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Publisher
Buechner Institute for Governance
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The landscape of Colorado's online schools has experienced dramatic changes in recent years. The number of online schools has increased and student enrollment has grown from 3,248 in 2003-2004 to 16,464 in 2011-2012. This study seeks to gain a better understanding of online learning and previous experiences in brick-and-mortar classrooms from the perspective of high school students and parents of students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Colorado's Next Generation Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS) is a method to assess, enhance and communicate the level of quality in early education and care for all licensed providers in Colorado. QRIS provides standardized criteria for all childcare providers in Colorado to be rated for quality, and provides incentives and supports to providers that wish to raise the level of quality care available at their facility.
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Publisher
Colorado Educational Success Task Force
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This report is presented in fulfillment of a reporting requirement under Colorado SB 11-111 that directed the Legislative Educational Success Task Force to prepare an interim report on the Education Success Task Force findings and recommendations. This report explores the legislative, programmatic, and statewide innovations that may positively impact student success. Finally, this report will briefly explore the task force 2012-13 agenda.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Supreme Court, Court Improvement Program
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This report provides the court in Colorado with essential information about training evaluation with which to create an effective system for evaluating the training component of the Court Improvement Program (CIP). It is important to acknowledge here the differences in cultures between the various stakeholders that make up the audience for this multi-disciplinary training. The approaches to evaluation described here are the ideal for measuring effectiveness...
Publisher
Evaluation Center, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Learn and Serve Colorado contracted with the Evaluation Center to provide external evaluation services beginning Fall 2006. The evaluation study encompassed the period from November 2006 to August 2007. Previous studies raised questions about the quality of the service learning occurring at sampled schools. In order to make connections between student outcomes and service learning, a measure of the quality of the service learning experience is necessary....
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education [Prevention Initiatives Unit]
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In 2007, the Colorado General Assembly passed legislation that created a system of local early childhood Councils. HB07-1062 specifically called for the creation of a statewide system of Early Childhood Councils that would "increase and sustain the availability, accessibility, capacity and quality of early childhood services throughout the State." Early childhood services refer to early care and education, as well as related services for young children...
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