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Local control

Colorado
November 27, 2018

Colorado board allows Adams 14 to retain some local control as the state pushes for external management

Colorado stopped short of handing over all control of Adams 14 to an outside manager. The district will retain control of hiring and firing employees.

external control

Colorado
November 15, 2018

State asks Pueblo to turn over more management of two struggling schools to outside group

Pueblo district officials a day earlier presented a proposal for external management, and were receptive to concerns from the state board.

external control

Colorado
November 14, 2018

State Board of Education pushes Adams 14 to give up authority over its schools

In Wednesday's hearing, state board members said they want to direct Adams 14 to give up authority to an external manager.

Decision day

Colorado
November 14, 2018

A state board decision on two long-struggling Pueblo schools could affect the entire district

Heroes Middle School and Risley International Academy of Innovation have spent the last eight years on a watch list for low-performing schools.

new path

Colorado
October 26, 2018

State panel recommends Adams 14 turn over management to outside group

Adams 14 and Adams City High School face the State Board of Education on Nov. 14 for possible new orders.

next steps

Colorado
September 17, 2018

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.

year in review

Colorado
December 20, 2017

Colorado stepped in to save its lowest-performing schools in 2017. Whether it will work may not be answered in 2018.

The state board is expected to get a status update on how the schools are performing early next year.

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.
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