(1)
(a)Each school district board of education shall adopt a district policy for
increasing and supporting parent engagement in the public schools, including
charter schools, of the school district. In adopting the policy, the board of education
may take into account, but need not be limited to, the best practices and strategies
identified pursuant to section 22-7-304 by the Colorado state advisory council for
parent involvement in education and the national standards for family-school
partnerships, as defined in section 22-7-302 (5). The board of education shall work
with the parent members of the district accountability committee in creating,
adopting, and implementing the policy.
(b)As part of the district parent engagement policy, a district is encouraged
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(1)
(a) Each school district board of education shall adopt a district policy for
increasing and supporting parent engagement in the public schools, including
charter schools, of the school district. In adopting the policy, the board of education
may take into account, but need not be limited to, the best practices and strategies
identified pursuant to section 22-7-304 by the Colorado state advisory council for
parent involvement in education and the national standards for family-school
partnerships, as defined in section 22-7-302 (5). The board of education shall work
with the parent members of the district accountability committee in creating,
adopting, and implementing the policy.
(b) As part of the district parent engagement policy, a district is encouraged
to provide training concerning best practices and skills for district and school
personnel in working with parents.
(c) Each school district shall identify an employee of the district to act as the
point of contact for parent engagement training and resources. The identified
person shall also serve as the liaison between the district, the district
accountability committee, the Colorado state advisory council for parent
involvement in education, and the department of education and shall facilitate the
district's efforts to increase parent involvement within the district. The school
district shall submit to the department of education the name of the identified
employee.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (1) to the contrary, a
school district is not required to comply with the requirements specified in this
subsection (1) if the department of education determines that the school district is
rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the
school district from the nearest large, urbanized area, and the school district
enrolls fewer than one thousand students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
(2) (a) If the state board of education, pursuant to section 22-11-210,
determines that a school of the school district is required to adopt and implement a
school priority improvement plan as described in section 22-11-405 or a school
turnaround plan as described in section 22-11-406, the school district, within thirty
days after receiving the initial notice of the determination or, if the determination is
appealed, the final notice of the determination, shall notify the parents of the
students enrolled in the school of the required plan and the issues identified by the
department of education as giving rise to the need for the required plan. The notice
shall also include the timeline for developing and adopting the required plan and
the dates, times, and locations of the public meeting described in paragraph (b) of
this subsection (2) and the public hearing described in paragraph (c) of this
subsection (2).
(b) The school accountability committee shall hold a public meeting to solicit
input from parents concerning the contents of the required plan before the plan is
written. At the school accountability committee's public meeting, the school
principal shall review the school's progress in implementing its plan for the
preceding year and in improving its performance.
(c) The school district board of education shall hold a public hearing after
the plan is written to review the required plan prior to final adoption. The date of the
public hearing shall be at least thirty days after the date on which the school
district provides the written notice. A member of the school accountability
committee is encouraged to attend the public hearing.
(3) Each school district board of education may solicit and accept public or
private gifts, grants, or donations to implement all or a portion of the parent
involvement programs implemented under a policy adopted pursuant to this
section.