§ 22-7-704 — Teacher development grant program - created - rules

(1) There
is hereby created the teacher development grant program to provide moneys to
schools for use in providing a teacher development schedule. A teacher
development schedule may include only research-based activities that have been
proven effective in improving teachers' skills, especially in teaching reading,
writing, mathematics, and science.

(2) (a) On or before October 1, 2000, and on or before each October 1
thereafter, subject to available appropriations, the state board shall award teacher
development grants to schools selected from those submitting applications
pursuant to section 22-7-705. Each grant shall continue for two school years,
unless discontinued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2). No two-year
grant shall exceed twenty thousand dollars. On expiration of a grant, a school may
reapply for a grant by submitting an application pursuant to section 22-7-705.

(b) The state board shall annually review each grant recipient's use of the
moneys awarded pursuant to this section. Based on the recommendations of the
department made pursuant to section 22-7-706 (4), the state board shall
discontinue the grant awarded to any recipient that is not making adequate
progress in achieving the goals identified in the recipient's grant application.

(c) Moneys received by a school pursuant to the grant program shall be in
addition to the moneys budgeted to the school by the school district in which the
school is located and shall not reduce the amount of said budgeted moneys that the
school would have received if it had not received a grant pursuant to this part 7.
Grants awarded through the program shall be paid from moneys in the teacher
development fund created in section 22-7-708.

(3) The state board shall implement the grant program in accordance with
the provisions of this part 7. Pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., the state board
shall promulgate such rules as are required in this part 7 and such additional rules
as may be necessary for the implementation of the grant program. Participation by
a school in the grant program is voluntary.

(4) The department shall solicit and is hereby authorized to receive such
public and private gifts, grants, and donations as may be available to fund the grant
program. Any moneys so received shall be credited to the teacher development
fund created in section 22-7-708.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1974, � 1, effective June 2. L. 2004: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 7, � 3, effective February 20.