The general assembly hereby finds that: The state of Colorado has placed a high priority on reducing the number of student dropouts in Colorado, including establishing the goal of decreasing the high school dropout rate by half by the 2017-18 academic year; The Colorado department of education reports that the statewide graduation rate for Colorado […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Completion” means a student graduates from high school or receives a certificate or other designation of high school completion such as a general educational development certificate. “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. “Dropout prevention” means school and […]
There is hereby created within the department of education the office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement. The head of the office shall be the director of the office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement and shall be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state […]
On or before December 31, 2009, the office shall review the existing research and data from this state and other states and compile a report of effective dropout prevention and student engagement and re-engagement policies and strategies implemented by local education providers within this state and in other states. The office may use the findings […]
Beginning in the 2009-10 academic year, the office, with assistance from other divisions within the department, shall annually analyze data collected by the department from local education providers throughout the state concerning student attendance and the implementation of school attendance policies and practices and shall assess the overall incidence, causes, and effects of student dropout, […]
Each high priority and priority local education provider shall conduct a practices assessment as described in subsection (2) of this section. Each high priority and priority local education provider’s practices assessment shall consider community partnerships with state and local government agencies and community-based organizations and current practices and policies as they relate to different types […]
Based on the completed practices assessment, by a date specified by rule of the state board, but not later than October 1, 2010, each high priority local education provider shall adopt a student graduation and completion plan for the schools operated or approved by the high priority local education provider. Each priority local education provider […]
Each local education provider shall adopt and implement policies and procedures pursuant to which the local education provider or the public school in which the student was enrolled shall notify a student’s parent if the student drops out of school, even if the student is not subject to the compulsory attendance requirement specified in section […]
There is hereby created within the department the student re-engagement grant program to provide grant money to local education providers to use in providing educational services and supports to students to maintain student engagement and support student re-engagement in high school. Subject to available appropriations, the state board shall award student re-engagement grants to local […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Charter school” means a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22. […]
The state board shall promulgate, pursuant to the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, such rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this article 14. At a minimum, the rules must include: The rules required pursuant to section 22-14-103 (4) to establish criteria for identifying high priority and priority […]
On or before February 15, 2010, through February 15, 2016, and on or before March 15, 2017, and on or before March 15 each year thereafter, the office shall submit to the state board, to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the governor a […]
