Colorado § 22-32-126 Principals - employment and authority

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-32-126 — Principals - employment and authority

Colorado § 22-32-126

Title 22Education

Art.School District Boards - Powers

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-126 (2026).

Text

(1)The board of education may employ through written contract public school principals who shall hold valid principal licenses or authorizations and who shall supervise the operation and management of the school and such property as the board shall determine necessary.

(2)The principal shall assume the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, under the supervision of the superintendent and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board of education, for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the educational program of the schools to which he is assigned.

(3)The principal shall submit recommendations to the superintendent regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of all personnel assigned to the sch

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(1) The board of
education may employ through written contract public school principals who shall
hold valid principal licenses or authorizations and who shall supervise the operation
and management of the school and such property as the board shall determine
necessary.

(2) The principal shall assume the administrative responsibility and
instructional leadership, under the supervision of the superintendent and in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the board of education, for the
planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the educational program of the
schools to which he is assigned.

(3) The principal shall submit recommendations to the superintendent
regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of all
personnel assigned to the school under his supervision.

(4) The principal shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the
superintendent pursuant to the rules and regulations of the board of education.

(5) (a) The principal or the principal's designee shall communicate discipline
information concerning any student enrolled in the school to any teacher who has
direct contact with the student in the classroom and to any counselor who has
direct contact with the student. Any teacher or counselor who receives information
under this subsection (5) shall maintain the confidentiality of the information and
does not have authority to communicate the information to any other person.

(b) Each school district shall include in its discipline code adopted in
accordance with section 22-32-110 (2) procedures to inform the student and the
student's parent or guardian when disciplinary information is communicated and to
provide a copy of the disciplinary information to the student and the student's
parent or guardian. The discipline code shall also establish procedures to allow the
student and the student's parent or guardian to challenge the accuracy of the
disciplinary information.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: p. 1284, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-30-27. L. 96: (5) added, p. 431, � 2, effective April 22. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1286, � 20, effective May 28.