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Colorado
3 days ago

Adams 14 pledges ‘transformational change’ as Colorado revisits school improvement plans

The Colorado State Board of Education plans to hold hearings in November for one school district and three schools that have not shown enough improvement.

Meaning of measures

Colorado
September 12, 2018

Passing schools, struggling students: Colorado reconsiders its formula for rating schools  

The ratings formula ties into a long-running debate among testing experts about the value of measuring growth versus proficiency.

on the clock

Colorado
September 10, 2018

After another low rating, Denver’s Manual High could face state intervention

Manual’s situation is noteworthy because Denver Public Schools generally has taken aggressive action toward low-performing schools before the state can step in.

out of the woods

Colorado
August 27, 2018

With test scores nudging up, Westminster escapes state’s watchlist

Preliminary state ratings showed Westminster has made enough improvement to come off the clock.

looking inside

Colorado
August 29, 2017

Adams 14 district to keep closer eye on each school as part of state improvement plan

Adams 14 officials created a school monitoring tool that will have top district leaders visiting schools every week to keep track of how schools are doing.

On Close watch

Colorado
August 17, 2017

State’s lowest performing schools and districts taking hard look at this year’s test data

School districts and schools that ran out of time on Colorado's accountability clock and are now on state improvement plans had mixed performance on state tests.

final orders

Colorado
May 10, 2017

State Board finalizes path for Aurora Central, HOPE Online schools

The state board voted to finalize improvement plans for Aurora Central High School and HOPE Online charter schools, giving them until 2019 to earn higher state ratings.

Looking for options

Colorado
April 24, 2017

State board raised questions over plan for Pueblo schools and management partners

The Colorado Board of Education asked state officials to bring them a different plan by mid-June so they can consider it against the district's plan for three schools.

Approved

Colorado
April 24, 2017

Two Greeley middle schools will change their learning model as they look to boost performance

Two Greeley middle schools that reached the end of the accountability timeline and faced state action, will get innovation status to change their learning models.

the fix is in

Colorado
April 20, 2017

How the state plans to deal with the struggling Westminster Public Schools

Documents reveal the state's plan to deal with Westminster Public Schools, a low-performing district that ran out of time on Colorado's accountability clock.

'Nothing magic'

Colorado
April 12, 2017

Stay the course: Struggling Aurora Central will not face drastic state-ordered changes

Wednesday the Colorado State Board of Education directed staff to finalize a recommendation to allow Aurora Central High School to continue with their innovation plan.

staying the course

Colorado
April 10, 2017

Why state education officials think Aurora Central’s latest reforms deserve more time

Aurora Central High School, facing state sanctions for low performance, could be allowed to continue work on reforms rolled out in the current school year.

tick tock

Colorado
March 8, 2017

How Colorado education officials have quietly helped struggling schools improve

The State Board of Education will begin a months-long process of determining what changes a dozen schools and five school districts should make to boost student learning.

tick tock

Colorado
March 8, 2017

What the heck is the Colorado school accountability clock? (And 14 other questions you might ask.)

State officials are about to intervene in the hopes of setting some schools on the right course.

lessons learned

Colorado
March 7, 2017

The state tried to save one Colorado school before and failed. Now it is about to try again — with 12.

The ill-fated attempt to turn around Cole Middle School provides a cautionary tale as the state prepares to intervene in a bid to improve 12 schools and five districts.

Upon further review

Colorado
December 15, 2016

Westminster schools didn’t improve enough to dodge sanctions, state finds

The preliminary performance rating for Westminster Public Schools was made final Thursday after the state denied the district's request to raise it.

lessons learned

Colorado
October 12, 2016

Thornton Elementary improved enough to get off the state’s watch list. Here’s how.

Thornton Elementary in the Adams 12 district has made changes in the last three years, some small and some significant, but they may have helped save the school.

tick tock

Colorado
October 11, 2016

Here are the Colorado schools and districts most likely to face state intervention for poor performance

The Colorado schools are urban, rural, big and small, district-run and charters.

Steel City Turnaround

Colorado
October 6, 2016

Pueblo City Schools, with moments to spare, improves enough to avoid state intervention

But Pueblo City Schools still has three schools that are likely to face sanctions next year.

just in time

Colorado
October 3, 2016

Off the list: Two Colorado school districts improve enough to spare themselves from state sanctions

Schools and districts that spend five straight years on the watch list face state sanctions.