§ 22-32.5-107 — District of innovation - designation

Colorado § 22-32.5-107

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

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(1) Each local school
board may seek for its school district designation by the state board as a district of
innovation. A local school board may seek the designation on the basis of innovation
plans or plans for creating innovation school zones approved or collaboratively
created by the local school board pursuant to section 22-32.5-104.

(2) A local school board that seeks designation as a district of innovation
shall submit one or more innovation plans or plans for creating an innovation school
zone to the commissioner for review and comment by the commissioner and the
state board. Within sixty days after receiving a local school board's plan, the
commissioner and the state board shall respond to the local school board with any
suggested changes or additions to the plan, including but not limited to
suggestions for further innovations or for measures to increase the likelihood that
the innovations will result in greater academic achievement within the innovation
schools or innovation school zones. Based on the commissioner's and the state
board's comments, the local school board may choose to withdraw and resubmit its
innovation plan or plan for creating an innovation school zone.

(3) (a) Within sixty days after receiving a local school board's innovation plan
or plan for creating an innovation school zone, the state board shall designate the
local school board's school district as a district of innovation if the state board
concludes that the submitted plan:

(I) Is likely to enhance educational opportunity, standards, and quality within
the innovation schools or innovation school zones; and

(II) Is fiscally feasible.

(b) If the state board does not designate a school district as a district of
innovation, it shall provide to the local school board a written explanation of the
basis for its decision. The local school board may resubmit an amended innovation
plan or plan for creating an innovation school zone and seek designation of its
school district as a school district of innovation at any time after denial.

(4) It is the intent of the general assembly that the department of education
receive a one-time appropriation to offset the costs incurred by the department and
the state board in adopting rules and otherwise establishing the procedures for
implementation of this section. The general assembly finds, however, that the
department of education and the state board may implement this section in future
years without additional state funding.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1426, � 1, effective May 28. L. 2017: (3)(a) amended, (HB 17-1271), ch. 343, p. 1813, � 1, effective August 9.