Facility schools are residential, day treatment and hospital programs that are approved by CDE to receive school finance funding, hire their own teachers and provide educational services to the students placed with them by a public agency. The information provided in this document is intended to assist approved facility schools in implementing the Graduation Requirements as adopted by the Colorado Approved Facility Schools Board. This document will...

The focus of House bill 10-1274 is transition planning for students who have been identified as "at risk to self or community" within the previous twelve (12) months and who are moving from a facility, public hospital or DYC placement to a public school educational setting. Successful transition for qualifying students requires the cooperation of county departments of human/social services, the Division of Youth Corrections (DYC), school districts...