Colorado State Board of Education

NOTICE OF WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR UPCOMING ACCOUNTABILITY HEARINGS AT THE FEBRUARY COLORADO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

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The Colorado State Board of Education is seeking input from families, school staff and community members on the upcoming accountability hearings with the State Board of Education for Bill Metz Elementary in Monte Vista School District and Abraham Lincoln High School and Manual High School in Denver Public Schools.

Members of the public may provide input on their experience with these schools and next steps to improve the schools. Additional information on the possible pathways the board may select for each school can be found at the following links:

• Partial/full management by a public or private entity
• Innovation status
• Conversion to a charter school
• Closure.

For additional background information on the accountability clock process, please see: CDE Accountability Clock Fact Sheet (PDF).

Comments may be submitted ANY of the following ways:

• By completing a short online input form:
  • Bill Metz Elementary input form
  • Abraham Lincoln High School input form
  • Manual High School input form
• By sending an e-mail to state.board@cde.state.co.us.
• By submitting in writing to the State Board of Education Office: State Board Office, 201 E. Colfax, Room 500, Denver, CO 80203.

The deadline for all written comments regarding all three schools is Monday, February 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Comments will be compiled by the State Board of Education office and sent to all State Board members. All submissions will become part of the official record for the hearings and posted publicly. Comments submitted in languages other than English will be translated into English as time permits. Comments received past the deadline will not be included in the record or forwarded to the State Board of Education members.