Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-35.6-102. Definitions

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of education appointed by the state board of education pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(2) “Department” means the department of education created and operating pursuant to section 24-1-115.

(3) “Education leadership council” means the council convened by executive order B 2017-001 in 2017 to identify the vision and strategic plan for education in Colorado.

(4) “Innovative learning opportunities” means learning experiences that usually occur outside of the classroom. “Innovative learning opportunities” may include work-based learning, such as apprenticeships, competency-based learning projects, capstone projects, and other learning experiences that are designed to support students in developing and demonstrating personal skills, entrepreneurial skills, civic and interpersonal skills, and professional skills as described by the department.

(5) “Innovative learning plan” or “plan” means a local education provider's plan to provide a variety of innovative learning opportunities to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.

(6) “Local education provider” means:

(7) “Pilot program” means the high school innovative learning pilot program created in section 22-35.6-103.

(8) “Rural local education provider” means:

(9) “Small suburban school district” means a school district that is located in a suburban area, as identified by the department, and that enrolls fewer than two thousand students.

(10) “State board” means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.