As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(2)Authorizer means an entity that authorizes an online program or online
school. Authorizer shall include a school district, any group of two or more school
districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, or
the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503.
(3)Department means the department of education created and existing
pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(4)Learning center means a facility in which a consistent group of
students meets more often than once per week under the supervision of a teacher
or mentor for a significant portion of a school day for the purpose of participating in
an online program. A group of parents and st
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As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Repealed.
(2) Authorizer means an entity that authorizes an online program or online
school. Authorizer shall include a school district, any group of two or more school
districts, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to section 22-5-104, or
the state charter school institute established pursuant to section 22-30.5-503.
(3) Department means the department of education created and existing
pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(4) Learning center means a facility in which a consistent group of
students meets more often than once per week under the supervision of a teacher
or mentor for a significant portion of a school day for the purpose of participating in
an online program. A group of parents and students meeting repeatedly,
occasionally, and informally, even if facilitated by a school, shall not constitute a
learning center, and a private home shall not be considered a learning center
under any circumstances.
(5) Mentor means an individual who is responsible for providing supervision
at a learning center. A mentor shall not be required to be a licensed teacher but
shall, at a minimum, satisfy the requirements specified for a paraprofessional as
such requirements are described in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
20 U.S.C. sec. 6301 et seq.
(6) Multi-district online school means an online school that serves a
student population drawn from two or more school districts.
(7) Online division means the division of online learning created in the
department of education pursuant to section 22-30.7-103.
(8) Online learning expert means a person with special knowledge of and
experience in the teaching or administration of single-district online programs and
online schools, multi-district online schools, or supplemental programs for students
in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
(9) Online program means a full-time education program authorized
pursuant to this article that delivers a sequential program of synchronous or
asynchronous instruction, directed by a teacher, primarily through online digital
learning strategies that provide students choice over time, place, and path, and
teacher-guided modality, of learning. Online program does not include a
supplemental program. Accountability for each student in an online program is
attributed to a designated school that houses the online program. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection (9) to the contrary, an online program with
one hundred or more students is an online school and not an online program.
(9.5) Online school means a full-time education school authorized pursuant
to this article that delivers a sequential program of synchronous or asynchronous
instruction, directed by a teacher, primarily through online digital learning
strategies that provide students choice over time, place, and path, and teacher-guided modality, of learning. An online school has an assigned school code and
operates with its own administrator, a separate budget, and a complete
instructional program. An online school is responsible for fulfilling all reporting
requirements and is held to state and federally mandated accountability processes.
(10) Online pupil enrollment shall have the same meaning as provided in
section 22-54-103 (8.5).
(11) Parent means a biological parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian.
(12) Pupil enrollment shall have the same meaning as provided in section
22-54-103 (10).
(12.5) Pupil enrollment count day has the same meaning as set forth in
section 22-54-103 (10.5).
(13) Single-district online program or single-district online school means
an online program or online school that serves only students who reside within a
single school district.
(14) Standard MOU form means the standard memorandum of
understanding form adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-30.7-111 (5).
(15) State board means the state board of education created and existing
pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(16) Supplemental program means a program that offers one or more
online courses to students to augment an educational program provided by a school
district, charter school, or board of cooperative services.