C.R.S. Section 22-7-1003
Definitions


As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)

“Assessment” means the method used to collect evidence of what a student knows and is able to do and to measure a student’s academic progress toward attaining a standard.

(2)

“Board of cooperative services” or “BOCES” means a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of this title that operates one or more public schools.

(3)

“Commission” means the Colorado commission on higher education created pursuant to section 23-1-102, C.R.S.

(4)

“Commissioner” means the commissioner of education appointed by the state board pursuant to section 22-2-110.

(5)

“District charter school” means a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title. A district charter school is a “district charter high school” if it serves any of grades nine through twelve.

(6)

“Division of child care” means the division within the department of human services that is responsible for child care regulation.

(7)

“Executive director” means the executive director of the department of higher education appointed by the governor pursuant to section 24-1-114, C.R.S.

(8)

“Institute charter school” means a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title. An institute charter school is an “institute charter high school” if it serves any of grades nine through twelve.

(9)

“Local education provider” means a school district, a board of cooperative services, a district charter school, or an institute charter school.

(10)

“Local school board” means a school district board of education.

(11)

“P-20 council” means the P-20 education coordinating council appointed by the governor pursuant to executive order B 003 07.

(11.5)

“Performing arts” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-1-104.5 (1)(b).

(12)

to (14) Repealed.

(15)

“Postsecondary and workforce readiness” means the knowledge and skills that a student should have attained prior to or upon attaining a high school diploma, as adopted by the state board and the commission pursuant to section 22-7-1008.

(16)

Repealed.

(17)

“Postsecondary and workforce readiness program” means a program of study that, prior to or beginning in ninth grade and continuing through twelfth grade, is designed to prepare a student to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness prior to or upon attaining a high school diploma.

(18)

“Postsecondary education” means all formal public education that requires as a prerequisite the acquisition of a high school diploma or its equivalent. “Postsecondary education” includes programs resulting in acquisition of a certificate, an associate degree of applied sciences, an associate degree of general studies, an associate degree of arts, or an associate degree of science and all baccalaureate degree programs.

(19)

“Regional educator meeting” means a meeting convened pursuant to section 22-7-1011 by the commissioner and the executive director in a regional service area.

(20)

“School district” means a school district, other than a local college district, organized and existing pursuant to law.

(21)

“School readiness” means the level of development that indicates a child is able to engage in and benefit from elementary school classroom environments, as adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-7-1004.

(22)

“Standard” means a clear, measurable, learning target for what a student should know or be able to do relative to a particular instructional area.

(23)

“State board” means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(24)

“State plan” means the state plan required by the federal “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 6301 et seq.

(25)

“Visual arts” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 22-1-104.5 (1)(c).

Source: Section 22-7-1003 — Definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑7‑301
Legislative declaration
22‑7‑302
Definitions
22‑7‑303
Colorado state advisory council for parent involvement in education - created - membership
22‑7‑304
Council - advisory duties - technical assistance - report
22‑7‑305
Parent involvement in education grant program - creation - rules - fund - reports
22‑7‑306
Repeal of part
22‑7‑602
Definitions
22‑7‑604.5
Alternative education campuses - criteria - application - rule-making - definition
22‑7‑611
Closing the achievement gap program - strategies - assistance - criteria - rule-making
22‑7‑701
Short title
22‑7‑702
Legislative declaration
22‑7‑703
Definitions
22‑7‑704
Teacher development grant program - created - rules
22‑7‑705
Teacher development grant program - application
22‑7‑707
Reporting requirements - progress reports - final reports
22‑7‑708
Teacher development fund - creation
22‑7‑801
Legislative declaration
22‑7‑802
Definitions
22‑7‑803
Summer school grant program - creation - administration - rules
22‑7‑804
Summer school programs - requirements
22‑7‑805
Summer school grant program - application - criteria
22‑7‑806
Reporting requirements
22‑7‑807
Summer school grant program - funding
22‑7‑1001
Short title
22‑7‑1002
Legislative declaration
22‑7‑1003
Definitions
22‑7‑1004
School readiness description - school readiness assessment - adoption - revisions
22‑7‑1005
Preschool through elementary and secondary education - aligned standards - adoption - revisions
22‑7‑1006
Preschool through elementary and secondary education - aligned assessments - adoption - revisions
22‑7‑1006.3
State assessments - administration - rules
22‑7‑1006.5
Pilot program - alternative assessment
22‑7‑1008
Postsecondary and workforce readiness description - adoption - revision
22‑7‑1009
Diploma endorsements - adoption - revisions
22‑7‑1009.3
Diploma endorsement - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - definitions
22‑7‑1009.5
Diploma endorsement - biliteracy - definitions
22‑7‑1010
State board - commission - public input - staff assistance
22‑7‑1011
Regional educator meetings - purpose - recommendations - definition
22‑7‑1012
State plan - amendments - peer review - final adoption
22‑7‑1013
Local education provider - preschool through elementary and secondary education standards - adoption - academic acceleration - definition
22‑7‑1014
Preschool individualized readiness plans - school readiness - assessments
22‑7‑1015
Postsecondary and workforce readiness program - technical assistance - appropriation - repeal
22‑7‑1015.5
Postsecondary, workforce, career, and education grant program - created - application - criteria - awards - appropriation - repeal
22‑7‑1016
Assessments in high school - transcripts - definition
22‑7‑1016.5
Exchange of student records
22‑7‑1017
High school diploma - endorsement - effect
22‑7‑1018
Cost study
22‑7‑1019
Preschool to postsecondary and workforce readiness - progress reports - effectiveness reports
22‑7‑1201
Short title
22‑7‑1202
Legislative declaration
22‑7‑1203
Definitions
22‑7‑1204
Early literacy education
22‑7‑1205
Reading competency - assessments - READ plan creation - parental involvement
22‑7‑1206
Reading to ensure academic development (READ) plan - contents - implementation
22‑7‑1207
Advancement - decision - parental involvement
22‑7‑1208
Local education providers - procedures - plans - training - rules
22‑7‑1209
State board - rules - department - duties
22‑7‑1210
Early literacy fund - created
22‑7‑1210.5
Per-pupil intervention money - uses - distribution - monitoring
22‑7‑1211
Early literacy grant program - created - definitions
22‑7‑1212
Summer school literacy programs
22‑7‑1213
Reporting requirements
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-7-1003’s source at colorado​.gov