About Us
A branch of CDE, the Division of Capital Construction has developed a series of programs and resources for capital construction funding and technical assistance for school districts, traditional public schools, charter schools, BOCES, and the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.
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Learn more about the programs with which the Division assists.
BEST Video
This video provides a short overview of the history of the BEST program. It demonstrates how BEST is affecting positive educational change through capital construction to help realize CDE's goal that "all students in Colorado will become educated and productive citizens capable of succeeding in a global society, in the workforce, and in life."
Opportunities and Announcements
Building Excellent Schools Today Rulemaking
Proposed Building Excellent Schools Today Redlined Rules(PDF)
Hearing: November 9, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Location: Jeffco Administrative Center, 1829 Denver West Dr. Bldg 27, 4th Floor Seminar Room, Golden, CO 80401
Building Excellent Schools Today Rulemaking
Proposed Public School Facility Construction Guidelines
Hearing: November 9, 2017 at 2:15 pm
Location: Jeffco Administrative Center, 1829 Denver West Dr. Bldg 27, 4th Floor Seminar Room, Golden, CO 80401
Press Release: Alta Vista, History and Memories Combine
The Alta Vista Charter School observed its 100th anniversary with a celebration geared to trigger some memories for a lot of the older students and provide some younger ones with new recollections for years to come. The school, built in 1917, has served five generations of students from Prowers County. The school has stood in the same location on County Road LL and was given a comprehensive overhaul and expansion several years ago. Antiquated rooms and support systems were in need of an upgrade which came from a BEST Grant. Alta Vista became a charter school in 1998, the only country school still in use in Prowers county since 1991 and now serves grades K through 6.
Next Capital Construction Assistance Board Meeting
- October 5 Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Location: CDE State Board Room
201 E. Colfax, Room 101, Denver, CO 80203
- View September 7 meeting agenda(pdf)
FY2018-19 BEST Financial Assistance Cycle Timeline
FY2017-18 Grant Application Selection
- FY2017-18 Awarded Projects(excel)
- FY2017-18 Grant Application Summary(PDF) - Received by February 24, 2017
Other
May 2015 marked the first grant cycle in which marijuana excise tax revenues were used to fund capital construction projects around our state. Find out more about the revenue sources funding the BEST Assistance Fund here.
Impact of the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Grant Program
The BEST program is helping to significantly and positively impact students and communities throughout Colorado by assisting them with their capital construction needs.
Since 2008, the BEST program has:
- Helped over 149,300 students in 381 school facilities throughout 128 school districts
- Funded 261 public school grants for a total of $2,008,556,248.55
- Helped create and support roughly 21,087 jobs
More information:
- View the full BEST stakeholder presentation(pdf)
- View the BEST fact sheet(pdf)
- View an important notice for Charter Schools(pdf) wishing to apply for a BEST Grant.
