1 CCR 301-102-6.0 - ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTING

6.1 The department shall annually review the progress achieved by each grant recipient in attaining the goals of the initiative funded by the grant and recommend to the state board that the grant be extended or revoked.

6.2 For the annual review, grant recipients shall submit, at a minimum, the following information to the department:

6.2.1 How the grant money was used to fund the initiative;

6.2.2 Narrative explanation and evidence of grant outcomes against the goals set in the beginning of the year and in the grant proposal; and

6.2.3 Updates to the goals set in the grant proposal based on the progress made.

6.3 Taking into consideration the recommendations of the department, the state board shall extend the grant only if it is determined that the grand recipient is making adequate progress toward achieving the goals of the initiative.

6.4 On or before January 15, 2019, and each year thereafter, the department shall submit annually to the state board, the joint budget committee, and the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report concerning the implementation of the grant program, including, at a minimum, the following information:

6.4.1 The name of each grant recipient and the amount of each grant;

6.4.2 A description of the initiative to be implemented with each grant and a report of the progress made by each grant recipient in achieving the goals of the initiative;

6.4.3 For the reports submitted in 2021 and 2022, an evaluation of the effect of the grant program in improving teacher retention by local education providers and in reducing the overall teacher shortage in the state;

6.4.4 Any recommendations for legislative changes to improve the effectiveness of the grant program; and

6.4.5 For the report submitted in 2022, a recommendation concerning whether to continue the grant program.

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1 CCR 301-102-6.0

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018