CSI is committed to honoring families’ private medical decisions while providing a learning environment free of disruption. The CSI Board’s Access to Medically Necessary Treatment at School policy addresses how a student who has a prescription from a qualified...
Charter School Compliance with HB21-1110 – Colorado’s Law for Persons with Disabilities Effective July 1, 2024, it is required for all charter schools to adhere to the regulations outlined in HB21-1110. HB21-1110 makes it a state civil rights violation for...
The Colorado Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is a statewide program that provides survivors of stalking, sexual assault, and domestic violence with a legal substitute address and mail forwarding. Under Colorado law, all state and local government agencies must...
If you have any questions or concerns as you develop, review, or revise your Admissions and Enrollment Policy, please contact the Legal and Policy Department and we will be happy to support you. Grounded in the conviction that every child should have access to...
Numerous studies suggest strong links between chronic absenteeism and key indicators of performance and student success, such as academic achievement, increased graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Not only is regular attendance important for the growth of...
The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) is a tool for the public to request public documents. Under the law, public institutions—including charter schools—must make their public records open for inspection by any person within a reasonable time, with some exceptions....
“The holding of public office or employment is a public trust, created by the confidence which the electorate reposes in the integrity of public officers. A public officer shall carry out his duties for the benefit of the people of the state.” § 24-18-103(1), Colorado...
FERPA AG Opinion: FERPA and School Safety Open FERPA Model Notification of Rights Open FERPA Model Notice for Directory Information Open Working with FERPA Webinar PPRA PPRA Model General Notice of Rights Open PPRA Model Notice & Consent Opt-Out for Specific...
HB 24-1323 mandates that public schools, including charter schools, allow students to wear recognized objects of cultural or religious significance as an adornment during the student’s graduation ceremony. This is permitted as long as the students comply with...
State law requires CSI monitor all schools in its portfolio for legal and financial compliance. To that end, CSI charter contracts require CSI schools adopt and implement a grievance policy consistent with CSI’s Grievance Policy. The policy acknowledges that...
CSI schools serving homeschool students on a part-time basis should consider state policy implications on those programs. This includes requirements for: funding, tuition and fees, state reporting, assessments, serving special populations, student health, and...
Pursuant to state law and CSI Board Policy, CSI schools should adopt a Medication Administration Policy permitting the possession and self-administration of medication to students attending CSI schools. The policy should also address medication administration by...
Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity Policy CSI schools are subject all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national...
During the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions, two bills were signed into law impacting mandatory school policies and practices around physical intervention, restraints and seclusion of students. In 2023 House Bill 23-1191 was passed, explicitly prohibiting corporal...
CSI recognizes that effective learning and teaching takes place in a safe, secure, and welcoming environment, and that safe schools contribute to improved attendance, increased student engagement, and community support. Consistent with CSI’s commitment to making...
State law requires CSI schools to develop a Student Conduct and Discipline Code that is uniformly, fairly and consistently enforced for all students. Copies of the code must be provided to each student upon enrollment at the school and posted or kept on file. Schools...
Title IX states simply: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”...
CSI Schools are not required to provide transportation to students, except as otherwise required by state or federal law (e.g., for students with transportation as a relates service on their IEP). CSI Schools electing to provide transportation must submit a...
