Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-99-104. Pilot program evaluation

(2)(a) The department shall contract with the program evaluator at the commencement of the pilot program, if possible, so that the pilot program evaluator can develop the necessary data collection practices prior to implementation of the operation of the pilot program in schools. At a minimum, the pilot program evaluator shall develop the necessary data collection practices to ensure that the program evaluation can assess pilot program impacts, including but not limited to:

(b) The program evaluator shall conduct a student and instructor perception survey and interviews to determine the value of the pilot program experience to students and to physical education instructors and classroom instructors and shall also review student and instructor formative and summative assessments to determine the impact of the pilot program.

(c) For purposes of program evaluation, the program evaluator shall work with pilot program recipients to identify and determine collection practices for necessary data from initial implementation of the pilot program through completion of the final pilot program evaluation. Necessary data collected by pilot program participants must include, but is not limited to, student demographics, measures of student poverty, and English language learner status. The program evaluator shall not release student identifying information and shall comply with state and federal law relating to student data privacy.