C.R.S. Section 22-11-705
Local accountability systems

  • report

(1)

To support communication and the ability of the state and of local education providers to learn from the efforts of the local education providers that choose to implement local accountability systems, before July 15, 2020, and on or before July 15 each year thereafter, the department shall convene a meeting with local education providers that implement local accountability systems, their accountability system partners, if any, and other members of the community who are involved in designing and implementing local accountability systems to review the implementation of local accountability systems. Individuals may participate in the meeting in-person or electronically.

(2)

On or before January 15, 2021, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit to the state board and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, a report concerning the implementation of local accountability systems, including a report of the implementation of the grant program. The report must include, but need not be limited to:

(a)

Identification of the local education providers that are implementing local accountability systems, including identification of those that receive grants through the grant program and the amount of each grant awarded;

(b)

Identification of the accountability system partners, if any, that the local education providers work with;

(c)

A description of the measures and local performance indicators included in each local accountability system;

(d)

Evidence provided by local education providers, including input solicited from community members, concerning the effectiveness of each local accountability system in measuring the quality of the education provided by the local education provider that implements the local accountability system. To the extent possible for each local accountability system, in reporting performance on additional measures and local performance indicators, the department shall disaggregate the performance results by grade level and by student group, applying the same exclusions that apply to reporting performance results on the state performance indicators.

(e)

Identification of elements that are used in one or more local accountability systems that may be recommended for adoption by other local education providers; and

(f)

Any recommendations for changes in department procedures, state board rules, or statute based on the implementation of the local accountability systems.

(3)

In preparing the report, the department shall solicit input from and collaborate with the local education providers that implement local accountability systems and the accountability system partners, if any, that they work with.

(4)

The department shall post the report on its website for public review. Upon request by a local education provider, the department shall provide information concerning the measures and local performance indicators implemented through local accountability systems, including a description of the measures, evidence of their effectiveness, and the manner in which they are used.
(5)(a)(I) In the third year of the grant program, the department shall contract with an external evaluator, which may be a state institution of higher education, to prepare a summary evaluation report of the implementation of the local accountability systems that receive grants. The evaluation must, at a minimum, include an evaluation of the success of each local accountability system in evaluating student success and the processes for ensuring a cycle of continuous improvement within the public schools of the participating local education providers. At the annual meeting held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section at the end of the first year of the grant program, the department, participating local education providers, and the accountability system partners shall identify the goals, tools, and measures to be addressed by the summary evaluation report. The data used for the summary evaluation report must include qualitative and quantitative measures.

(II)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section to the contrary, as a result of the suspension of funding for the local accountability system grant program during the 2020-21 budget year, the 2020-21 budget year is not considered a grant program year for purposes of determining the third year of the grant program.

(b)

For purposes of the summary evaluation report, the department shall provide to the external evaluator information concerning the scores attained by students enrolled by the participating local education providers on the statewide assessments administered pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3 and information concerning student longitudinal academic growth, student academic achievement, and student academic growth to standards for the students enrolled by the participating local education providers. The department shall provide the information in the aggregate by grade level and disaggregated by student group, as defined in section 22-11-103, compared to scores attained in previous school years and compared to the state average scores. The department shall provide the information to the external evaluator only to the extent allowable under federal and state law. Each local education provider that participates in the grant program shall provide any necessary data for purposes of the summary evaluation report described in subsection (5)(a) of this section that is not readily available to the department.

(c)

Beginning with the report that is submitted on or before January 15, 2023, and for each report submitted thereafter, the department shall include in the report described in subsection (2) of this section the summary evaluation report described in this subsection (5).

(d)

The department may accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations to pay the costs incurred in preparing the summary evaluation report described in this subsection (5).

(6)

Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report specified in this section continues indefinitely.

Source: Section 22-11-705 — Local accountability systems - report, 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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