HB 25-1210

HB 25-1210 is a Colorado bill that requires schools and school districts to create simplified performance plans for their schools. These plans combine various state, federal, and grant reporting requirements into one streamlined format, making it easier for schools to report on their progress and needs. The bill also calls for the Department of Education to maintain a centralized system to collect these reports and analyze them statewide, helping to better distribute resources where they are needed most. Since the bill has been signed into law, Colorado's schools will now be required to follow this new reporting format starting in August 2025.

Official Summary

For school districts and the state charter school institute (institute), the act requires the department of education (department) to develop a streamlined format for a performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan (plan) that consolidates various state, federal, and grant reporting requirements and allows a school district or the institute to attach a locally developed action portion of the plan that addresses action steps, resources, and any other plan components identified in state board of education (state board) rule. For schools of a school district or district charter schools (district public schools) or institute charter schools, the act requires the department to develop a streamlined format for a plan that consolidates various state, federal, and grant reporting requirements and allows a local school board for the district public school, or the institute if the public school is an institute charter school, to attach a locally developed action portion of the plan that addresses action steps, resources, and any other plan components identified in state board rule. The department shall maintain a centralized system for plan submissions so the department can conduct a statewide analysis in order to determine how to best distribute state resources and supports. On or before August 31, 2025, and regularly thereafter, the department must collect user feedback to assess the extent to which the streamlined format for plans is used, whether it is helpful, and how to use this feedback to improve the centralized system. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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