§ 22-32.5-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 22-32.5-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Innovation Schools and Innovation School Zones

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As used in this article 32.5, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Commissioner means the commissioner of education appointed by the
state board of education pursuant to section 22-2-110.

(1.5) Community school means a public school that implements the
following:

(a) An annual asset and needs assessment of and by both the school and the
community that engages at least seventy-five percent of families, students, and
educators in the community;

(b) A strategic plan that includes the creation of problem-solving teams who
are dedicated to continuous school improvement and define how educators and
community partners use all available assets to meet specific student needs and
achieve better results and utilize key tools and lessons from improvement science
in the continuous improvement process;

(c) A process to engage partners who bring assets and expertise to
implement the school's goals; and

(d) A community school coordinator who is a school staff member at the
community school site and who:

(I) Has the primary responsibility to facilitate the problem-solving teams
implemented pursuant to subsection (1.5)(b) of this section; and

(II) In consultation with school leadership, shall assemble relevant
stakeholders to solve problems identified by the assessment performed pursuant to
subsection (1.5)(a) of this section.

(1.7) Department means the department of education created in section
24-1-115.

(2) District of innovation means a school district that is designated as a
district of innovation pursuant to section 22-32.5-107.

(3) Innovation school means a school in which a local school board
implements an innovation plan pursuant to section 22-32.5-104.

(4) Innovation school zone means a group of schools of a school district
that share common interests, such as geographical location or educational focus, or
that sequentially serve classes of students as they progress through elementary
and secondary education and in which a local school board implements a plan for
creating an innovation school zone pursuant to section 22-32.5-104.

(4.5) Innovation school zone with alternative governance means an
innovation school zone that either operates as an innovation school zone with
alternative governance on or before August 10, 2022, or submits to its local school
board an innovation plan, which the local school board approves, that authorizes
alternative governance and delegates management activities to another
organization pursuant to section 22-32.5-104 (5), including but not limited to a
nonprofit organization. An organization does not include a for-profit organization.

(5) Local school board means the board of education of a school district.

(5.5) Neutral third party means a trained individual who assists disputants
in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of their disputes by identifying and
evaluating alternatives, and is on an approved list by the office of dispute resolution
established in section 13-22-303 or the American arbitration association, or its
successor.

(6) State board means the state board of education created pursuant to
section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1422, � 1, effective May 28. L. 2019: IP amended and (1.5) added, (SB 19-102), ch. 82, p. 293, � 1, effective August 2. L. 2022: (1.7), (4.5), and (5.5) added, (SB 22-197), ch. 307, p. 2214, � 2, effective August 10.