Unified Improvement Planning - General Resources

Pause on 2020-21 and 2021-22 State Accountability System Due to COVID-19

A second year of Accountability Pause (2021-2022) has been authorized by the Colorado legislature. The state's accountability system has been paused for 2020-21 and 2021-22. More details on the implications of a pause in accountability are available in the links below.

Accountability Pause

View the news release

COVID-19 resources

UIP Timelines

Learn more about UIP timelines including the October 2021 Timeline Shift.

New UIP Guidance and Requirements

UIP Planning Considerations 2021-22

UIP Changes Document 2021-2022

Unified Improvement Planning Guidance Documents

UIP Guidance

2021-22 UIP Handbook (PDF) (Updated: August 11, 2021)
UIP 101 Webinar (Updated Sept 2019) This webinar gives a helpful, comprehensive view of the Unified Improvement Plan.
- View the webinar
- View the slides (PPT)
Statute and Policy Guidance References for UIP (PDF) (Updated: October 6th, 2020)
Performance Watch Summary (August 2019) An overview of adjustments in the submission process for On Clock and On Watch schools.
Accountability Clock: Year 4 Requirements (PDF) This document provides guidance and instructions for schools and districts in year four of the accountability clock.
Early Learning Needs Assessment This website provides resources for conducting an early learning needs assessment as a part of the UIP process, as well as guidance for meeting expectations for k-3 serving schools with priority improvement/turnaround plans and their districts.
Parent Notification and Public Hearing Requirements Fact Sheet (PDF) (Updated: August, 2021)
- Parent Notification and Public Hearing Requirements Fact Sheet - Spanish (PDF)
UIP Guidance for New Schools (PDF) (Updated: August, 2021) The intent of this guidance is to help new schools "plan forward" for their improvement efforts - even with limited data.
Data Analysis for Small Student Populations (PDF) (Updated August 2021) This guidance focuses on how to include analysis of data with small populations of students in the UIP. This resource is appropriate for all users that need to report on small student groups, either due to size of the school/district or disaggregated data analysis.

Quality Criteria/Rubric

The Quality Criteria have been created to offer guidance on creating improvement plans that incorporate state and federal accountability requirements. The QC Rubric is used by CDE to evaluate Unified Improvement Plans.

	District	School
Quality Criteria	UIP District Quality Criteria- (PDF) UIP District Quality Criteria- (DOC) (Updated: 08/09/2021)	UIP School Quality Criteria- (PDF) UIP School Quality Criteria- (DOC) (Updated: 06/25/21)
QC Rubric for Review	UIP District QC Rubric -(PDF) UIP District QC Rubric- (DOC) (Updated: 08/09/21)	UIP School QC Rubric- (PDF) UIP School QC Rubric- (DOC) (Updated: 06/25/21)

District

School

Quality Criteria

(Updated: 08/09/2021)

(Updated: 06/25/21)

QC Rubric for Review

(Updated: 08/09/21)

(Updated: 06/25/21)

Flexibility for UIP Completion and Submission

New (08/20/21) - 2021-22 Guidance for Combined Plans This resource outlines requirements and instructions for submitting combined improvement plans for districts serving fewer than 1200 students.
New (03/18/2021) - The UIP Submission Deadlines and Biennial Flexibility Spreadsheet lists the next UIP submission deadline for every school and district as well as biennial submission eligibility for the 2021-22 school year.
Biennial Flexibility for the UIP (PDF) (Updated August 2021) Provides guidance on the eligibility criteria for the submission of the UIP on a biennial basis.