Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-27.5-104. Dropout prevention activity grant program--rules--awarding grants

(a) Give first priority to applications to fund arts-based or vocational activity programs at qualified schools that experience high dropout rates for the three school years preceding the year in which the application is submitted and to fund arts-based or vocational activity programs at facility schools;

(b) Consider the percentage of students enrolled at the affected qualified school or facility school who are minority students or students who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the provisions of the federal “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq., with the goal of funding arts-based and vocational activity programs at qualified schools and facility schools that enroll high percentages of minority students and students who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch;

(c) Consider the format of the arts-based or vocational activity program for which funding is requested and determine the cost-effectiveness of the program, the number of students who will be able to participate, and the quality of the participatory experience offered, with the goal of funding arts-based and vocational activity programs that provide a large number of students the opportunity to directly participate in and experience an arts-based or vocational activity;

(d) Consider whether the arts-based or vocational activity program for which funding is requested includes a partnering relationship with businesses in the community or a component of community service, with the goal of funding those arts-based and vocational activity programs that demonstrate a connection with the community outside the school or facility school and provide a benefit to that community.