1 Colo. Code Regs. § 301-39-6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Section 1 CCR 301-39-6 - At-Risk Pupils and English Language Learners

6.01 Pursuant to Section 22-54-103 (1.5)(d), C.R.S., funding eligible pupils must be identified by a district as eligible for free or reduced-priced lunch as of the applicable count date in order to be included in the district's at-risk count.

6.02 When determining a pupil's eligibility for free or reduced-priced lunch, a district may use a Direct Certification list, Application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals, Family Economic Data Survey form, combination form, or categorical eligibility determination list. All qualifying documentation and records shall be retained by the applicable district office.

6.02(1) Documentation evidencing a pupil's eligibility status shall be for the school year of the applicable count date.

6.02(2) Absent the current year documentation evidencing any lunch eligibility status, a district may submit the pupil's prior year documentation, which shall be valid evidence through the applicable count date of the current year.

6.02(3) A copy of the direct certification listing as of the applicable count date which includes the pupil's name.

6.02(4) For a district with a school or schools operating under a federal Special Assistance Certification and Reimbursement Alternative, documentation must include evidence of the pupil's inclusion on the district's base year count and further evidence that such pupil remains included in a Special Assistance Certification and Reimbursement Alternative site within the district's pupil enrollment. This method shall not be available if a district alters the boundaries of the participating schools.

6.03 Pursuant to Section 22-54-103 (6.5)(a), C.R.S., funding eligible pupils are considered English Language Learners if they are reported with a Language Proficiency of Non-English Proficient or Limited-English Proficient as of the applicable count date and are within the five-year services window defined in English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA).

6.03(1) Districts must follow the state's standardized identification and redesignation procedures to identify and redesignate English Language Learners and retain documentation showing these procedures have been followed.

1 CCR 301-39-6

43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 10/30/2020

47 CR 08, April 25, 2024, effective 5/15/2024