Request to Reconsider and School Accreditation

Overview

Each year, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) calculates and publishes District Performance Framework reports (DPFs), which determine district accreditation ratings. The department also produces School Performance Framework reports (SPFs) for schools, which determine school plan types. In Colorado, districts are responsible for accrediting their schools.  Districts have the opportunity to review the state identified district or school rating from the DPF or SPF.  If the district disagrees with the initial rating, then additional performance data may be submitted to CDE through the request to reconsider process.

Accountability Framework Pause in 2021.

Request to Reconsider in 2022. 

SB 22-137 was signed by the Governor on April 13, 2022. During the June 16th board meeting, the State Board of Education added a 90% total participation threshold for any school or district to be eligible to participate in the request to reconsider process. In 2022, sites could use request to reconsider to move to "On Watch" or fully exit the accountability clock if they met certain conditions. 106 sites (districts and schools) participated in the 2022 request to reconsider process. On December 14, 2022 the state board finalized the transitional frameworks for sites that participated in request to reconsider.