2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 22-30-101 — 22-38-115) › Article 32.5 - INNOVATION SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION SCHOOL ZONES WITHIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 22-32.5-101 — 22-32.5-111) › Section 22-32.5-110 - District of innovation - review of innovation schools and innovation school zones

(1)
(a)
Three years after the local school board of a district of innovation approves an innovation plan or a plan for creating an innovation school zone, and every three years thereafter, the local school board shall review the level of performance of the innovation school and each public school included in the innovation school zone and determine whether the innovation school or innovation school zone is achieving or making adequate progress toward achieving the academic performance results identified in the school's or zone's innovation plan. The local school board, in collaboration with the innovation school or the innovation school zone, may revise the innovation plan, including but not limited to revising the identification of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement that need to be waived to implement the innovations, as necessary to improve or continue to improve academic performance at the innovation school or innovation school zone. Any revisions to the innovation plan require the consent of a majority of the teachers and a majority of the administrators employed at, and a majority of the school accountability committee for, each affected public school.
(b)
When a vote is required as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section and concerns consent for an innovation plan revision in an innovation school zone with alternative governance as a whole, or a school within the innovation school zone with alternative governance, the vote must occur within thirty days. Within the thirty-day time frame or if approval is not secured, the initial innovation plan must remain in effect.
(2)
(a)
Following review of an innovation school's performance, if a local school board finds that the academic performance of students enrolled in the innovation school is not improving at a sufficient rate, the local school board may revoke the school's innovation status.
(b)
Following review of the performance of an innovation school zone, if a local school board finds that the academic performance of students enrolled in one or more of the public schools included in the innovation school zone is not improving at a sufficient rate, the local school board may remove the underperforming public school or schools from the innovation school zone or may revoke the designation of the innovation school zone.
(c)
Consistent with subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section, if a local school board votes either to revoke the innovation status of an innovation school zone with alternative governance, or of a school within the innovation school zone with alternative governance, or to remove a school within the innovation school zone with alternative governance from the innovation school zone based on the insufficient academic progress of the students enrolled in the innovation school zone with alternative governance, the innovation school zone with alternative governance may submit a written request to the state board and commissioner of education to review and comment on the local school board's determination. Within sixty days after the written request is submitted, the state board shall hold a public hearing to receive presentations from the parties and shall issue comments and recommendations for the consideration of the local school board regarding the local school board's determination. The local school board shall include a discussion of the state board's comments and recommendations on the agenda for the local school board's regular voting meeting after the comments and recommendations are received or on the agenda for the second regular voting meeting after the comments and recommendations are received if the local school board receives the comments and recommendations less than fifteen days before the next regular voting meeting.
(3)
Repealed.
(4)
The local school board shall review the level of performance of an innovation school zone with alternative governance and each school within the innovation school zone at the same time.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 307, § 5, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 222, § 14, eff. 6/11/2021.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1430, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1543, § 46, effective May 21; (1) amended, (SB 09-090), ch. 1444, p. 1444, § 18, effective August 5. L. 2021: (3) added, (SB 21-268), ch. 222, p. 1175, § 14, effective June 11.
2022 Ch. 307, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).