The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Online education represents a twenty-first century approach to teaching and learning that is appropriate for today’s students; Technological advances, particularly in the development and dissemination of resources through the internet, can provide alternatives for the provision of educational services that can be customized to serve the diverse […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: Repealed. “Authorizer” means an entity that authorizes an online program or online school. “Authorizer” shall include a school district, any group of two or more school districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, or the state charter school institute established pursuant […]
Creation. There is hereby created within the department the division of online learning. The head of the division shall be the director of online learning and shall be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The division of online learning and the office of […]
A school district and the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503 are hereby authorized to create or oversee single-district online programs or single-district online schools. A school district, a group of two or more school districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, and the state charter school institute […]
If a school district, a group of two or more school districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, or the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503 chooses to authorize a multi-district online school, the school district, group of two or more school districts, board of cooperative services, or […]
Repealed. For the 2008-09 budget year, and for each budget year thereafter, for purposes of determining total program funding pursuant to article 54 of this title: A school district that is providing a single-district online program or online school, or a school district in which a district charter school is providing a single-district online program […]
A student who is participating in an online program or an online school, other than a student who is participating in the online program or online school after having been expelled from a public school, may participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular or interscholastic activity offered by a public school or offered by […]
Each online program and online school shall annually submit to its authorizer and to the department information, pursuant to state board rules, concerning sound financial and accounting practices and resources. A multi-district online school shall notify its authorizer and the department of any intent to amend the program’s or school’s application for certification to expand […]
A multi-district online school that intends to provide instruction to students within one or more learning centers shall, before providing such instruction, seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with each school district in which the multi-district online school intends to provide instruction within a learning center. A multi-district online school that intends to […]
The general assembly finds that: Several challenges exist in providing online programs, online schools, and supplemental programs that effectively and successfully meet the educational needs of students and their families; Colorado’s elementary and secondary education community is in a unique position to operate pilot programs to try to meet these challenges by implementing innovative strategies […]
