State releases new school ratings
More than 80 percent of Colorado schools meet minimum expectations under the state’s new accountability system while the lowest 11 percent have five years to improve or face possible closure.
Denver Public Schools is home to 44 schools – by far the most of any district – charged with creating “priority improvement” or “turnaround” plans to bolster student performance before time runs out.
State Board of Education members today signed off on the first public release under the Education Accountability Act of 2009, the state law that is Colorado’s latest attempt to rate and improve its K-12 schools.
Today’s action was approval of the plans that each of the state’s 2,080 schools must put together and file with the Colorado Department of Education to demonstrate they’re on the path to continuous improvement.
