§ 22-30.5-101. Short Title
This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the “Charter Schools Act”. Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1051, § 1, effective June 3. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 667, § 3, effective May 2.
§ 22-30.5-102. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: It is the obligation of all Coloradans to provide all children with schools that reflect high expectations and create conditions in all schools where these expectations can be met; Education reform is in the best interests of the state in order to strengthen the performance of elementary […]
§ 22-30.5-103. Definitions
As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: “At-risk pupil” means a pupil who, because of physical, emotional, socioeconomic, or cultural factors, is less likely to succeed in a conventional educational environment. (1.5) “Automatic waiver” means the waiver of a state statute or state board rule: That is included on the list […]
§ 22-30.5-104. Charter School – Requirements – Authority – Rules – Definitions
A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, non-home-based school which operates within a public school district. A charter school applicant cannot apply to, or enter into a charter contract with, a school district unless a majority of the charter school’s pupils, other than online pupils, will reside in the chartering school district or […]
§ 22-30.5-104.7. Charter School Networks – Authority – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “charter school network” means a charter school pursuant to this part 1, an institute charter school pursuant to part 5 of this article, or a charter school authorized by the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, any of which subsequently organizes an additional […]
§ 22-30.5-105. Charter Schools – Contract Contents – Regulations
An approved charter application shall serve as the basis for a contract between a charter school and the chartering local board of education. A local board of education may approve a charter school application submitted by a nonprofit entity and enter into a charter contract directly with the nonprofit entity to operate a charter school. […]
§ 22-30.5-106. Charter Application – Contents
The charter school application is a proposed agreement upon which the charter applicant and the chartering local board of education negotiate a charter contract. At a minimum, each charter school application includes: An executive summary that outlines the elements of the application and provides an overview of the proposed charter school; The vision and mission […]
§ 22-30.5-107. Charter Application – Process
A charter applicant cannot apply to, or enter into a charter contract with, a school district unless a majority of the proposed charter school’s pupils, other than online pupils, will reside in the chartering school district or in school districts contiguous thereto. The local board of education shall receive and review all applications for charter […]
§ 22-30.5-107.5. Dispute Resolution – Governing Policy Provisions – Appeal
Except as otherwise provided in section 22-30.5-108, any disputes that may arise between a charter school and its chartering school district concerning governing policy provisions of the school’s charter contract shall be resolved pursuant to this section. A charter school or its chartering school district may initiate a resolution to any dispute concerning a governing […]
§ 22-30.5-108. Appeal – Standard of Review – Procedures
Acting pursuant to its supervisory power as provided in section 1 of article IX of the state constitution, the state board, upon receipt of a notice of appeal or upon its own motion, may review decisions of any local board of education concerning the denial of a charter school application, the nonrenewal or revocation of […]
§ 22-30.5-109. Charter Schools – Reporting – Publicizing – Limits on Enrollment – Moratorium Prohibited
Each local board of education that approves a charter application and enters into a charter contract with a charter school shall annually report to the department information that the department requests to evaluate the effectiveness of charter schools. The local boards of education shall provide the information on forms provided by the department. The state […]
§ 22-30.5-110. Charter Schools – Term – Renewal of Charter – Grounds for Nonrenewal or Revocation
When a local board of education approves a new charter application, the charter is authorized for a period of at least four years. The local board of education and the charter school may renew the charter for successive periods as provided in this section. During the term of a charter, the school district shall annually […]
§ 22-30.5-110.3. Nonrenewal or Revocation – Qualified Charter School – Exceptions
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22-30.5-108 and 22-30.5-110, the provisions of this section shall apply if: A chartering local board of education determines that the charter of a qualified charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-408 (1)(c), will be revoked or will not be renewed; and The qualified charter school has financed capital construction with […]
§ 22-30.5-110.5. Background Investigation – Charter School Employees – Information Provided to Department – Definitions
A charter school shall conduct a background investigation of an applicant to whom an offer of employment is extended to determine whether the applicant is suitable to work in an environment with children. The background investigation of an applicant, at a minimum, must include: An inquiry by the charter school to the department to determine […]
§ 22-30.5-110.7. Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks – Charter School Employees – Procedures – Exceptions – Definitions
A person applying for employment with a charter school to whom an offer of employment is extended shall submit to the charter school a complete set of his or her fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, an authorized employee of the charter school and notarized, or any third party approved by the Colorado […]
§ 22-30.5-111. Charter Schools – Employee Options
During the first year that a teacher employed by a school district is employed by a charter school, such teacher shall be considered to be on a one-year leave of absence from the school district. Such leave of absence shall commence on the first day of services for the charter school. Upon the request of […]
§ 22-30.5-112. Charter Schools – Financing – Guidelines – Definitions
For purposes of the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of this title, pupils enrolled in a charter school shall be included in the pupil enrollment, the online pupil enrollment, or the preschool program enrollment, whichever is applicable, of the school district that granted its charter. The school district that granted its charter […]
§ 22-30.5-112.1. Charter Schools – Exclusive Jurisdiction Districts – Authorized on or After July 1, 2004 – Financing – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Adjusted district per pupil revenues” means the greater of: The qualifying school district’s per pupil funding plus the qualifying school district’s at-risk per pupil funding plus the qualifying school district’s English language learner per pupil funding; or Minimum per pupil funding as calculated pursuant to […]
§ 22-30.5-112.2. Charter Schools – At-Risk Supplemental Aid – Definitions – Legislative Declaration
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Adjusted district per pupil revenues” has the same meaning as defined in section 22-30.5-112.1 (1)(a). “ASCENT program” means the accelerating students through concurrent enrollment program created in section 22-35-108. “At-risk pupils” has the same meaning as defined in section 22-54-103 (1.5). “District per pupil revenues” […]
§ 22-30.5-112.3. Charter Schools – Additional Aid From District
and (a.5) Repealed. For the 2003-04 budget year and each budget year thereafter, a qualified charter school, as defined in section 22-54-124 (1)(f.6), shall receive state education fund moneys from the school district that granted its charter in an amount equal to the percentage of the district’s certified charter school pupil enrollment that is attributable […]