Colorado State Board of Education

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

For Aurora Central High School (in Spanish click here), (in Burmese click here), (in Nepali click here), (in Somali click here), (in Swahili click here)

For HOPE Online Learning Academy Elementary (in Spanish click here), (in Burmese click here), (in Nepali click here), (in Somali click here), (in Swahili click here)

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 Aurora Central High School AND HOPE Online Learning Academy Elementary. Members of the public may:

• comment on the implementation of the previously-ordered actions (how the school has changed since summer 2017) and
• provide input regarding further board-directed actions (what should be done moving forward).

In 2017, as part of the accountability clock process, the State Board of Education directed Aurora Public Schools to implement its 2016 Innovation Plan with the assistance of an external management partner (MassInsight) and directed HOPE Online Learning Academy to engage a management partner and reconstitute its governing board. 

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

For information on the previous accountability hearings for these schools, including the plan submitted in 2017, please visit the State Board Accountability Actions webpage.

Comments may be submitted ANY of the following ways:

• By completing a short online survey; for AURORA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (click here), for HOPE ONLINE LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY (click here)
• 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 is Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 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.