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Bill Kottenstette; Paola Paga – Colorado Department of Education, 2024
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to make requests to their local…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
Kottenstette, Bill; Paga, Paola – Colorado Department of Education, 2022
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to make requests to their local…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Boards of Education, School Districts, Educational Policy
Bill Kottenstette; Janyse Skalla – Colorado Department of Education, 2024
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. Innovation schools are required to articulate a vision around the autonomies they are seeking, as well as…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Institutional Mission, Educational Objectives
Kottenstette, Bill; Paga, Paola – Colorado Department of Education, 2021
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to make requests to their local…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
Kottenstette, Bill; Paga, Paola – Colorado Department of Education, 2020
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S, was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to request to their local school…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
Kottenstette, Bill; Lanoha, Kady – Colorado Department of Education, 2019
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S, was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas to improve student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to petition their local school boards for…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2019
Charter school authorizers play a crucial role in shaping the quality and availability of charter schools throughout Georgia. In partnership with the State Board of Education, state law allows local school districts and the State Charter Schools Commission to approve and oversee charter schools. While much is known about existing charter schools…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Accreditation (Institutions), Public Schools, Educational Quality
Colorado Department of Education, 2018
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, C.R.S. et seq., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas for the purpose of improving student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of schools to petition their local…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
Tennessee Department of Education, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Education's office of coordinated school health (CSH) works with every school district in the state to address all aspects of student health, with a special emphasis on reducing Tennessee's childhood obesity rates. Encouraging adequate physical activity and providing physical education for all students are the central…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Comprehensive School Health Education, State Standards
Colorado Department of Education, 2017
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008 (§ 22-32.5-102, C.R.S. et.seq) was created in response to district and school leaders' interest in finding a way for districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas for the purpose of improving student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools or groups of…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School District Autonomy
Tennessee Department of Education, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Education's office of coordinated school health (CSH) works with every school district in the state to address all aspects of student health, with a special emphasis on reducing Tennessee's childhood obesity rates. Encouraging adequate physical activity and providing physical education for all students are the central…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior
Tennessee Department of Education, 2019
The Tennessee Department of Education's office of coordinated school health (CSH) works with every school district in the state to address all aspects of student health, with a special emphasis on reducing Tennessee's childhood obesity rates. Encouraging adequate physical activity and providing physical education for all students are the central…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, State Standards
Colorado Department of Education, 2016
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, (§ 22-32.5-102, C.R.S. et.seq) was created in response to district and school leaders' interest in finding a way for districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas for the purpose of improving student outcomes. The Act provides a formal process that allows schools to petition…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Boards of Education
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2020
These are the appendixes for the report, "District Changes in Student Achievement and Local Practice under Georgia's District and School Flexibility Policy." Five appendixes are included in the document: (1) About the study; (2) Data and methods; (3) Supporting analysis; (4) Survey instrument; and (5) Interview protocol. [For the full…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, School Districts, Accountability, Performance Contracts
French, Dan; Miles, Karen Hawley; Nathan, Linda – Boston Foundation, 2014
This study explores the question of how Boston Public Schools (BPS) can strengthen and support autonomy and accountability across its portfolio to promote innovation and expand access to equity and high performance. Some of the specific questions guiding this work are: (1) Should all schools within BPS operate within autonomous structures? (2) Is…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Institutional Autonomy, Accountability, Educational Innovation