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."
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