C.R.S. Section 22-30.5-505
State charter school institute

  • institute board
  • appointment
  • powers and duties
  • rules

(1)

The institute shall consist of the institute board, appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and any staff or contract employees hired by the institute board as authorized by law. Any staff hired by the institute board shall be deemed employees subject to the state personnel system of this state as defined in section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and article 50 of title 24, C.R.S.; except that, as a matter of legislative determination, all positions classified by the institute board as professional officers and professional staff of the institute are declared to be educational in nature and exempt from the state personnel system.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The institute board consists of nine members, no more than five of whom are members of the same political party. Seven of the members shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and two of the members shall be appointed by the commissioner. In making the appointments, the governor and the commissioner shall ensure the institute board reflects the geographic diversity of the state and shall ensure that at least one member of the institute board is a parent of a student who is, or who has been, enrolled in an institute charter school. Members appointed to the institute board shall have experience in at least one of the following areas:

(I)

Experience as a charter school board member or founder of a charter school;

(II)

Experience as a public school administrator with experience working with charter schools;

(III)

Financial management expertise;

(IV)

Detailed knowledge of charter school law;

(V)

Other board or public service experience;

(VI)

Experience as a public school teacher;

(VII)

Online education and online curriculum development expertise;

(VIII)

School district special education expertise; and

(IX)

Curriculum and assessment expertise.

(b)

The members of the institute board shall serve terms of three years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members’ terms expire in the same year. A member shall not serve more than six consecutive years.

(c)

An institute board member may be removed for any cause that renders the member incapable or unfit to discharge the duties of the office. Whenever a vacancy on the institute board exists, the person making the original appointment shall appoint a member for the remaining portion of the unexpired term created by the vacancy.

(d)

During a member’s term of office, a member of the institute board shall not be a member of the general assembly; an officer, employee, or board member of a school district; a member of the state board; or an employee of the institute board or the department of education.

(3)

The mission of the institute board shall be to foster high-quality public school choices offered through institute charter schools, including particularly schools that are focused on closing the achievement gap for at-risk students. In discharging its duties pursuant to this part 5, the institute shall:

(a)

Act as a model of best practices in authorizing charter schools;

(b)

Use state and federal systems for ensuring the accountability of each institute charter school in meeting the obligations and goals set forth in its contract and shall adopt and implement policies for accreditation of institute charter schools as described in section 22-11-307;

(c)

Measure the academic success of each institute charter school student through longitudinal indices;

(d)

Measure the academic success of each institute charter school through performance-based means and not process-based means;

(d.5)

Meet at least once each year with the school accountability committees of the institute charter schools to discuss issues concerning accountability and accreditation of institute charter schools;

(e)

Provide the opportunity for a student enrolled in an institute charter school to develop a plan for academic remediation upon the request of the student’s parent or legal guardian; and

(f)

Ensure that, in developing and maintaining each student’s individual career and academic plan, the counselor or teacher explains to the student’s parent or legal guardian, by electronic mail or other written form, and to the student the requirements for and benefits of concurrently enrolling in courses with an institution of higher education pursuant to the “Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act”, article 35 of this title 22. Based on a request from the student or the student’s parent or legal guardian, the counselor or teacher shall assist the student in course planning to enable the student to concurrently enroll in courses with an institution of higher education.

(3.5)

The institute board shall ensure that the names of institute board members and the schedule of, agendas for, and minutes of the meetings and hearings held by the institute board are promptly posted and updated on the state charter school institute’s website. The department on its website shall provide a link to the state charter school institute’s website.

(4)

In addition to any other powers granted by law to the institute board, the institute board has the following powers:

(a)

To have and use a corporate seal;

(b)

To sue and be sued in its own name;

(c)

To incur debts, liabilities, and obligations, subject to any limitations imposed thereon pursuant to law;

(d)

To cooperate and contract with the state or federal government or an agency or instrumentality thereof and to apply for and receive grants or financial assistance from any such entities;

(e)

To acquire, hold, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real or personal property or a commodity or service;

(f)

To do or perform an act authorized by this part 5 by means of an agent or by contract with a person, firm, or corporation;

(g)

To provide for the necessary expenses of the institute board in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties and to reimburse a board member for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the board member’s duties;

(h)

To provide for the proper keeping of accounts and records and for budgeting of funds;

(i)

To act as a public entity for purposes of the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act”, article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(j)

To exercise the same powers retained by boards of cooperative services that are described in section 22-5-108;

(k)

To promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24 for the administration of this part 5;

(l)

To award grants from the institute charter school assistance fund as provided in section 22-30.5-515.5; and

(m)

To enter into an agreement with a district charter school as provided in section 22-30.5-105.3 to allow the district charter school to participate in the administrative unit of the state charter school institute to provide services pursuant to article 20 of this title 22.

(5)

No later than ninety days after the date the institute commences operations, as described in section 22-30.5-506 (2)(a), the institute board shall promulgate rules that set forth the procedures for the acceptance of institute charter school applications and the criteria for authorizing institute charter schools pursuant to this part 5.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The institute may contract with boards of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title, or with any other qualified individual or public or private entity or organization, including a school district, for the provision of administrative or other support services directly to the institute or for the benefit of institute charter schools.

(b)

This part 5 shall not be construed to require the institute to provide services to an institute charter school, to require an institute charter school to purchase services from the institute, nor to prohibit an institute charter school from purchasing education-related services from any sources available, including a school district.

(7)

The institute shall ensure that each institute charter school complies with the provisions of articles 7 and 11 of this title. Each institute charter school shall be responsible for gathering and submitting to the institute the data necessary to prepare a school performance report required by section 22-11-503 for the institute charter school.

(8)

The institute shall ensure that each institute charter school adopts content standards as required in section 22-7-1013.

(9)

The institute shall ensure that each institute charter school addresses the expulsion, suspension, and education of expelled or suspended students in a manner consistent with the intents and purposes of sections 22-33-105, 22-33-106, 22-33-106.1, and 22-33-203.

(10)

The institute may issue requests for proposals to solicit applications for an institute charter school to serve at-risk students.

(11)

The institute shall annually review each institute charter school’s accomplishment of the goals described in section 22-30.5-509.

(12)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The institute shall collect from each institute charter school authorized on or after July 1, 2010, the data specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (12) for the institute charter school’s first academic year of operation. At a minimum, the institute shall require the institute charter school to submit the collected data by August 1 of the institute charter school’s first academic year of operation and to update the information, if necessary, by the following May 1. Upon receipt of a request from a school district, the institute shall provide a copy of the collected data to the school district.

(b)

The data collected pursuant to this subsection (12) shall include, at a minimum:

(I)

The projected aggregate number of students enrolling in the institute charter school for the academic year who were enrolled in schools of the school district for the preceding academic year; and

(II)

For each student included in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), to the extent known:

(A)

The name of the school in which the student was enrolled in the preceding academic year; and

(B)

The name of the institute charter school and the grade in which the student is enrolled for the academic year.

(13)

Pursuant to section 22-30.5-517, the institute shall adopt and implement a policy that regulates the sale of beverages to students at an institute charter school.

(14)

If an institute charter school requests in writing that the institute provide food services pursuant to a contract with the institute charter school that includes certain terms specified by the institute charter school, the institute may attempt to negotiate the terms of the contract with the institute charter school. If the institute and the institute charter school attempt to negotiate contract terms that are mutually satisfactory, and the negotiations fail to produce such mutually satisfactory terms, the institute shall:

(a)

Agree to provide food services to the institute charter school according to the terms requested by the institute charter school; or

(b)

Allow the institute charter school to transfer the maintenance, supervision, and operation of the institute charter school’s food-service facility from the institute to a school food authority.

(15)

Pursuant to section 22-30.5-518, the institute shall adopt and implement a policy for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among students enrolled in institute charter schools.

(16)

Pursuant to section 22-30.5-519, the institute shall annually provide to parents and legal guardians the standardized immunization document developed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-4-902 (4), C.R.S.

(17)

Repealed.

(18)

The institute shall ensure that each institute charter school, working with its school accountability committee, adopts and implements a policy concerning physical activity for students enrolled in the institute charter school, which policy meets the requirements specified in section 22-32-136.5.

(19)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Pursuant to section 22-30.5-521, on or before October 1, 2011, the institute shall adopt and implement a policy concerning bullying prevention and education. The policy, at a minimum, shall set forth appropriate disciplinary consequences for students who bully other students and for any person who takes any retaliatory action against a student who reports in good faith an incident of bullying, which consequences shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws.

(b)

The institute is encouraged to include in the policy it adopts and implements pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (19) the biennial administration of surveys of students’ impressions of the severity of bullying in their schools, as described in section 22-93-104 (1)(c); character building; and the designation of a team of persons at each institute charter school who advise the school administration concerning the severity and frequency of bullying incidents that occur in the school, which team may include, but need not be limited to, law enforcement officials, social workers, prosecutors, health professionals, mental health professionals, counselors, teachers, administrators, parents, and students.

(20)

The institute shall annually distribute to each institute charter school informational materials received from the department of education pursuant to section 22-2-112 (1)(t) relating to federal student loan repayment programs and student loan forgiveness programs.

(21)

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(a)

An institute charter school that is part of a charter school network or a member of a charter school collaborative, which network or collaborative is authorized as an administrative unit pursuant to section 22-20-106, shall notify the institute of its intent to participate in the administrative unit of the network or collaborative with which the institute charter school is affiliated. The institute charter school and the institute shall amend the institute charter contract, pursuant to this section, as necessary to allow the institute charter school to participate in the alternative administrative unit.

(b)

An institute charter school may submit a request to an existing alternative administrative unit that is not the institute to enter into an agreement to participate in the existing alternative administrative unit. An existing alternative administrative unit that is not the institute may enter into an agreement only if the existing alternative administrative unit determines that the institute charter school meets the criteria set forth in section 22-30.5-105.3 (2)(a).

(c)

An institute charter school that enters into an agreement with an alternative administrative unit pursuant to subsection (21)(b) of this section shall notify the institute of its intent to participate in the administrative unit of a charter school network or charter school collaborative that is authorized as an administrative unit pursuant to section 22-20-106. The institute charter school and the institute shall amend the institute charter school contract as necessary to allow the institute charter school to participate in the alternative administrative unit.

(d)

If the institute objects to amending an institute charter school’s contract to allow participation in an alternative administrative unit pursuant to subsection (21)(a) or (21)(b) of this section, the institute shall provide to the institute charter school a written explanation of the grounds for its objection.

(e)

Negotiations to amend the institute charter contract to allow the institute charter school to participate in the alternative administrative unit pursuant to this subsection (21) must not include negotiations regarding terms of the institute charter contract that are not directly impacted by the institute charter school’s participation in the alternative administrative unit and must not unilaterally reopen the institute charter school’s authorization. The amended contract may include provisions permitting consideration of the institute charter school’s special education performance as part of the overall institute charter school performance.

(f)

The state charter school institute shall not require an institute charter school to participate in an alternative administrative unit as a condition of approval of its application or approval or renewal of its contract with the state charter school institute.

Source: Section 22-30.5-505 — State charter school institute - institute board - appointment - powers and duties - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑30.5‑101
Short title
22‑30.5‑102
Legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑103
Definitions
22‑30.5‑104
Charter school - requirements - authority - rules - definitions
22‑30.5‑104.7
Charter school networks - authority - definitions
22‑30.5‑104.9
Charter schools - status as public entities - requirements - charter school boards of directors and school leaders - duties - conflicts - applicable law - definitions
22‑30.5‑105
Charter schools - contract contents - regulations
22‑30.5‑105.3
Charter schools - alternative administrative units - process
22‑30.5‑106
Charter application - contents
22‑30.5‑107
Charter application - process
22‑30.5‑107.3
Optional charter school application timeline for rural school districts
22‑30.5‑107.5
Dispute resolution - governing policy provisions - appeal
22‑30.5‑108
Appeal - standard of review - procedures
22‑30.5‑109
Charter schools - reporting - publicizing - limits on enrollment - moratorium prohibited
22‑30.5‑110
Charter schools - term - renewal of charter - grounds for nonrenewal or revocation
22‑30.5‑110.3
Nonrenewal or revocation - qualified charter school - exceptions
22‑30.5‑110.5
Background investigation - charter school employees - information provided to department - definitions
22‑30.5‑110.7
Fingerprint-based criminal history record checks - charter school employees - procedures - exceptions - definitions
22‑30.5‑111
Charter schools - employee options
22‑30.5‑112
Charter schools - financing - guidelines - definitions
22‑30.5‑112.1
Charter schools - exclusive jurisdiction districts - authorized on or after July 1, 2004 - financing - definitions
22‑30.5‑112.2
Charter schools - at-risk supplemental aid - definitions - legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑112.3
Charter schools - additional aid from district
22‑30.5‑112.5
Charter schools - transportation plans
22‑30.5‑113
State board - department of education - duties - charter schools - evaluation - report
22‑30.5‑115
Construction of article - severability
22‑30.5‑116
Charter schools - school bullying policies required
22‑30.5‑117
Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans
22‑30.5‑118
Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in school district mill levy elections - eligibility - allocation of additional local revenues - definitions
22‑30.5‑119
Mill levy for charter school operating revenues
22‑30.5‑120
Charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan
22‑30.5‑301
Legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑302
Definitions
22‑30.5‑303
Independent charter schools - request for proposals - response contents
22‑30.5‑304
Review committee - membership - recommendations
22‑30.5‑305
Independent charter schools - selection
22‑30.5‑306
Independent charter schools - charter - term
22‑30.5‑307
Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion
22‑30.5‑308
Independent charter schools - employee options - financing options - guidelines
22‑30.5‑401
Short title
22‑30.5‑402
Legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑403
Definitions
22‑30.5‑404
Needs-based inclusion of charter schools in district bond elections - eligibility - allocation of bond revenues
22‑30.5‑405
Mill levy for charter school capital construction
22‑30.5‑406
Direct payment of charter school bonds by the state treasurer and school districts
22‑30.5‑407
State charter school debt reserve fund - creation - use of fund moneys - legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑408
Replenishment of qualified charter school debt service reserve funds - additional responsibilities - state treasurer - qualified charter schools - definitions
22‑30.5‑409
Annual reports on bonds issued on behalf of charter schools - review by state auditor
22‑30.5‑501
Legislative declaration
22‑30.5‑502
Definitions
22‑30.5‑503
State charter school institute - establishment - rules
22‑30.5‑503.5
School response framework
22‑30.5‑504
Institute chartering authority - institute charter schools - exclusive authority - retention - recovery - revocation
22‑30.5‑505
State charter school institute - institute board - appointment - powers and duties - rules
22‑30.5‑506
State charter school institute fund - created
22‑30.5‑507
Institute charter school - requirements - authority - rules - definitions
22‑30.5‑508
Institute charter schools - contract contents - regulations
22‑30.5‑509
Institute charter school application - contents
22‑30.5‑510
Institute charter school application - process - rule-making
22‑30.5‑511
Institute charter schools - term - renewal of contract - grounds for nonrenewal or revocation - appeal
22‑30.5‑511.3
Nonrenewal or revocation - qualified charter school - exceptions
22‑30.5‑511.5
Background investigation - prohibition against employing persons - institute charter school employees’ information provided to department
22‑30.5‑512
Institute charter schools - employee retirement funds
22‑30.5‑513
Institute charter schools - funding - at-risk supplemental aid - legislative declaration - definitions
22‑30.5‑513.1
Mill levy equalization - fund created - legislative declaration - definitions
22‑30.5‑514
Institute charter school - capital reserve, risk management, and instructional purposes
22‑30.5‑515
Institute charter school - additional aid
22‑30.5‑515.5
Institute charter school assistance fund - created - grants - loans - rules
22‑30.5‑516
Notice of precollegiate admission guidelines - report to Colorado commission on higher education
22‑30.5‑517
Institute charter school nutritional beverage policy
22‑30.5‑518
Institute charter school food allergy and anaphylaxis management policy required
22‑30.5‑519
Institute charter school standardized immunization information policy
22‑30.5‑520
Parent engagement - policy - communications - incentives
22‑30.5‑521
Institute charter schools - school bullying policies required
22‑30.5‑522
Restorative justice practices
22‑30.5‑523
Intervention strategies - students at risk of dropping out
22‑30.5‑524
Institute charter schools - children’s nutrition - no trans fats in school foods - definitions - rules
22‑30.5‑525
Individual career and academic plans
22‑30.5‑526
Developmental education placement or assessment tests - intervention plans
22‑30.5‑526.5
Intervention strategies - improving mathematics outcomes - definitions
22‑30.5‑527
Institute charter schools - child sexual abuse and assault prevention plan
22‑30.5‑528
Institute charter schools - use of restraints on students - certain restraints prohibited - reports and review process - complaints and investigations - rules - definitions
22‑30.5‑529
Contracting for facial recognition service by institute charter schools prohibited - definition - repeal
22‑30.5‑530
Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in eligible schools - compliance with public health requirements - repeal
22‑30.5‑601
Short title
22‑30.5‑602
Definitions
22‑30.5‑603
Charter school collaborative - creation - public status - structure
22‑30.5‑604
Charter school collaborative - nonexclusive
22‑30.5‑605
Administration fee
22‑30.5‑701
Short title
22‑30.5‑702
Definitions
22‑30.5‑703
Emergency powers - request - orders - process - rules
22‑30.5‑704
Excess benefits - cancellation of contracts - civil action and penalty
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-30.5-505’s source at colorado​.gov