As used in this article 11, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Accreditation means certification by the state board that a school
district and the public schools of the school district, or the institute and the
institute charter schools, meet the requirements established by this article and the
rules promulgated pursuant to this article. Accreditation includes the process for
accrediting school districts and the institute and reviewing the performance of
public schools as provided in part 2 of this article and the rules promulgated
pursuant to this article.
(2) Accreditation contract means:
(a) The contract between the state board and a school district, as described
in section 22-11-206, that includes, but is not limited to, the school district's
obligation to manage the accreditation of the public schools of the school district
consistent with the provisions of this article; or
(b) The contract between the state board and the institute, as described in
section 22-11-206, that includes, but is not limited to, the institute's obligation to
manage the accreditation of the institute charter schools consistent with the
provisions of this article.
(3) Achievement and growth gaps means differences among student
groups in the levels of academic achievement attained by the student groups on
the statewide assessments and differences among student groups in the levels of
academic growth attained by the student groups.
(4) Achievement level or performance level means the level of
proficiency a student demonstrates on a statewide assessment.
(5) Alternative education campus means a public school that receives a
designation pursuant to section 22-7-604.5.
(6) Repealed.
(6.5) Career and technical education course means a postsecondary
course that, upon successful completion, results in postsecondary course credit
toward a career and technical education credential or associates degree in applied
science.
(7) Repealed.
(8) Colorado growth model means a scientifically rigorous statistical
model that the department uses to calculate students' annual academic growth in
the subjects included in the statewide assessments based on students' scores on
the annual statewide assessments, which model is adopted by the state board
pursuant to section 22-11-202.
(9) Commissioner means the office of the commissioner of education
created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(9.5) Concurrent enrollment means that a student, while enrolled in high
school, enrolls in postsecondary courses as provided in article 35 of this title 22.
(10) Data portal means the internet-based electronic data delivery system
developed and maintained by the department pursuant to section 22-11-502.
(10.5) Demonstration options means the methods by which a high school
student may demonstrate college and career readiness as recommended in the
high school graduation guidelines adopted by the state board pursuant to section
22-2-106 (1)(a.5) and as specifically selected by the local school board of the school
district in which a student is enrolled or by the district charter high school or
institute charter high school in which a student is enrolled.
(11) Department means the department of education created and existing
pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(11.5) Developmental education courses has the same meaning as provided
in section 23-1-113 (11)(b).
(12) District charter school means a charter school that is authorized by a
school district pursuant to the provisions of part 1 of article 30.5 of this title.
(13) District public school means a public school of a school district,
including but not limited to a district charter school.
(13.5) General education core courses means the postsecondary general
education core courses in reading, writing, and mathematics identified pursuant to
section 23-1-125 (3).
(14) Improvement plan means:
(a) The plan described in and adopted by a school district pursuant to section
22-11-304, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a district
improvement plan;
(b) The plan described in and adopted by the institute pursuant to section
22-11-304, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an institute
improvement plan; or
(c) The plan described in and adopted by a public school pursuant to section
22-11-404, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a school
improvement plan.
(15) Institute means the state charter school institute created pursuant to
section 22-30.5-503.
(16) Institute board means the governing board of the state charter school
institute appointed pursuant to section 22-30.5-505 (2).
(17) Institute charter school means a charter school that is authorized by
the institute pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of article 30.5 of this title.
(18) Repealed.
(19) Local school board means the board of education of a school district.
Local school board also includes the governing board of a board of cooperative
services created pursuant to article 5 of this title if the board of cooperative
services is operating a public school.
(20) Measure means a method of assessing or a means to assess the level
of attainment on a performance indicator.
(21) Median student growth means, in a ranking of individual student
growth scores from highest to lowest, the middle student growth score attained.
(22) Repealed.
(22.5) Pathway plan means the plan described in and adopted by a school
district, the institute, or a public school pursuant to section 22-11-213.
(23) Performance indicators means the indicators specified in section 22-11-204 for measuring the performance of the state public education system,
including each public school, each school district, the institute, and the state as a
whole.
(24) Performance plan means:
(a) The plan described in and adopted by a school district pursuant to section
22-11-303, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a district
performance plan;
(b) The plan described in and adopted by the institute pursuant to section
22-11-303, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an institute
performance plan; or
(c) The plan described in and adopted by a public school pursuant to section
22-11-403, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a school
performance plan.
(24.5) Performance watch means:
(a) For a school district or the institute, the period of five years during which
the school district or institute performs at a level that results in being accredited
with priority improvement plan or lower as described in section 22-11-207 (4)(a); and
(b) For a public school, the period of five years during which the public
school performs at a level that results in being required to adopt a priority
improvement or turnaround plan as described in section 22-11-210 (1)(d)(I).
(25) Postsecondary and workforce readiness shall have the same meaning
as provided in section 22-7-1003 (15).
(26) Repealed.
(27) Priority improvement plan means:
(a) The plan described in and adopted by a school district pursuant to section
22-11-305, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a district
priority improvement plan;
(b) The plan described in and adopted by the institute pursuant to section
22-11-305, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an institute
priority improvement plan; or
(c) The plan described in and adopted by a public school pursuant to section
22-11-405, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a school
priority improvement plan.
(28) Public school has the same meaning as provided in section 22-1-101
and includes, but is not limited to, a district charter school, an institute charter
school, and an online school, as defined in section 22-30.7-102 (9.5).
(29) School district means a school district authorized by section 15 of
article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to article 30 of this title.
School district also includes a board of cooperative services created pursuant to
article 5 of this title if it is operating a public school.
(30) School readiness shall have the same meaning as provided in section
22-7-1003 (21).
(31) State board means the state board of education established pursuant
to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(32) State review panel means the panel of education experts appointed
by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-11-205 to assist the department and
the state board in implementing the provisions of this article.
(33) Statewide assessments means the assessments administered
pursuant to section 22-7-1006.3.
(34) Student groups means the grouping of students based on sex,
socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, disability, English language proficiency,
and gifted and talented status, as said groups are described by state board rule and
federal requirements, and any additional student groups that the state board may
describe by rule to align with changes to federal requirements or to provide
additional data for analysis of student learning.
(34.3) Student populations that are significantly represented within the
school means student populations that each constitute at least ten percent of the
total population of students in the school, which student populations may include,
but need not be limited to, the student populations described in section 22-11-301
(3).
(34.5) Student populations that are significantly represented within the
school district means student populations that each constitute at least ten percent
of the total population of students in the school district, which student populations
may include, but need not be limited to, the student populations described in
section 22-11-301 (3).
(35) Target means a specific, quantifiable outcome that establishes the
desired level of attainment on a measure.
(36) Technical advisory panel means the panel of state and national
experts on the longitudinal measurement of academic growth for accountability
purposes appointed by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-11-202 (2).
(37) Turnaround plan means:
(a) The plan described in and adopted by a school district pursuant to section
22-11-306, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a district
turnaround plan;
(b) The plan described in and adopted by the institute pursuant to section
22-11-306, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as an institute
turnaround plan; or
(c) The plan described in and adopted by a public school pursuant to section
22-11-406, in which case it may also be referred to more specifically as a school
turnaround plan.