Colorado State Board of Education

Notice of Written Public Comment Period for Upcoming Accountability Hearings at The November and January Colorado State Board of Education Meetings

Notice of Public Comment in Other Languages

Aurora Central High School

HOPE Online Learning Academy Elementary

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 (PDF).

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:
- Aurora Central High School survey
- Hope Online Learning Academy Elementary survey
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 Aurora Central High School is Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). The deadline for all written comments regarding Hope Online Learning Academy Elementary School is Monday, January 6, 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.

State Board of Education Members

Members of the Colorado State Board of Education are charged by the Colorado Constitution with the general supervision of the public schools. They have numerous powers and duties specified in state law. Individuals are elected on a partisan basis to serve six-year terms without pay.

State Board of Education members with Commissioner Anthes

Top row, left to right:

Valentina (Val) Flores (D)
1st Congressional District
Denver
Rebecca McClellan (D)
6th Congressional District
Centennial
Joyce Rankin (R)
3rd Congressional District
Carbondale

Bottom row, left to right:

Katy Anthes, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Education
Secretary to the Board of Education
Jane Goff (D)
7th Congressional District
Arvada
Angelika Schroeder (D)
2nd Congressional District
Boulder
Debora Scheffel (R)
4th Congressional District
Parker
Steve Durham (R)
5th Congressional District
Colorado Springs

Background

In 1948, the Colorado State Constitution was amended to authorize an elected State Board of Education to provide general supervision of public schools, with powers and duties described throughout Title 22 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The first Colorado State Board of Education was elected in November, 1950 and began its work in January, 1951.

Today's State Board of Education is composed of seven elected officials representing Colorado's congressional districts. Board members serve without pay for six-year terms. Every other year, the State Board elects a chairman and vice-chairman from its own membership; the Commissioner of Education acts as a non-voting secretary to the Board.