Each regularly organized school district heretofore or hereafter formed is declared to be a body corporate with perpetual existence, and in its name it may hold property for any purpose authorized by law, sue and be sued, and be a party to contracts for any purpose authorized by law. Source: L. 64: p. 573, § […]
Except when the corporate status of a school district has been dissolved as provided by law, each school district which has undisputedly exercised the prerogatives and privileges of a legally formed school district during a period of twelve consecutive months following the first election of its school directors shall be deemed to be a de […]
Each school district shall be governed by a board of education consisting of the number of school directors prescribed by law. Such board of education shall possess all powers delegated to a board of education or to a school district by law, and shall perform all duties required by law. Each school director shall have […]
Within fifteen days after a school district receives the official abstract of votes pursuant to section 1-10-102, C.R.S., the incumbent secretary of the school district shall call a special meeting of the board of education of the district for the purpose of selecting officers of the board. At the meeting the incumbent president of the […]
The president of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board. He shall sign any written contract to which the school district may be a party when such contract has been authorized by the board, and he shall sign all official reports of the district except when otherwise provided by law. In the […]
The secretary of the board shall cause written notice to be given to each member of the board of all special meetings of the board. He shall cause minutes of each meeting of the board to be kept and preserved. He shall cause all notices of election to be published and posted when so required […]
The treasurer of the board shall account for all moneys belonging to the district, or coming into its possession, and shall render a report thereof when so required by the board. In all cases where moneys belonging to a district remain in the custody of the county treasurer, all warrants or orders drawn on the […]
Regular meetings of the board of education of a school district shall be held at the time and place provided for in its bylaws. Special meetings may be called by the president at any time, and shall be called by him upon written request of a majority of the members of the board. The secretary […]
The general assembly recognizes that section 15 of article IX of the state constitution grants to each school district board of education control of instruction in the schools of the school district. The power of local control of instruction applies to all of the schools of the school district and therefore imposes on the school […]
In addition to any other duty required to be performed by law, each board of education has the following specific duties: To adopt written bylaws, not inconsistent with law, for its organization and operation; To adopt policies and prescribe rules and regulations necessary and proper for the efficient administration of the affairs of the district, […]
Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Action taken” means a specific type of discipline, including but not limited to the following categories of discipline: In-school suspension; Out-of-school suspension; Classroom removal in accordance with board policy; Expulsion; Referral to law enforcement; or Any other form of discipline, which shall be officially […]
In carrying out the duties specified in section 22-32-109 (1)(t), on and after July 1, 1990, each board of education is required to formally adopt a policy concerning the delivery of all educational programs and courses of instruction or study that expose pupils to any psychiatric or psychological methods or procedures involving the diagnosis, assessment, […]
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, each school district, as required under section 24-72-204 (3), C.R.S., shall maintain the confidentiality of the addresses and telephone numbers of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools within the school district and any medical, psychological, sociological, and scholastic achievement data collected […]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act”. “Collective bargaining agreement” means, for the purpose of this section, a master agreement, and any amendments, addendums, memorandums, or any other documents modifying the master agreement. In addition to any other duty required to be performed by […]
In carrying out its duties under section 22-32-109 (1)(t) in determining educational programs, if a board of education imposes any special proficiency test for graduation from the twelfth grade beyond the regular requirements for satisfactory completion of the courses and hours prescribed for graduation, the results of such tests shall be used by school districts […]
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: The voters approved section 17 of article IX of the state constitution with the intent that the increased funding of public education be used for specific and accountable purposes to improve the state’s public schools; Elementary school teachers support reducing class size in early grades; and Parents […]
Prior to the employment of any person by a school district, the board of education shall make an inquiry concerning such person to the department of education for the purpose of determining: Whether such person has been convicted of, has pled nolo contendere to, or has received a deferred sentence or deferred prosecution for: A […]
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (10) of this section, any person applying to any school district for any position of employment for which a license issued pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22 is not required and who is selected for such position of employment by such school district shall submit a complete […]
When any school district finds good cause to believe that any licensed personnel employed by such school district has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor, other than a misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction, subsequent to such employment, such school district shall require such person to submit a complete set of his or her […]
In addition to any other power granted to a board of education of a school district by law, each board of education of a school district has the following specific powers, to be exercised in its judgment: To take and hold in the name of the district so much real and personal property located within […]
