondary and workforce readiness programs and the number of students making adequate longitudinal progress through and completing the postsecondary and workforce readiness programs;
(III)
The levels of postsecondary and workforce readiness demonstrated by high school students; and
(IV)
Beginning with the report submitted in 2016, the number of students receiving a high school diploma that includes an endorsement, identified by type of endorsement.
(b)
The department of education shall present the information in the report on a statewide basis and shall disaggregate the information by school district, school, grade level, free or reduced-cost lunch eligibility status, gender, and ethnicity, and by any other characteristic deemed by the department to be meaningful.
(4)
Each local education provider shall cooperate with the department of education in providing the information necessary for the reports prepared pursuant to this section.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 242,§ 5, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 767, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1013), ch. 399, p. 1911, §32, effective June 10. L. 2017: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 17-1267), ch. 242, p. 994, § 5, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 11 - [Repealed] (§ 22-7-1101) › Section 22-7-1101 - to 22-7-1105 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 11 was added in 2011 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2013.
(2) Section 22-7-1105 provided for the repeal of this part 11, effective July 1, 2013. (See L. 2011, p. 858.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 12 - COLORADO READ ACT (§§ 22-7-1201 — 22-7-1214) › Section 22-7-1201 - Short title

This part 12 is known and may be cited as the "Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act" or "Colorado READ Act".
L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 646, § 2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 12 - COLORADO READ ACT (§§ 22-7-1201 — 22-7-1214) › Section 22-7-1204 - Early literacy education

Each local education provider that enrolls students in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade shall provide to the students enrolled in said grades the instructional programming and services necessary to ensure to the greatest extent possible that students, as they progress through kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, develop the necessary reading skills to enable them to master the academic standards and expectations applicable to the fourth-grade curriculum and beyond. The instructional programming and services for teaching students to read must be evidence based and scientifically based and must focus on reading competency in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency including oral skills, and reading comprehension.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 154,§ 3, eff. 5/10/2019.
L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 649, § 2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 12 - COLORADO READ ACT (§§ 22-7-1201 — 22-7-1214) › Section 22-7-1212 - Summer school literacy programs

(1)
A local education provider may choose to use per-pupil intervention money to provide an evidence-based or scientifically based summer school literacy program to assist students who are enrolled in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade and who have significant reading deficiencies to achieve reading competency. A local education provider may allow students who are below grade-level expectations in reading, but who do not have significant reading deficiencies, to participate in a summer school literacy program operated pursuant to this section if capacity remains after serving all of the students with significant reading deficiencies who choose to participate.
(2)
A local education provider that intends to use per-pupil intervention money to operate a summer school literacy program shall annually provide to the department information concerning the summer school literacy program the local education provider intends to operate, which demonstrates that the summer school literacy program meets the requirements specified in subsection (3) of this section.
(3)
The local education provider shall ensure that the program:
(a)
Serves only students enrolled in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade who have significant reading deficiencies, except as specifically allowed in subsection (1) of this section for students who are below grade-level expectations in reading; and
(b)
Uses scientifically based or evidence-based instructional programming in reading that:
(I)
Has been proven to accelerate student progress in attaining reading competency;
(II)
Provides explicit and systematic skill development in the areas of phonemic awareness; phonics; vocabulary development; reading fluency, including oral skills; and reading comprehension;
(III)
Includes scientifically based and reliable assessments; and
(IV)
Provides initial and ongoing analysis of the student's progress in attaining reading competency.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 275,§ 4, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 665, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1393), ch. 275, p. 1743, § 4, effective May 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 7 - Educational Accountability (§§ 22-7-101 — 22-7-1214) › Part 12 - COLORADO READ ACT (§§ 22-7-1201 — 22-7-1214) › Section 22-7-1214 - [Repealed]

Added by 2018 Ch. 275,§5, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1393), ch. 275, p. 1744, § 5, effective May 29.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2018, p. 1744.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 8 - [Repealed] (§ 22-8-101) › Section 22-8-101 - to 22-8-108 - [Repealed]

L. 91: Entire article repealed, p. 883, § 1, effective June 5.
This article was added in 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Licensed Personnel Performance Evaluation Act".
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 585, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1849, § 41, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-102 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby declares that:
(a)
A system to evaluate the effectiveness of licensed personnel is crucial to improving the quality of education in this state and declares that such a system shall be applicable to all licensed personnel in the school districts and boards of cooperative services throughout the state; and
(b)
The purposes of the evaluation shall be to:
(I)
Serve as a basis for the improvement of instruction;
(II)
Enhance the implementation of programs of curriculum;
(III)
Serve as a measurement of the professional growth and development of licensed personnel;
(IV)
Evaluate the level of performance based on the effectiveness of licensed personnel; and
(V)
Provide a basis for making decisions in the areas of hiring, compensation, promotion, assignment, professional development, earning and retaining nonprobationary status, dismissal, and nonrenewal of contract.
(2)
The general assembly further declares that a professionally sound and credible system to evaluate the effectiveness of licensed personnel shall be designed with the involvement of licensed personnel and citizens of the school district or board of cooperative services.
(3)
The general assembly further declares that the involvement and support of parents of children in public schools, acting as partners with teachers and public school administrators, are key to the educational progress of their children.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 585, § 1, effective May 14. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 471, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1849, § 42, effective August 2. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-191), ch. 241, p. 1053, §1, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-105 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article added, p. 586, § 1, effective May 14. L. 86: (3) amended and (4) added, p. 411, § 16, effective March 26. L. 90: (3)(a)(II), (3)(b), and (4) repealed, p. 1099, § 64, effective May 31. L. 92: (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 472, § 5, effective April 29. L. 2000: (1), (2), and (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 1850, § 45, effective August 2. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (SB 10-191), ch. 241, p. 1056, §4, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-105.7 - Great teachers and leaders fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations - legislative declaration

(1)
The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the implementation of section
22-9-105.5
; except that the department may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this or any law of the state. The department shall transmit all moneys received to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the great teachers and leaders fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing section
22-9-105.5
.
(2)
Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purposes of section
22-9-105.5
may be invested by the state treasurer, as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(3)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for the purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, the implementation of the state council for educator effectiveness is a program for accountable education reform and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require the department to solicit gifts, grants, or donations for the fund.
(5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 197,§ 24, eff. 6/30/2020.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 259,§ 48, eff. 8/5/2015.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 236,§ 8, eff. 5/17/2013.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-191), ch. 1063, p. 1063, § 6, effective May 20. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 1310, p. 1310, § 6, effective June 4. L. 2013: (3) amended, (SB 13-260), ch. 1142, p. 1142, § 8, effective May 17. L. 2015: (3) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 954, p. 954, § 48, effective August 5. L. 2020: (5) added, (HB 20-1418), ch. 947, p. 947, § 24, effective June 30.
Subsection (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (5), effective July 1, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 947.)
For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1418, see section 1 of chapter 197, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-16-112) › Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations (§§ 22-9-101 — 22-9-109) › Section 22-9-107 - School district personnel performance evaluation councils - duties

(1)
Every school district and board of cooperative services in the state subject to the provisions of this article shall have an advisory school district personnel performance evaluation council or advisory board of cooperative services personnel performance evaluation council, which shall, at a minimum, consist of the following members to be appointed by the local board of education or board of cooperative services:
(a)
In the case of a school district, one teacher, one administrator, and one principal from the school district; one resident from the school district who is a parent of a child attending a school within said district; and one resident of the school district who is not a parent with a child in the district; or
(b)
In the case of a board of cooperative services, one teacher, one administrator, and one principal representative of the school district or districts participating in the board of cooperative services; one person employed by the board of cooperative services who is defined as licensed personnel pursuant to section
22-9-103
(1.5); one resident who is a parent of a child attending a school within said district or districts; and one resident representative of the school district or districts participating in the board of cooperative services who is not a parent with a child in said district or districts.
(1.5)
If a school district does not employ a principal and an administrator, but employs a single person as both principal and administrator, the school district is in compliance with paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section if the person employed as both principal and administrator serves on the advisory school district personnel performance evaluation council in addition to the required teacher and residents of the school district.
(2)
Said council shall consult with the local board or board of cooperative services as to the fairness, effectiveness, credibility, and professional quality of the licensed personnel performance evaluation system and its processes and procedures and shall conduct a continuous evaluation of said system.
(3)
The council for a school district may be composed of any other school district committee having proper membership, as defined in subsection (1) of this section.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 217,§ 9, eff. 5/22/2015.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 588, § 1, effective May 14. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 474, § 7, effective April 29. L. 2000: (1)(b) and (2) amended, p. 1853, § 47, effective August 2. L. 2015: (1.5) added, (HB 15-1321), ch. 217, p. 800, § 9, effective May 22.