Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-30.5-103. Definitions

(1) “Alternative administrative unit” means the state charter school institute acting in accordance with section 22-30.5-105.3 as the administrative unit, pursuant to section 22-20-106(1)(b), for a charter school authorized by a school district, a charter school network authorized and acting as an administrative unit pursuant to section 22-20-106(1)(b), or a charter school collaborative authorized and acting as an administrative unit pursuant to section 22-20-106(1)(b).

(1.3) “At-risk pupil” means a pupil who, because of physical, emotional, socioeconomic, or cultural factors, is less likely to succeed in a conventional educational environment.

(1.5) “Automatic waiver” means the waiver of a state statute or state board rule:

(2) “Charter school” means a public school that enters into a charter contract pursuant to the provisions of this part 1.

(3) “Department” means the department of education created pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.

(3.5) “Education management provider” means a nonprofit, not-for-profit, or for-profit entity that contracts with a charter school to provide, manage, or oversee all or substantially all of the educational services provided by the charter school. Education management provider does not include a charter school collaborative established pursuant to part 6 of article 30.5 of this title.

(4) “Local board of education” means the school district board of education.

(5) “Moratorium” means a school district's official policy of refusing to authorize charter schools and an ongoing pattern or practice of refusing to accept or review charter school applications.

(6) “Online pupil” means:

(6.5) “Private school” means a primary or secondary educational institution for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade or any portion thereof that may or may not have attained nonprofit status, that does not receive state funding through the “Public School Finance Act of 2025”, article 54 of this title 22, and that is supported in whole or in part by tuition payments or private donations.

(6.6) “Pupil enrollment count day” has the same meaning as set forth in section 22-54-103(10.5).

(6.7) “School food authority” means:

(7) “State board” means the state board of education.