§ 22-32.5-105. Suggested Innovations

1. In considering or creating an innovation plan or a plan for creating an innovation school zone, each local school board is strongly encouraged to consider innovations in the following areas:
   1. Curriculum and academic standards and assessments;
   2. Accountability measures, including but not limited to expanding the use of a variety of accountability measures to more accurately present a complete measure of student learning and accomplishment. The accountability measures adopted by an innovation school or an innovation school zone may include, but need not be limited to:
      1. Use of graduation or exit examinations;
      2. Use of end-of-course examinations;
      3. Use of student portfolio reviews;
      4. Use of national and international accountability measures such as the national assessment of educational progress and the program for international student assessment;
      5. Measuring the percentage of students continuing into higher education; and
      6. Measuring the percentage of students simultaneously obtaining a high school diploma and an associate’s degree or a career and technical education certificate.
   3. Provision of services, including but not limited to special education services; services for gifted and talented students; services for English language learners; educational services for students at risk of academic failure, expulsion, or dropping out; and support services provided by the state department of human services or county departments or agencies of human or social services;
   4. Teacher recruitment, training, preparation, and professional development;
   5. Teacher employment;
   6. Performance expectations and evaluation procedures for teachers and principals;
   7. Compensation for teachers, principals, and other school building personnel, including but not limited to performance pay plans, total compensation plans, and other innovations with regard to retirement and other benefits;
   8. School governance and the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of principals in innovation schools or schools within an innovation school zone; and
   9. Preparation and counseling of students for transition to higher education or the work force.

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1425, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2010: (1)(c) amended, (SB 10-062), ch. 168, p. 595, § 12, effective April 29. L. 2014: (1)(c) amended, (HB 14-1298), ch. 244, p. 937, § 22, effective May 21. L. 2018: (1)(c) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 438, § 92, effective August 8.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.