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This document was created for small school systems to provide guidelines and recommendations for creating and updating Unified Improvement Plans (UIPs). Staff members in small systems often have questions about how to effectively plan with limited access to state required data metrics or, in some cases, how to write a plan when numbers are too small to be reported publicly. This document provides background information on the flexibility offered...

In 2008, Colorado introduced the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) to streamline the improvement planning components of state and federal accountability requirements. The common Unified Improvement Planning template and planning processes used represent a shift from planning as an "event" to planning as a critical component of "continuous improvement." This process reduces the total number of separate plans schools and districts are required to complete...

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) was introduced to streamline the improvement planning components of state and federal accountability requirements. The common Unified Improvement Planning template and planning processes used represent a shift from planning as an "event" to planning as a critical component of "continuous improvement." This process reduces the total number of separate plans schools and districts are required to complete with the intent...

Leaders and staff in new schools are sometimes confused by the state requirement to create a Unified Improvement Plan (UIP). Why would a school that has not been in existence need an improvement plan? First, the state accountability law requires that all schools, regardless of circumstance, develop a UIP. Second, new schools can launch with a strong start when leaders, staff, and the community are proactive and purposeful in their efforts to be highly...

The Healthy kids Colorado survey (HKCS) collects self-reported health information from Colorado middle and high school students. A unified version of the survey was launched in 2013 that addresses multiple needs for youth health data and provides both state- and region-level results.

This website contains a list of firms certified by the Colorado Unified Certification Program. The firms listed have been certified in accordance with 49 CFR Part 23 and Part 26. The businesses have undergone a certification process and are bona fide DBEs. However, no judgment has been made concerning the professional competency of the businesses listed herein.