Accountability & Support - a Colorado priority
The CDE supports districts and schools through an educational system focused on ensuring all students will exit Colorado’s K-12 schools ready for postsecondary education and workforce success. CDE’s Statewide System of Accountability and Support provides a framework that establishes performance expectations for districts and schools, defines how performance will be measured and evaluated, and outlines the assistance the State will provide in support of local efforts to create and sustain high-performing schools. Federal program accountability measures also provide information on where and how to direct resources, specific to the federal program’s purpose.
Announcements
- Colorado has received a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind law. Access information on the NCLB waiver page.
- The 2010-11 District and School Performance Framework reports were published on December 6, 2011. Access results and information under the District and School Performance Frameworks page.
Featured Items
- District Accountability Handbook: The District Accountability Handbook provides an overview of accountability requirements for districts and schools.
- UIP Handbook: The Unified Improvement Planning Handbook is a step-by-step guide to the Unified Improvement Planning process and template. Additional resources are also available at http://www.cde.state.co.us/Accountability/UnifiedImprovementPlanningResources.asp.
- UIP Addenda: Addenda to support the UIP process were released in October. Access them under the Unified Improvement Planning templates page.The State Accountability Policies &
- AYP Results: AYP data was released to districts in August 2011.