§ 22-28-109. District Preschool Programs Provided by a Head Start Agency or Child Care Agencies
The state recognizes that there is significant value in using existing and established infrastructure through a head start agency or child care agencies, where available, for the provision of a district preschool program. Before the board of education of any school district whose pupil enrollment was less than or equal to seven hundred fifty pupils […]
§ 22-28-110. Parental Involvement in District Preschool Programs
In establishing criteria for district preschool programs pursuant to the provisions of section 22-28-108, the state board shall include guidelines for a school district to follow in establishing the responsibilities of parents in the district preschool program. The responsibilities shall be set forth in writing and provided to the parents of eligible children. Approved written […]
§ 22-28-111. Coordination of District Preschool Program With Extended Day Services
Any school district that establishes a district preschool program may coordinate the program with extended day services if the district advisory council and the school district find that there exists a need for the services. The services may be coordinated by the school district through one or more privately funded child care centers or publicly […]
§ 22-28-111.5. Coordination of District Preschool Program With Family Support Services – Establishment of Parenting Program
In coordinating a district preschool program with family support services and in establishing a parenting program as required by section 22-28-107 as a part of the proposal for the district preschool program, the school district is encouraged to apply for federal child care and development block grant funds and to seek support, advice, and technical […]
§ 22-28-112. Reports to Legislative Committees
Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by January 15, 2007, and by January 15 of each year thereafter, the department shall report to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, on the effectiveness of the Colorado preschool program. The department is authorized to request from any participating school district such […]
§ 22-28-114. Change of Program Name – Direction to Revisor – Authorization
The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to the Colorado preschool and kindergarten program and to the state preschool and kindergarten program that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the Colorado preschool program. The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to the district or district’s preschool and kindergarten […]
§ 22-28-104.3. Early Childhood At-Risk Enhancement (Ecare)
Notwithstanding the number of children who may annually participate in the Colorado preschool program pursuant to section 22-28-104 (2)(a): For the 2013-14 budget year, an additional three thousand two hundred children may participate in the Colorado preschool program, for a total of twenty-three thousand three hundred sixty children who may participate in the Colorado preschool […]
§ 22-28-104.5. Public Charter School Preschools
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a charter school that is permitted by its charter authorizer to operate a kindergarten program may plan, develop, and operate a public preschool program that is consistent with the provisions of this article. A charter school that operates a public preschool program with funding received pursuant […]
§ 22-28-105. District Preschool Program Advisory Council – Duties
Any school district wishing to participate in the Colorado preschool program shall establish a district preschool program advisory council consisting of the superintendent of the school district or his or her designee and such other members as the superintendent of the school district may appoint pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1). The appointed […]
§ 22-28-106. Eligibility of Children for Participation in District Preschool Program
The state board shall establish, by rule, criteria for each school district to use in determining which children in the school district are eligible for participation in the district preschool program, subject to the following requirements: Except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(I)(B) of this section, a child who is three, four, or five years old […]