C.R.S. Section 22-11-603.5
Centers of excellence awards

(1)

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(a)

The state board shall annually present financial awards to public schools in the state that enroll a student population of which at least seventy-five percent are at-risk pupils, as defined in section 22-54-103 (1.5), and that demonstrate the highest rates of student longitudinal growth, as measured by the Colorado growth model. The technical advisory panel convened pursuant to section 22-11-202 shall recommend to the state board, and the state board shall establish by rule, the method by which to identify schools that qualify for an award pursuant to this section.

(b)

Awards issued pursuant to this section shall be known as “Centers of Excellence Awards”.

(2)

A school that receives an award pursuant to this section shall not qualify for an award pursuant to section 22-11-603.

(3)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22-11-602 (2) and 22-11-603 (2), of the moneys available for awards pursuant to this part 3, in the 2009-10 budget year and budget years thereafter, two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be awarded to schools annually pursuant to this section. The department shall apportion the remainder between the “John Irwin schools of excellence awards” and the “Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards” as provided in sections 22-11-602 (2) and 22-11-603 (2), respectively.

Source: Section 22-11-603.5 — Centers of excellence awards, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑11‑101
Short title 22‑11‑102
Legislative declaration 22‑11‑103
Definitions 22‑11‑104
Rules - college and career readiness achievement standards 22‑11‑105
Funding 22‑11‑201
State public education system - annual performance review - targets for improvement 22‑11‑202
Colorado growth model - technical advisory panel - rules 22‑11‑203
Student longitudinal academic growth - calculation - data - research 22‑11‑204
Performance indicators - measures 22‑11‑205
State review panel - creation 22‑11‑206
Accreditation of school districts and institute - contracts - rules 22‑11‑207
Accreditation categories - criteria - rules 22‑11‑208
Accreditation - annual review - supports and interventions - rules 22‑11‑209
Removal of accreditation - recommended actions - review - appeal - rules - repeal 22‑11‑210
Public schools - annual review - plans - supports and interventions - rules - repeal 22‑11‑211
Performance watch - parent and community meeting - school districts - institute - public schools 22‑11‑301
School district accountability committees - creation - membership 22‑11‑302
School district accountability committee - powers and duties 22‑11‑303
Accredited or accredited with distinction - performance plan - school district or institute - contents - adoption 22‑11‑304
Accredited with improvement plan - school district or institute - plan contents - adoption 22‑11‑305
Accredited with priority improvement plan - school district or institute - plan contents - adoption 22‑11‑306
Accredited with turnaround plan - school district or institute - plan content - adoption 22‑11‑307
Accreditation of public schools 22‑11‑401
School accountability committee - creation - qualifications - elections 22‑11‑402
School accountability committee - powers and duties - meetings 22‑11‑403
School performance plan - contents 22‑11‑404
School improvement plan - contents 22‑11‑405
School priority improvement plan - contents 22‑11‑406
School turnaround plan - contents 22‑11‑501
State data reporting system 22‑11‑502
Data portal - creation - contents 22‑11‑503
Performance reports - contents - rules 22‑11‑503.5
Student performance by course level - report - definitions 22‑11‑504
School district and institute reporting requirements 22‑11‑601
Colorado school awards program - created - rules 22‑11‑602
Colorado school awards program - John Irwin schools of excellence awards - rules 22‑11‑603
Governor’s distinguished improvement awards - rules 22‑11‑603.5
Centers of excellence awards 22‑11‑603.7
Academic growth awards - rules - definitions 22‑11‑604
Colorado school awards program - distribution of award 22‑11‑605
School awards program fund - creation - contributions 22‑11‑701
Legislative declaration 22‑11‑702
Definitions 22‑11‑703
Local accountability system - grant program established - repeal 22‑11‑704
Local accountability systems - supplemental performance reports - alternatively formatted plans 22‑11‑705
Local accountability systems - report
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