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§ 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 […]

§ 22-7-1207. 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 […]

§ 22-7-1210. Early Literacy Fund – Created

The early literacy fund is hereby created in the state treasury and is referred to in this section as the “fund”. The fund shall consist of: Any moneys remaining in the read-to-achieve cash fund as of June 30, 2012; Repealed. For the 2013-14 budget year, an amount equal to sixteen million dollars from the state […]

§ 22-7-1211. Early Literacy Grant Program – Created – Definitions

There is created in the department the early literacy grant program to provide money to local education providers to implement literacy support and intervention instruction programs, including but not limited to related professional development programs, to assist students in kindergarten and first, second, and third grades to achieve reading competency. The state board may award […]

§ 22-7-1212. Summer School Literacy Programs

A local education provider may choose to use per-pupil intervention money to provide an evidence-based or scientifically based summer school literacy program to assist students who are enrolled in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade and who have significant reading deficiencies to achieve reading competency. A local education provider may allow students who are […]

§ 22-7-1213. Reporting Requirements

Each local education provider shall annually report to the department information necessary to determine: The prevalence of significant reading deficiencies among students in kindergarten and first through third grades; The amount of academic growth to standard in reading annually achieved by students who are enrolled in kindergarten and first through third grades and who are […]