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Department of Education State Assessment
Presented to the Joint Education Committee on February 8, 2017.
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Staff Publications
State Education Fund Report (2017)
The forecast for the State Education Fund and the level of General Fund appropriations needed to pay for school finance have changed from when the General Assembly adjourned in May 2016. Property values grew rapidly in 2016, and are expected to continue to grow over the next few years. The...
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Department of Education, Upcoming Standards Review and Revision Process
Presented to the Joint Education Committee on January 25, 2017.
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Department of Education, Review and Revision Plan - Colorado Academic Standards
Presented to the Joint Education Committee.
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Academic Standards Stakeholder Survey Analysis, Prepared by the Department of Education
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at is January 25, 2017, meeting.
Final/Annual Reports
2016 Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act, Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act. This committee was created pursuant to Legislative Council Executive Committee approval of Interim Committee Letter 2016-6. The purpose of this committee is to study new federal legislation...
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Accountability Presentation to the Joint Education Committee
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 18, 2017, meeting.
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Department of Education SMART Act Presentation
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.
Final/Annual Reports
School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee, 2016 Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee.
Staff Publications
School Finance Summary Presentation December 2016
Issue Briefs
Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)
The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...
Issue Briefs
Information Technology and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2016)
Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual...
11/18/2016
General Assembly
State Revenue & Budget
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Issue Briefs
Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2016)
The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of...
Staff Publications
School Discipline Policies (2016)
This memorandum responds to your request for information on school discipline policies. Specifically, you were contacted by a constituent expressing concern about several incidents at her granddaughter’s elementary school in School District 27J. Please note that because Legislative Council...
Issue Briefs
School Meal Programs (2016)
This issue brief outlines federal and state school nutrition programs, including eligibility, funding, and reimbursement.
10/20/2016
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Children & Domestic Matters
Issue Briefs
Personally Identifiable Student Data Privacy (2016)
Personally identifiable information (PII) is information that can be used to trace or identify an individual. In Colorado K-12 education, the term refers to student data collected and retained by public schools and school districts, and maintained by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE)....
Issue Briefs
Overview of Online Education Programs (2016)
In Colorado, three types of online educational choices are available for students: online schools and programs; supplemental online education; and blended learning. This issue brief covers each type of online education, as well as recently passed legislation related to supplemental online and...
Issue Briefs
State Oversight of Charter Schools (2016)
Colorado law provides distinct roles for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (state board) in overseeing charter schools. Colorado's charter schools are authorized through a local school district or the state Charter School Institute (CSI). The CSI was...
Staff Publications
Waivers from State Education Laws (2016)
This memorandum provides information regarding the regulation of school districts, charter schools, innovation schools, and home schools. Specifically, it describes the waivers to state law granted by the State Board of Education (SBE) to school districts, charter schools, innovation districts...
Staff Publications
Summary of 2016 School Finance Bill HB16-1422
House Bill 16-1422 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2016-17. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 10, 2016, and became effective on that date. House Bill 16-1405, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...
Staff Publications
Cost of Living Study Memo with Table (2016)
Legislative Council Staff conducts a study of the cost of living in each school district every two years, as required by state law. The results of the 2015 study indicate that the cost of living, adjusted by where employees live, increased in 177 of the 178 school districts in the state. In 137...
Staff Publications
Bullying Prevention in Colorado Schools (2016)
This memo discusses the scope of bullying in Colorado schools; summarizes the provisions and programs in Colorado state law related to bullying prevention, including safe school plans and criminal penalties; and provides information on training resources and best practices for preventing...
Final/Annual Reports
Final Report of the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee (2016)
To Members of the Seventieth General Assembly:
Submitted herewith is the final report of the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee (advisory committee). The advisory committee was created pursuant to Section 24-82-108, C.R.S., and serves in an advisory capacity to the Capital...
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2015 Cost of Living Study - Pacey Economics
2015 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis