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Colorado Charter Schools

266 Charter Schools
127,424 Students in Charter Schools
1993 Year Legislation Passed

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

State Resources

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Colorado Charter School Guidebook 2021-2022 ToolkitsColorado Charter School Institute01 May, 2021 The CSI Guidebook is designed to support CSI School Leaders and school staff.
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Colorado Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Charter School Family and Community
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Charter School Turnaround at University Preparatory Schools 26 Sep, 2018 “College starts in kindergarten.” That is the motto of University Preparatory Schools (University Prep) public charter school network in Denver, CO, where scholars in grades K-5… Read more
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Colorado Charter Schools, Charter School Management Organizations, Turn-around, Charter School Family and Community
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An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Colorado ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative19 Mar, 2018 In the spring of 2017, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League) and the National Alliance for Public Charter… Read more
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Colorado Charter Schools, Planning and Designing, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Military, State Reports, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Facilities
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CSI Annual Review of Schools Reports (2017) ReportsColorado Charter School Institute01 Dec, 2017 The CSI Annual Review of Schools (CARS) is the system used to annually evaluate and accredit its schools based on Academic, Financial, and Organizational Performance Frameworks.
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How to Start a Charter School in Colorado ToolkitsColorado League of Charter Schools18 Feb, 2015 Every state has its own specific laws detailing how to open a charter school. To find out more about the process in Colorado, click "view resource" above.
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Understanding the Charter School Special Education Gap: Evidence from Denver, Colorado ReportsCRPE01 Jun, 2014 Charter schools have expanded rapidly across the nation and throughout Colorado over the last decade. Today, about 16 percent of Denver’s public school students in kindergarten… Read more
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Colorado Charter Schools, Special Education Students, Educators
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The Walton Family Foundation Public Charter Startup Grants AnnouncementsThe Walton Family Foundation 01 Jan, 1970 The Walton Family Foundation K-12 Education Program invests in organizations and programs that empower parents to choose among high-performing schools and insert competition into… Read more
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Key Contacts

State Education Agency

Colorado Department of Education Colorado Charter Schools
Denver, CO

(303) 866-6600 | email | website

Charter Support Organization(s)

Colorado League of Charter Schools
Denver, CO

(303) 989-5356 | email | website

Opening/Expanding a Charter School (click here)

CSP Grant

Colorado has an active CSP SE grant. For more information on SE grantees, click here. 

Charter school developers are not eligible to apply for Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools ("Developer" grants) in states with an active SE grant. For complete eligibility information for Developer grants, see the NIA and clarifying correction.

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