§ 22-7-1019. Preschool to Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness – Progress Reports – Effectiveness Reports
Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before February 15, 2009, and on or before February 15 each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report summarizing the actions taken by the state board, the commission, and local […]
§ 22-7-1201. Short Title
This part 12 is known and may be cited as the “Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act” or “Colorado READ Act”. Source: L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 646, § 2, effective July 1.
§ 22-7-1202. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds that: All students can succeed in school if they have the foundational skills necessary for academic success. While foundational skills go beyond academic skills to include such skills as social competence and self-discipline, they must also include the ability to read, understand, interpret, and apply information. Colorado has prioritized early learning […]
§ 22-7-1203. Definitions
As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires: “Body of evidence” means a collection of information about a student’s academic performance which, when considered in its entirety, documents the level of a student’s academic performance. A body of evidence, at a minimum, shall include scores on formative or interim assessments and work […]
§ 22-7-1204. Early Literacy Education
Each local education provider that enrolls students in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade shall provide to the students enrolled in said grades the instructional programming and services necessary to ensure to the greatest extent possible that students, as they progress through kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, develop the necessary reading skills to […]
§ 22-7-1205. Reading Competency – Assessments – Read Plan Creation – Parental Involvement
Each local education provider that enrolls students in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade shall ensure that teachers measure each student’s reading competency using interim reading assessments at least once during the spring semester of the 2012-13 school year and throughout the year in subsequent school years. A local education provider may also administer […]
§ 22-7-1206. Reading to Ensure Academic Development (Read) Plan – Contents – Implementation
A teacher, and other skilled school professionals that the local education provider may choose to select, shall create a READ plan for each student who has a significant reading deficiency. The teacher and any other personnel shall create the plan in collaboration with the student’s parent, if possible, and as soon as possible after the […]
§ 22-7-1207. Advancement – Decision – Parental Involvement
Beginning no later than the 2013-14 school year, if, within forty-five days before the end of any school year prior to a student’s fourth-grade year, a teacher finds that a student has a significant reading deficiency, personnel of the local education provider shall provide to the student’s parent the written notice described in subsection (2) […]
§ 22-7-1208. Local Education Providers – Procedures – Plans – Training
Each local education provider shall adopt the procedures necessary to comply with the requirements specified in this part 12. In adopting procedures, a local education provider shall comply with and may exceed the requirements of this part 12. Procedures may include, but need not be limited to, procedures for: Creating a READ plan and the […]
§ 22-7-1209. State Board – Rules – Department – Duties
The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, as necessary to implement the provisions of this part 12, which rules must include, but need not be limited to: The minimum reading competency skill levels in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading […]