61. Colorado but rejected applicants may appeal to the colorado State Board of education . In May 2000, the colorado Department of education released a report on http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/Schools/colorado.cfm

site map help contact us The Heritage Foundation ... School Choice 2003 Colorado Policy Archive: view by date Policy Archive: view by issue ... Return Home COLORADO State Profile (Updated April 2004) School Choice Status Public school choice: Intradistrict and interdistrict/mandatory State constitution: Blaine amendment and compelled-support language Charter school law: Established 1993 Strength of law: Strong Number of charter schools in operation (fall 2002): Number of students enrolled in charter schools (fall 2002): Publicly funded private school choice: Yes Privately funded school choice: Yes Home-school law: Moderate regulation Ranking on the Education Freedom Index (2001): 12th out of 50 states K-12 Public Schools and Students (2001-2002) Public school enrollment: 742,065 Students enrolled per teacher: 17.1 Number of schools (2000-2001): 1,590 Number of districts: 178 Current expenditures: $4,633,739,000 Current per-pupil expenditure: $6,244 Amount of revenue from the federal government: 5.1% K-12 Public School Teachers (2001-2002) Number of teachers: 43,282

62. Planned Parenthood Federation Of America, Inc. - Comprehensive Sex Education: Co Comprehensive Sex education colorado Springs Dukes It Out Said Christen It sonly a matter of time until it we have a new board that better reflects http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/webzine/newspoliticsact

take action! donate now! request an appointment I want to find a health center to get involved to donate birth control info ... inside Planned Parenthood Comprehensive Sex Education: Colorado Springs Dukes It Out by Laura Lambert A Long-Term Relationship Put to the Test "It's appalling to me that our schools can be hijacked by conservative elements that seem to care less about our children than they do about setting forth their own agenda." Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) has been a trusted provider of comprehensive sex education in D-11 for nearly 17 years. But in October 2004, anti-choice zealots forced Planned Parenthood sex educators out of one D-11 high school after three days of heated protest. Then, on November 1, 2004, Eric Christen, one of the most outspoken and conservative of the school board's seven members, called an impromptu press conference to announce that he planned to eject Planned Parenthood from the district and enforce an abstinence-only sex education curriculum. The Community Speaks Out When the time came to discuss the future of Planned Parenthood in the school district, the opening comments pushed the debate far off message, careering into discussions of morality, abortion, and even evolution. After two hours of back-and-forth, the board members finally spoke, beginning with Christen, who denounced Planned Parenthood much as he had during his November press conference.

63. Education Commission Of The States colorado K12 Governance Structures, There are 8 voting members of the state board The chairperson of the board of governors for higher education or http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=167

64. Behavioral Drugs Focus Of Debate In Colorado Schools DENVER A resolution recently passed by the colorado Board of education todiscourage teachers from recommending behavioral drugs like Ritalin and Luvox http://www.theodora.com/teddy/newyork/ritalin2.html

November 25, 1999 Behavioral Drugs Focus of Debate in Colorado Schools By MICHAEL JANOFSKY ENVER A resolution recently passed by the Colorado Board of Education to discourage teachers from recommending behavioral drugs like Ritalin and Luvox has intensified a national debate over the growing use of prescription drugs for children. The resolution, the first of its kind in the country, carries no legal weight. But it urges teachers and other school personnel to use discipline and instruction to overcome problem behavior in the classroom, rather than to encourage parents to put their children on drugs that are commonly prescribed for attention deficit and hyperactive disorders. Proponents of the resolution, which passed by a 6-to-1 vote on Nov. 11, said they were motivated, in part, by evidence that they said suggested that dozens of violent crimes, including the massacre last spring at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., had been committed by young people taking psychotropic drugs. One of the teenage shooters at Columbine, Eric Harris, had been taking Luvox, an anti-depressant, although there is no evidence that the drug had anything to do with the shootings or that a teacher recommended the use of the medication.

65. With Strings Attached By RICHARD BRIFFAULT - Education Next - Summer 2004 For instance, in Board of education No. 1 in the City and County of Denver v.Booth, the Denver school board challenged colorado’s Charter Schools Act, http://www.educationnext.org/20043/58.html

With Strings Attached by RICHARD BRIFFAULT In a December 2003 decision, a Colorado trial court judge invalidated the state’s new school voucher program. The decision was unusual in that the court relied not on traditional separation-of-church-and-state concerns, but instead on a provision of the Colorado state constitution that vests control over public education in local school boards. The court held that by failing to give local school boards any “input whatsoever into the instruction to be offered by the private schools” that accepted voucher students, the state had violated the constitutional provision that grants local boards “control of instruction in the public schools of their respective districts.” The ruling in Colorado Congress of Parents v. Owens , which has already been appealed, illustrates the longstanding tension in American education law between two competing models of the relationship between states and local school boards. The dominant approach has treated school boards as legally subordinate to their states, recognizing that most state constitutions explicitly assign responsibility for and authority over public education to the state government. While the states’ nearly unlimited authority has been repeatedly affirmed by the courts, there has been intermittent legal recognition of the de facto autonomy enjoyed by local school boards in the day-to-day operation and management of their schools. Moreover, as the Colorado decision indicates, courts have occasionally recognized—and even celebrated—the powerful tradition of local control in American education.

66. American Family: Colorado Resources The NALEO education Fund develops and implements programs that promote the National Caucus of Hispanic School Board Members Membership is comprised of http://www.rmpbs.org/americanfamily/r_com.html

Rocky Mountain PBS Home Series Episodes Characters ... Join our Online Discussions! Share your comments, feedback and new ideas with our online discussion community. Colorado Hispanic Resources and Organizations Local Events Holidays Heroes ... Hispanic Recipes Scroll to select a resource The Arts Business Community Education Food Health Travel TV Programs Youth Resources and Organizations Serving the Colorado Hispanic Com munity Community Boulder County Latina Women's League creating opportunities for Latina girls, adolescents, and women for educational and professional advancement. (Boulder, Colorado) Colorado Hispanic Institute Nonprofit institute through the joint efforts of the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State College in Denver, the University of Colorado at Denver, and Hispanic community leaders. The institute provides opportunities for Hispanics o become culturally competent leaders who will transform and build their multicultural communities and workplaces. They provide a 16-week multicultural transformational leadership program entitled Visiones, one and two-day diversity/cultural competency seminars, team building, train-the-trainer, and other customized workshops. (Denver, Colorado) Colorado Rural Development the United States Department of Agriculture Colorado Rural Development Office. We serve residents in rural Colorado. Affordable home ownership opportunities are provided to eligible rural residents through our Direct and Guaranteed Housing Programs.

67. Evie Hudak Colorado State Board Of Education Serve as the Board liaison to the following. colorado Special education Advisory Belong, as a member of the colorado State Board, to the following http://www.hudak.org/Miscellaneous/My_Resume.htm

a strong voice for kids 2nd Congressional District PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Member, colorado state board of education January 2001 - present (Elected POSITION) Elected, in a partisan election, to serve for six years on the Colorado State Board of Education as the representative of the 2nd Congressional District, to discharge the duties of the State Board, as follows: Provide educational leadership for the state Appoint the Commissioner of Education Approve the Department of Education budget Make rules, regulations, and policies that govern the Colorado Department of Education, public education including pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, adult education, and public libraries Accredit public school districts Facilitate the provision of library services to the citizens of Colorado through the State Library Distribute federal and state funds Regulate educator licensing Supervise adult basic education Appoint advisory committees Grant waivers of Colorado education law and regulations Exercise judicial authority with regard to appeals by charter schools Submit recommendations for educational improvements to the General Assembly and Governor Serve as the Board liaison to the following: Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee Belong, as a member of the Colorado State Board

68. Evie Hudak Colorado State Board Of Education The mission of the colorado State Board of education is to provide all childrenequal access to quality, thorough, wellrounded educational opportunity in a http://www.hudak.org/MeetingReports/2003/R20030214.htm

a strong voice for kids 2nd Congressional District SBE BOARD RETREAT February 14-15, 2003 BOARDSMANSHIP HISTORY ACCREDITATION OUR PURPOSE AND VALUES ... PROCEDURES BOARDSMANSHIP Brenda Wellburn, Executive Director of NASBE (National Association of State Boards of Education), led the Board in reviewing the elements of effective boardsmanship and helping us devise a strategy for improving the efficacy of the SBE. We covered the following: Characteristics of a good state board of education Practices of effective boards Strengths of our SBE Characteristics of effective board members How boards can get off track and what things ineffective board members do Boardsmanship challenges of our SBE Keys to effective board relations Developing an effective strategic plan Education issues in Colorado What members want to accomplish Topics for an internal board discussion that will help us accomplish what we want We divided into small groups and discussed various areas that we would like to have Board procedures for. We will continue working on these in the next month. We decided that our goals for the rest of the Retreat are the following: Clarify what we believe our purpose to be, including what is legally set

69. | W O R L D B O O K Professional Links US State Departments and boards of education ColoradoColorado Department of education http//www.cde.state.co.us/. Connecticut http://www.worldbook.com/wc/browse?id=ed/prl/boe/pro_links_us_03.htm

70. NSDC - Staff Development Library: Policy And Advocacy - State Policy Update: Col The colorado State Board of education adopted the standards in 1999, and hasdeveloped and implemented an assessment system to determine if teacher http://www.nsdc.org/library/policy/stpolco.cfm

dqmcodebase = "/" Teaching Standards 1. Status: Has the state adopted Standards for Teaching? Yes 2. Name: What is the document called? Performance-Based Standards for Colorado Teachers 3. The Standards: What are the Standards? Colorado Performance Based Standards The following shall serve as standards for the licensing of all teacher education candidates in Colorado and reflect the knowledge and skills required of beginning teachers. Standard One: Knowledge of Literacy: The teacher shall be knowledgeable about student literacy development in reading, writing, speaking, viewing, and listening. The teacher has demonstrated the ability to: 1.1 Plan and organize reading instruction based on ongoing assessment. 1.2 Develop phonological and linguistic skills related to reading including: Phonemic awareness. Concepts about print. Systematic, explicit phonics. Other word identification strategies. Spelling instruction. 1.3 Develop reading comprehension and promotion of independent reading including: Comprehension strategies for a variety of genre. Literary response and analysis.

71. The Center For Education Reform: Colorado's Charter Law Indepth analysis of colorado s charter school law, and legislative policy by the local school board may be appealed to the state board of education, http://edreform.com/charter_schools/laws/Colorado.htm

Charter School Legislation: Profile of Colorado's Charter School Law Note : The following ranking and analysis reflects the state's law as of 2001. For the most recent state law profile, please contact the Center for Education Reform or order Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Score Card and Legislative Profiles from our Publications page Colorado (1993; last amended in 2001) The 9 th strongest of the nation's 38 charter laws General Statistics Number of Schools Allowed Unlimited Number of Charters Operating (As of Fall 2001) Approval Process Eligible Chartering Authorities Local school boards; state board may recommend conversion of "failing" schools Eligible Applicants Any person or organization (for profit or non-profit) Types of Charter Schools Converted public, new starts (but not home-based schools) Appeals Process Applications denied by the local school board may be appealed to the state board of education, which may remand the decision back to local school board for reconsideration. A second denial may be appealed to the state board, which may instruct the local board to approve the charter. Formal Evidence of Local Support Required Teachers, parents, and/or students (in "adequate" numbers) must support; application procedures may be adopted by local school board

72. Charter Schools In Colorado According to the colorado Department of education, charter schools have The local board of education has the ability to waive the applicability of any http://www.headfirstcolorado.org/factsheets/charter_schools.php

Charter Schools in Colorado A charter school is a public school that is granted a contract, or charter, by the school district in which it operates. The charter provides the terms under which the charter school is to operate, and generally provides freedom from specified school district policies and state regulations. The local board of education has the ability to waive the applicability of any state statutes or regulations other than assessment and accountability requirements. Charter schools also must adhere to laws prohibiting discrimination and requiring special education services. The charter school is responsible for its own operation, although it may contract with the school district for services such as the provision of school facilities or special education. Charter schools are here to stay in Colorado. Future action with respect to charter schools is likely to include finding ways to sufficiently fund expansion of charter schools without harming other public schools; exploring whether local boards of education are the best chartering authorities for charter schools or whether some other entity, such as the state board of education or an independent chartering authority, is more appropriate; exploring the concept of charter school districts, or districts comprised entirely of charter schools; and encouraging the use of charter schools to help close the achievement gap and promote higher academic performance from traditionally at-risk populations.

73. Colorado BPW Education Foundation Foundation Board. The colorado BPW education Foundation offers an opportunityto forward women in their lives as they strive for economic independence. http://www.cbpwef.org/Board.aspx

Foundation Boards Honorary Board Advisors Annual Report Foundation Board "The Colorado BPW Education Foundation offers an opportunity to forward women in their lives as they strive for economic independence. Through education, one gains strength, confidence, and courage to accomplish goals that may have seemed insurmountable." Elizabeth F. Dodds, Vice President, Key Private Bank, Advisory Council "My formal education is finished, so now I can give a hand to those who are engaged in the process of education. It 's a good feeling to help these women strive to enrich their lives, their families, and their communities. I’m proud to be part of tomorrow's success stories." Barbara Ford, Trustee CBPWEF 2004-05 officers and trustees are listed below. Feel free to contact them if you have questions or need assistance of any kind. Cathi Hight cathi@hightperformance.com Eleanor Hubbard eleanor.hubbard@colorado.edu Kim Felton kfelton@fnbconline.com

74. Colorado Real Estate School: Online Continuing Education And GRI Courses - VanEd colorado Real Estate school offering an extensive selection of affordable, by the colorado Dpt. of Higher education, Private Occupational School Board. http://www.vaned.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/CE/Tab/CE

Intro CE GRI MRE ... Site Map Real Estate Continuing Education All licensed real estate agents are required to obtain continuing education credits each year from a certified school. The Colorado Real Estate Commission sets guidelines on the amount and type of continuing education required. All of our real estate continuing education courses and GRI courses are offered online, and can be completed from the comfort of your home or office. VanEd offers a broad range of courses covering all aspects of real estate practice, including the Colorado Real Estate Commissions 3-hr update course, required of all real estate agents each year. GRI - Graduate REALTOR® Institute The Graduate REALTOR® Institute is a national program of real estate instruction administered and delivered by the Colorado Association of Realtors® (CAR), whose course of study meets the accreditation standards established by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR). MRE - Master of Real Estate Click here to see the latest Real Estate License Renewal Requirements Continuing Education Course Fees Our online courses range from two to eight credit hours with fees of $25 to $75.

75. Diversity And Equity | University Of Colorado At Boulder The Board of Regents of the University of colorado has demonstrated its supportof the principles of colorado Commission on Higher education. http://www.colorado.edu/cu-diversity/blueprint/appendix_d.html

Office of Diversity and Equity Policies, Committees and Reports A Blueprint for Action Appendix D - Regents Resolution of May 13, 1999 Campus Diversity Plan: A Blueprint for Action The following resolution was approved by the University of Colorado Board of Regents at a Special Meeting on diversity planning May 13, 1999. MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Board of Regents FROM: President John C. Buechner DATE: May 5, 1999 SUBJECT: Reaffirmation of the Board's Commitment to Diversity Approval of Description of Diversity Approval of Statement of Principles for Developing Campus Diversity Plans I. REQUEST FOR ACTION I request that the following resolution be approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting on May 13, 1999: RESOLVED that the Board of Regents reaffirms its statement of April 20, 1995: FURTHER RESOLVED that the following description of diversity is hereby approved: FURTHER RESOLVED that the following document, "Statement of Principles for Developing Campus Diversity Plans," is hereby approved: Statement of Principles for Developing Campus Diversity Plans Campus plans will be consistent with the University of Colorado's aspiration to be a place where the quality of education is enhanced and enriched by a diverse campus community and from which all students benefit within a Total Learning Environment.

76. Colorado Wildlife Federation - Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Habitat Managemen colorado Wildlife Federation promotes the conservation, sound management, use of colorado s wildlife and wildlife habitat through education and advocacy. http://www.coloradowildlife.org/index.asp

CWF's Mission Statement To promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of Colorado's wildlife and wildlife habitat through education and advocacy. Colorado Wildlife Federation 4045 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 20 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Phone: (303) 987-0400 Fax: (303) 987-0200 email: cwf@coloradowildlife.org find out what's in your backyard. enter e-mail* enter zip code* * required send me eNature newsletters NEW! - Now you can contribute or join CWF online. CWF's Advocacy Issues Oil and Gas Development Guidelines Big Game License Allocation Resident License Fee Bill I-70 Wildlife Corridors (PDF) ... Lake City Conservation Evening About CWF Welcome to Colorado's oldest, most effective conservation organization - the Colorado Wildlife Federation (CWF). Founded in 1953, as an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation **, CWF is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to conserving Colorado's natural resources and wildlife heritage, including fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing. We are a non-governmental, private, membership organization composed of citizens from all across the United States.

77. Charter Schools: An Approach For Rural Education? ERIC Digest. State Policy boards State Board of education/Charter Schools. Denver ColoradoDepartment of education. http//www.cde.state.co.us/chintro.htm http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-3/charter.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Collins, Timothy Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.

78. Water Education Foundation - Western Water Magazine In a letter to governors of the seven colorado River Basin states, The courtheld that the Regional Board has discretion under Water Code Section 13269 http://www.water-ed.org/westernwater.asp

Issue: July/August 2005 Introduction Editor’s Desk In the News Western Water Archives ... subscription. On the Edge: Defusing Tensions on the Colorado River by Glenn Totten Introduction With interstate discussions of critical Colorado River issues seemingly headed for stalemate, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton stepped in May 2 to defuse, or at least defer, a potentially divisive debate over water releases from Lake Powell. In a letter to governors of the seven Colorado River Basin states, Norton preserved the status quo of river operations for five months, giving states and stakeholders a chance to move back from the edge before positions had hardened on two key issues: (1) shortage guidelines for the Lower Basin and (2) Upper Basin/ Lower Basin reservoir operations, particularly at Lake Powell. But Norton served notice that she wants discussions on those two issues to continue, possibly outside of the annual operation plan (AOP) consultation process, which at least one observer described as unwieldy. In her letter, Norton said no adjustment is necessary in the amount of water scheduled to be released from Lake Powell for the next five months. According to the 2005 AOP, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is to schedule releases from Lake Powell to the Lower Basin to achieve the minimum objective release goal of 8.23 million acre-feet during 2005.

79. Colorado Alliance For Arts Education for music and visual arts were adopted by the colorado Board of education . Board of education and colorado Legislature to interested advocates. http://www.artsedcolorado.org/history.cfm

"Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." - Roger Lewin History of the Alliance Curious about the Colorado Alliance for Arts Education? Here's a brief history of the organization up to the present day. Formally incorporated. Collaborated with the Colorado Department of Education to create, for the first time, a plan for consistently implementing the arts in education. 1991 to 1994 Joined the Colorado Council on the Arts and the Colorado Department of Education to implement the "Arts Education Equity Network (AEEN)." This project led to the renaissance of the Alliance and launched 16 school/community partnerships. Many became self-sustaining. Published "Creative Collaborations: A Workbook to Aid in the Establishment of Formal Partnerships Between School District Arts Supporters and Community Arts Organizations for the Benefit of Arts Education", and led community based workshops to promote the use of the workbook. Established a public awareness campaign and the Colorado Youth Arts Celebration. Wrote, produced and widely distributed the video, "Arts Education: A Formula for Success."

80. Colorado Commission On Higher Education (CCHE) October 7, 1999 coordinating board for colorado s public institutions of higher education . With the exception of the Board of Regents of the University of colorado, http://web.uccs.edu/blade/cfac/cche-masterplan.htm

Agenda Item V, A Page 1 of 1 Discussion HANDOUT TOPIC: MASTER PLAN PREPARED BY: TIM FOSTER I. SUMMARY The attached document is the first draft of the interim master plan for the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The purpose of the interim master plan is to establish an outline of the goals and objectives of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education in the mean time. COLORADO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION Interim Master Plan Draft 10-7-99 I. Introduction The state's public higher education system is built on the understanding that both the individual and society benefit from high-quality public and private higher education. The purpose of this document is to delineate the goals and objectives of the Commission and staff to implement their mission. II. Role of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education The Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) provides coordination and policy direction with Colorado's 28 public colleges and universities and serves as a bridge between the Governor and the Colorado General Assembly and the institutions of higher learning within the State of Colorado. As the state entity overseeing the governance of all public institutions of higher education, the Colorado Department of Higher Education also has oversight of the Division of Private Occupational Schools, the Colorado Council on the Arts, Colorado Historical Society , and the Colorado Student Loan Program. Statutory authority for the department is contained in Chapter 23, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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