§ 22-11-702 — Definitions

Colorado § 22-11-702

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Accreditation

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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Accountability system partner means a public or private institution of
higher education, or a private nonprofit entity, that works with local education
providers to implement education policy initiatives and that has demonstrated
effectiveness in providing support to local education providers that is relevant to
the support the institution or entity provides in the partnership, which may include
support in designing or evaluating measures of student success or system
effectiveness.

(2) Grant program means the local accountability system grant program
established in section 22-11-703.

(3) Local accountability system means a local accountability system
established by a local education provider or group of local education providers to
measure the performance of public schools and school districts in achieving
student success and system effectiveness.

(4) Local education provider means a school district, a board of cooperative
services that operates a school, a district charter school, or an institute charter
school. If a group of local education providers works together to establish a local
accountability system, the group is referred to as a local education provider, but
the requirements specified in this part 7 apply to each local education provider that
participates in the group.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-204), ch. 415, p. 3653, � 1, effective August 2.