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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) In considering or creating an innovation plan or a plan for creating an innovation school zone, each local school board is strongly encouraged to consider innovations in the following areas:
(a) Curriculum and academic standards and assessments;
(b) Accountability measures, including but not limited to expanding the use of a variety of accountability measures to more accurately present a complete measure of student learning and accomplishment. The accountability measures adopted by an innovation school or an innovation school zone may include, but need not be limited to:
(I) Use of graduation or exit examinations;
(II) Use of end-of-course examinations;
(III) Use of student portfolio reviews;
(IV) Use of national and international accountability measures such as the national assessment of educational progress and the program for international student assessment;
(V) Measuring the percentage of students continuing into higher education; and
(VI) Measuring the percentage of students simultaneously obtaining a high school diploma and an associate's degree or a career and technical education certificate.
(c) Provision of services, including but not limited to special education services; services for gifted and talented students; services for English language learners; educational services for students at risk of academic failure, expulsion, or dropping out; and support services provided by the state department of human services or county departments or agencies of human or social services;
(d) Teacher recruitment, training, preparation, and professional development;
(e) Teacher employment;
(f) Performance expectations and evaluation procedures for teachers and principals;
(g) Compensation for teachers, principals, and other school building personnel, including but not limited to performance pay plans, total compensation plans, and other innovations with regard to retirement and other benefits;
(h) School governance and the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of principals in innovation schools or schools within an innovation school zone; and
(i) Preparation and counseling of students for transition to higher education or the work force.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-32.5-105. Suggested innovations - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-22-education/co-rev-st-sect-22-32-5-105/
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