C.R.S. Section 22-2-137
State schools

  • legislative declaration
  • feasibility study
  • authority to contract
  • funding

(1)

The general assembly finds that some states have created state and residential schools to provide educational programs and student support services for students who are at risk of academic failure. The general assembly further finds that early reports of results achieved by some of these schools indicate that this may be a promising approach to reducing the dropout rate, closing the achievement gaps, and helping to raise the level of academic achievement among students in the state. The general assembly therefore finds that it is appropriate for the commissioner to study the feasibility of creating one or more state schools in Colorado, which may include a residential component or a specific student population.

(2)

Beginning in July 2009, the commissioner shall study the feasibility of operating one or more state schools to serve students who are in need of greater academic support and who may be at risk of academic failure. At a minimum, the feasibility study shall address and make recommendations concerning the following issues:

(a)

The goals that a state school would be designed to achieve and a method for measuring the level of achievement of those goals. In addressing this issue, the commissioner shall provide an overview of the state and residential schools operating in other states, the goals that they are designed to achieve, and the degree to which they have achieved or are achieving those goals.

(b)

The appropriate student population to be served by a state school and the manner of selecting students, the number of state schools that should be considered, and appropriate locations for state schools;

(c)

The governance structure and funding for a state school, including the optimal level of per pupil funding, funding for capital construction needs, and potential public and private funding sources;

(d)

The appropriate curriculum for a state school, including which grade levels a state school would serve, the length of the school day and school year for which a state school would operate, and whether a state school should include a focus on specific subject matter areas; and

(e)

The types of student and family support services that a state school would provide, including the manner in which a state school would collaborate with state and local agencies in providing these services.

(3)

On or before February 1, 2010, the department shall submit to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate the feasibility study described in subsection (2) of this section for operating one or more state schools and any legislative recommendations the department may have pertaining to the creation of one or more state schools.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Following completion of the feasibility study, if the commissioner concludes that the creation and operation of state residential schools would be beneficial to the state, the commissioner may contract for the creation and operation of one or more state residential schools to provide educational services to students who are at risk of academic failure. Any state residential school operated pursuant to this section shall provide an educational program focused on mathematics and science.

(b)

If the commissioner does not contract for state residential schools as authorized in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4), the commissioner may provide technical assistance to school districts and public schools to address the needs of students who are at risk of academic failure by improving the availability and quality of secondary-level mathematics and science curricula.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

It is the intent of the general assembly that up to three million dollars be appropriated to the commissioner to expend for the implementation of subsection (4) of this section. The general assembly finds that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, the creation of state residential schools and the provision of technical assistance to improve secondary-level mathematics and science curricula as provided in subsection (4) of this section are important elements of accountable programs to meet state academic standards, and the general assembly may therefore appropriate moneys from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution for the implementation of subsection (4) of this section.

(b)

In addition to the funding provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), if the commissioner contracts for the creation and operation of one or more state residential schools, the department shall provide funding for said schools by withholding moneys from the state share of total program funding payable to the district of residence of each student who enrolls in a state residential school. The amount withheld shall be equal to the amount of the school district’s per pupil revenue for the applicable budget year multiplied by the number of students who reside in the school district and are enrolled in the state residential school as of the pupil enrollment count day of the applicable budget year. A student who enrolls in a state residential school shall be counted in the pupil enrollment of the student’s school district of residence for purposes of this paragraph (b). The department shall adopt guidelines as necessary for the implementation of this paragraph (b).

(c)

The commissioner is encouraged to apply federal moneys received pursuant to the federal “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”, Pub.L. 111-5, to the extent allowed to offset the costs incurred in implementing this section. The commissioner is authorized to seek and accept additional public or private gifts, grants, or donations for the implementation of this section.

Source: Section 22-2-137 — State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑2‑101
Short title
22‑2‑102
Definitions
22‑2‑103
Department of education
22‑2‑104
Offices and positions - nature
22‑2‑105
State board of education - composition
22‑2‑105.5
State board of education - definitions - vacancies - procedure for filling
22‑2‑106
State board - duties - rules
22‑2‑106.5
State board - duties with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding
22‑2‑107
State board - power
22‑2‑108
Federal financial assistance
22‑2‑109
State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards - rules
22‑2‑110
Commissioner of education - oath - qualifications - tenure
22‑2‑111
Commissioner of education - office - records - confidential nature
22‑2‑112
Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration
22‑2‑113
Commissioner - powers
22‑2‑113.8
Department of education - additional local revenues - distribution to schools - annual report
22‑2‑114.1
Dropout rates - collection of data on grades seven through twelve
22‑2‑116
Additional power - waiver of reporting requirements - review of reporting requirements
22‑2‑116.5
Department of education - student-level course completion data
22‑2‑117
Additional power - state board - waiver of requirements - rules
22‑2‑119
Department of education - inquiries concerning prospective employees - background investigation fee
22‑2‑119.3
Department of education - educator preparation program students - record check - fee - definitions
22‑2‑119.5
Department of education - duty to report - convictions
22‑2‑122
Grants to schools and school districts
22‑2‑122.5
COVID-19 learning impacts - extended learning opportunities - funding - combined application, reporting, and evaluation process - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑125
Loan program for capital improvements in growth school districts - use of public school fund
22‑2‑127
Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - appropriation - repeal
22‑2‑127.1
Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal
22‑2‑127.3
Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions
22‑2‑127.5
Computer science programs - resource bank
22‑2‑127.7
Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance
22‑2‑127.9
Mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance
22‑2‑128
Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report
22‑2‑129
Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list
22‑2‑130
Supplemental online education grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - creation - eligibility - award - fund
22‑2‑132
Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules
22‑2‑133
Assessment and identification of students with literacy challenges including dyslexia - training and technical assistance - collaboration with higher education - report
22‑2‑135
Food allergy and anaphylaxis management - rules
22‑2‑136
Additional duty - state board - individual career and academic plans - standards - rules
22‑2‑137
State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding
22‑2‑138
State environmental education plan - fund created
22‑2‑139
Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules
22‑2‑141
Early literacy assessment tool - request for proposals - software - hardware - training - distribution - legislative declaration
22‑2‑144
Bullying prevention and education policies - short title - study
22‑2‑145
Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules
22‑2‑146
Department of education - COVID-19-related education loss - strategies - resources - report - legislative declaration
22‑2‑146.5
Department of education - improving mathematics outcomes - training and technical assistance - report - definitions
22‑2‑146.6
Colorado academic accelerator grant program - report - rules - definitions
22‑2‑147
Menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program - eligibility - rules - report - definitions
22‑2‑148
Secondary school student substance use - committee - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑301
Short title
22‑2‑302
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑303
Definitions
22‑2‑304
Education data advisory committee - creation - duties - approval
22‑2‑305
Data dictionary - legislative declaration - creation - contents - report
22‑2‑306
Advance notice - legislative declaration - data collection - data submission changes - website update - submission windows
22‑2‑307
Data reporting requirements - interpretation of federal law - suspension
22‑2‑308
Data reporting requirements - office of legislative legal services
22‑2‑401
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑402
Definitions
22‑2‑403
Office of facility schools - created
22‑2‑404
Facility schools board - created - membership
22‑2‑405
Facility schools office - duties
22‑2‑406
Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - report - rules
22‑2‑407
List of approved facility schools - application - criteria - rules
22‑2‑407.5
Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding
22‑2‑408
Approved facility schools - funding
22‑2‑409
Notification of risk
22‑2‑410
Administration - licensing - reports
22‑2‑411
Shared operational services grant program - creation - report - rules - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑412
Technical assistance center - creation - definitions
22‑2‑501
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑502
Definitions
22‑2‑503
Teaching and learning conditions survey
22‑2‑504
National certification compensation - definition - study
22‑2‑505
Minority teacher recruitment - short title - legislative declaration - study - report
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§ 22-2-137’s source at colorado​.gov