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Rule 1 CCR 301-1 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATEWIDE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR THE COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE, PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 1 CCR 301-1-2.0 - Definitions

1 Colo. Code Regs. § 301-1-2.0

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 1 CCR 301-1-2.0 - Definitions
2.01 Accreditation: Certification by the State Board that a School District and the Public Schools of the School District or the Institute and the Institute Charter Schools meet the requirements established by section 22-11-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the rules promulgated thereunder. Accreditation includes the process for accrediting School Districts and the Institute and reviewing the performance of Public Schools as provided in sections 22-11-201 through 22-11-210, C.R.S., and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
2.02 Accreditation Contract:
(1) The contract between the State Board and a School District, as described in section 22-11-206, C.R.S. that includes, but is not limited to, the School District's obligation to manage the accreditation of the Public Schools of the School District consistent with the provisions of Article 11 of Title 22; or
(2) The contract between the State Board and the Institute, as described in section 22-11-206, C.R.S., that includes but is not limited to the Institute's obligation to manage the accreditation of the Institute Charter Schools consistent with the provisions of Article 11 of Title 22.
2.03 BOCES: A Board of Cooperative Educational Services, as defined by section 22-5-103(2), C.R.S.
2.04 Commissioner: The office of the commissioner of education created and existing pursuant to Section 1 of Article IX of the state constitution.
2.05 Department: The department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
2.06 Demonstration Options: The methods by which a high school student may demonstrate college and career readiness as recommended in the high school graduation guidelines adopted by the State Board pursuant to section 22-2-106(1) (a.5), C.R.S., and as specifically selected by the Local Board of the school district in which a student is enrolled or by the district charter high school or Institute charter high school in which a student is enrolled.
2.07 Detention Center: A center that addresses the temporary care of a child who requires secure custody in physically restricting facilities pending court disposition or an execution of a court order for placement or commitment.
2.08 Facility: A day treatment center, residential child care facility, or other facility licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 26-6-104, C.R.S., or a hospital licensed by the Department of Public Health and Environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, C.R.S.
2.09 General Education Core Courses: The postsecondary general education core courses in reading, writing, and mathematics identified pursuant to section 23-1-125(3), C.R.S.
2.10 Improvement Plan:
(1) The plan described in and adopted by a Local Board pursuant to section 22-11-304, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "district improvement plan";
(2) The plan described in and adopted by the Institute pursuant to section 22-11-304, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an "Institute improvement plan"; or
(3) The plan described in and adopted by a Public School pursuant to section 22-11-404, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "school improvement plan."
2.11 Institute: The State Charter School Institute created pursuant to section 22-30.5-503, C.R.S.
2.12 Institute Charter School: A charter school that is authorized by the Institute pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of Article 30.5 of Title 22.
2.13 Local Board: The board of education of a School District. "Local Board" also includes the governing board of a BOCES created pursuant to Article 5 of Title 22 if the BOCES is operating a public school.
2.14 Online School: A full-time education school authorized pursuant to Title 22 that delivers a sequential program of synchronous or asynchronous instruction, directed by a teacher, primarily through online digital learning strategies that provide students choice over time, place, and path, and teacher-guided modality, of learning. An online school has an assigned school code and operates with its own administrator, a separate budget, and a complete instructional program. An online school is responsible for fulfilling all reporting requirements and is held to state and federally mandated accountability processes.
2.15 Performance Indicators: The indicators specified in section 22-11-204, C.R.S., for measuring the performance of the state public education system, including each Public School, each School District, the Institute, and the state as a whole.
2.16 Performance Plan:
(1) The plan described in and adopted by a Local Board pursuant to section 22-11-303, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "district performance plan";
(2) The plan described in and adopted by the Institute pursuant to section 22-11-303, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an "Institute performance plan"; or
(3) The plan described in and adopted by a Public School pursuant to section 22-11-403, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "school performance plan."
2.17 Performance Watch:
(1) For a School District or the Institute, the period during which the school district or Institute performs at a level that results in being accredited with priority improvement plan or lower, as described in section 22-11-207(4)(a), C.R.S.; and
(2) For a Public School, the period during which the public school performs at a level that results in being required to adopt a priority improvement or turnaround plan, as described in section 22-11-210(1)(d)(I), C.R.S.
2.18 Priority Improvement Plan:
(1) The plan described in and adopted by a Local Board pursuant to section 22-11-305, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "district priority improvement plan";
(2) The plan described in and adopted by the Institute pursuant to section 22-11-305, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an "Institute priority improvement plan"; or
(3) The plan described in and adopted by a Public School pursuant to section 22-11-405, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "school priority improvement plan."
2.19 Public School: Has the same meaning as provided in section 22-1-101, C.R.S., and includes, but is not limited to, a district charter school, an Institute charter school, and an online school, as defined in section 22-30.7-102 (9.5), C.R.S.
2.20 Quality Early Childhood Program: An early childhood program that has been rated as a 3, 4, or 5 by the Colorado Shines Rating System, accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, or other similar agency as designated by the Department.
2.21 School District or District: A school district authorized by Section 15 of Article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to Article 30 of Title 22. "School District" also includes a BOCES created pursuant to Article 5 of Title 22 if it is operating a public school.
2.22 State Board: The State Board of Education established pursuant to Section 1 of Article IX of the state constitution.
2.23 State-Operated Program: An approved school program supervised by the Department and operated by the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of Human Services, including but not limited to the Division of Youth Corrections and the Colorado Mental Health Institutes.
2.24 SchoolView: The Internet-based electronic data delivery system developed and maintained by the Department pursuant to section 22-11-502, C.R.S.
2.25 State Review Panel: The panel of education experts appointed by the Commissioner pursuant to section 22-11-205, C.R.S., to assist the Department and the State Board in implementing the provisions of Article 11 of Title 22.
2.26 Statewide Assessments: The assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S.
2.27 Student Group: The grouping of students based on sex, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, disability, English language proficiency and gifted and talented status, as said groups are defined by State Board rule or federal requirements, and any additional student groups that the State Board may describe by rule to align with changes to federal requirements or to provide additional data for analysis of student learning.
2.28 Turnaround Plan:
(1) The plan described in and adopted by a Local Board pursuant to section 22-11-306, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "district turnaround plan";
(2) The plan described in and adopted by the Institute pursuant to section 22-11-306, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an "Institute turnaround plan"; or
(3) The plan described in and adopted by a Public School pursuant to section 22-11-406, C.R.S., in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a "school turnaround plan."

1 CCR 301-1-2.0

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44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 4/30/2021
44 CR 17, September 10, 2021, effective 9/30/2021
45 CR 14, July 25, 2022, effective 8/14/2022