Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-7-304. Council--advisory duties--technical assistance--report

(a) Creating and implementing programs to effectively involve parents in improving their children's education and levels of academic achievement. To identify these best practices and strategies, the council shall review the programs implemented in other states and the results of state and national research conducted in this area.

(b) Involving parents in programs to raise academic achievement, increase high school graduation rates, decrease student dropout rates, and close the achievement and growth gap;

(c) Involving parents in a multi-tiered system of supports in public schools and school districts;

(d) Involving parents in programs to raise academic achievement, improve the persistence rate, and improve the on-time graduation rate of students enrolled in institutions of higher education;

(e) Increasing parent involvement in education-related committees at the local and state levels;

(f) Designing and implementing parent education programs and centers and parent leadership training programs;

(g) Creating and implementing family-to-school liaison positions;

(h) Advising educator preparation programs about best practices for including research-based family engagement strategies in coursework and program requirements; and

(i) Providing feedback to state agencies and other organizations about publicly available tools and resources that assist families with navigating the education system.

(a) Requiring each school district and the state charter school institute, as part of the accreditation process, to increase the level of parent involvement in education; and

(b) Initiatives to increase admissions to institutions of higher education and the degree-completion rate and to reduce the need for remediation.

(3)(a) The council shall provide training and other resources designed to help the school district accountability committees and school accountability committees increase the level of parent engagement with the public schools and with school districts, including increasing the number of parents serving on school district accountability committees and school accountability committees.

(b) The council shall work with the department to provide regional training programs for school district accountability committees and school accountability committees. At a minimum, the training programs must address parent leadership and increasing parent engagement with school district accountability committees and school accountability committees, including best practices for parent engagement with school district accountability committees and school accountability committees.

(c) The council shall work with the department to provide regional training programs for school districts and charter schools concerning best practices and skills for district and school personnel in working with parents.