MORE ABOUT BOARDING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO

Colorado Department of Education (CDE) believes that every student should receive an excellent education and graduate ready to succeed. Successful schools and districts are recognized and serve as models, while those struggling receive support and have additional requirements. As required by state and federal laws, Colorado evaluates school and district systems based on their overall student performance, graduation rates, and historically underserved students' performance. Struggling schools and districts offer various customized support and resources to meet their unique context and needs. The unified improvement plan (UIP) provides a process that combines all requirements into one program and includes staff and family input to shape improvement efforts.

Academic Standards are not new to Colorado. Standards have guided our schools and districts since 1993. In 2008, Colorado adopted Colorado's Achievement Plan for Kids. This legislative act called for adopting updated standards to prepare all boarding school students to succeed in college, careers, and life. The standards provide the foundation for teachers to help all students achieve at higher levels and improve our students' college and career readiness.

Rigorous academic standards go hand in hand with meaningful and relevant tests. The state's summative tests are called the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, which measure students' mastery of the standards and the complex thinking and other critical skills students need to succeed in school and life. All boarding school students in Colorado's K-12 school system are required to take these state tests: Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) in math and English language arts (3rd-8th), Colorado Alternate Assessment (CoAlt) in English language arts and math (3rd-11th), CMAS for science (5th, 8th, and 11th), Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)(9th-10th), and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (11th grade).

Colorado requires each boarding school to teach civics under Colorado statute 22-1-104. The history and civil government of Colorado's state are necessary for all the public schools in Colorado. The history and civil government of the United States include the history, culture, and contributions of minorities, including, but not limited to, the American Indians, the Hispanic Americans, and the African Americans. Satisfactory completion of a course on the civil government of the United States and Colorado's state shall be a condition of high school boarding school graduation.

Most boarding school students graduating from high school must complete two hundred forty semester hours (24 units). Transcripts shall reflect differences in program content. The combined general diploma may earn up to 140 semester hours in a Special Education course in any subject area.

Receiving academic excellence isn't the only thing Colorado offers its boarding school students. When going to school in Colorado, boarding school students can take advantage of Colorado's outdoor adventures. From hiking 14ners to kayaking beautiful lakes to finding peace while camping, Colorado has it all!

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