§ 22-2-306. Advance Notice – Legislative Declaration – Data Collection – Data Submission Changes – Website Update – Submission Windows
The general assembly finds that it is imperative that school districts and public schools receive adequate advance notice of changes in data submission requirements to enable them to effectively comply with the new requirements. The general assembly further finds that the department must allow school districts and public schools the necessary time in which to […]
§ 22-2-504. National Certification Compensation – Definition – Study
Beginning with the 2009-10 school year for teachers, school counselors, and principals who hold a certification from the national board for professional teaching standards, and school counselors who hold a certification from the national board for certified counselors, and beginning with the 2019-20 school year for nationally certified school psychologists who hold a certification from […]
§ 22-2-307. Data Reporting Requirements – Interpretation of Federal Law – Suspension
On or before October 1, 2009, and periodically thereafter, the state board shall review the rules for implementing the federal “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, and shall adopt an interpretation of said act that will facilitate the exchange and sharing of student information to the greatest extent possible […]
§ 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 […]
§ 22-2-308. Data Reporting Requirements – Office of Legislative Legal Services
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-3-505, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services, created in section 2-3-501, C.R.S., shall notify EDAC of any legislation introduced that creates by specific language a new requirement for a local education agency to report data to any state or federal agency. Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1240), […]
§ 22-2-401. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds that: A significant number of children in Colorado are placed in day treatment centers, residential child care facilities, other out-of-home placement facilities, or hospitals and receive their education through programs provided by these facilities; Although these facilities strive to provide the best educational programs possible within limited resources and under […]
§ 22-2-402. Definitions
As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: “Approved facility school” means an educational program that is operated by a facility to provide educational services to students placed in the facility and that, pursuant to section 22-2-407 (2), has been placed on the list of facility schools that are approved to receive […]
§ 22-2-403. Facility Schools Unit – Created
There is hereby created within the department the facility schools unit. The head of the unit shall be the director of facility schools and shall be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The facility schools unit and the office of the director of […]
§ 22-2-404. Facility Schools Board – Created – Membership
There is hereby created the facility schools board to adopt curriculum standards and set graduation requirements for facility schools and to collaborate with and advise the unit. The facility schools board shall consist of seven members appointed by the state board as provided in this section. The state board shall appoint the initial members of […]
§ 22-2-405. Facility Schools Unit – Duties
In addition to any other duties that may be required by law, the unit shall: Develop and maintain, as provided in section 22-2-407, the list of approved facility schools; Make recommendations to the facility schools board regarding the curriculum for use in the approved facility schools; Make recommendations to the facility schools board regarding graduation […]