HB 22-1396 — Math Achievement Accelerator Grant Program

Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCEDPREAMENDED This Unofficial Version Includes Committee Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading LLS NO.

22-0412.01 Julie Pelegrin x2700 HOUSE BILL 22-1396 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Larson and McLachlan, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Lundeen, House Committees Senate Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CCONCERNING ONCERNING FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ,,AND AND,IN,IN CONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,CREATINGTHEMATHACHIEVEMENT ACCELERATOR GRANT PROGRAM AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .

LegislativeLegislativedeclaration.1) declaration.THEGENERALASSEMBLY FINDS THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF FAMILIE,STUDENTS , AND EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENT IN THE -2- 1396 LEVEL OF STUDENT MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN C OLORADO , OVERCOMESTEEPMATHEMATICSLEARNINGLOSSESFROMTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ,AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN MATHEMATICS TO ENSURE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF C OLORADO GRADUATES ARE PREPARED FOR THE STATE 'S RAPIDLY EXPANDING ECONOMIC SECTORS THAT DEPEND ON EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LITERATEINMATHEMATICS .TISTHEINTENTOFTHEGENERALASSEMBLY THAT THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES WILL ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OFA DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE SET OFSCHOOL-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT , WHICH STRATEGIES SHOULD INCLUDE MAINTAINING A STAT-APPROVED LIST OF HIGH-QUALITY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS.

THE(2) GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT IT IS IN THE BESTGENERALASSEMBLYFURTHERFINDSTHAT INTERESTSESTABLISHING OF FAMILIE,STUDENTS , AND EMPLOYERSFUNDING INA THEGRANT STATEPROGRAM TO ESTABLISHSUPPORT AIMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF FINANCIALDIVERSE INCENTIVESAND FORINNOVATIVE PUBLICSTRATEGIES SCHOOLS TO ACCELERATEIMPROVE IMPROVEMENT IN THE -2- HB22-1396 LEVEL OF STUDENT MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN CKINDERGARTEN OLORADO , OVERCOMESTEEPMATHEMATICSLEARNINGLOSSESFROMTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ,AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND INTERESTGRADES INONE MATHEMATICSTHROUGH TOEIGHT ENSUREIS A SUFFICIENTCRITICAL NUMBERGOVERNMENT OFSERVICE C OLORADO GRADUATES ARE PREPARED FOR THE STATE 'S RAPIDLY EXPANDING ECONOMIC SECTORS THAT DEPEND ON EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LITERATEINMATHEMATICS .TISTHEINTENTOFTHEGENERALASSEMBLY THAT THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES WILL ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OFA DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE SET OFSCHOOL-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVEPROVIDE MATHEMATICSFOR ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENTS , WHICH STRATEGIES SHOULD INCLUDE MAINTAINING A STAT-APPROVED LIST OF HIGH-QUALITY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLICFAMILIES SCHOOLSIC INOLORADO IMPROVING. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS.

(2) "D EPARTMENT "MEANS" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CREATED AND EXISTING PURSUANT TO SECTION24-1-115.

(3) "G RANT PROGRAM " MEANS THE MATH ACHIEVEMENT -3- 1396 ACCELERATOR GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 22-7-1304.

(4) "GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE " MEANS THE COMMITTEE CONVENED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-1304(2) TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT IN REVIEWING GRANT APPLICATIO.S (5) "INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR " MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITYWITHWHICHTHEDEPARTMENTCONTRACTSPURSUANTTOSECTION -3-22-7-1306(1)TO HB22-1396 22-7-1306 (1TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.

(6) "LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER "MEANS A SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 30 OF THIS TITL22;ATITL22; BOARD OF COOPERATIVESERVICES ,CREATEDPURSUANTTOARTICLE 5OFTHISTITLE 22,THAT OPERATES A SCHOOL THAT SERVES KINDERGARTEN OR ANY OF GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT ;

A BOARD OF COOPERATIVESERVICES ,CREATEDPURSUANTTOARTICLE 5OFTHISTITLE 22,THAT OPERATES A SCHOOL THAT SERVES KINDERGARTEN OR ANY OF GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT ;

(7) "STATE BOARD ""MEANS MEANS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CREATED AND EXISTING PURSUANT TO SECTION1 OF ARTICLEIXOF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

(1) TIS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE MATH ACHIEVEMENT ACCELERATOR GRANTPROGRAMTOPROVIDETHREE YEARGRANTSTOLOCALEDUCATION-YEARGRANTSTOLOCALEDUCATION PROVIDERS TO IMPLEMENT RESEARCH -BASED, SCHOOL BASED PLANS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT .

THE PLANS MAY -4- 1396 INCLUDE,BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED T,PURCHASING EVIDENCE -BASED PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMSANDMATHEMATICSCURRICULA ANDMATERIALS PARTNERINGWITHINSTITUTIONSOFHIGHEREDUCATION OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT RESEARCH -BASED INITIATIVES TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ,INCLUDINGPROVIDINGPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTFOR -4- HB22-1396 EDUCATORS ;AND INCREASING EDUCATOR STAFFING IN MATHEMATICS.

N RECOMMENDING AND SELECTING GRANT RECIPIENTS , THE -5- 1396 DEPARTMENT ,THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE ,AND, AND THE STATE BOARD SHALL,TOSHALL ,TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL:

(a) AWARD GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN URBAN,URBAN , SUBURBAN ,AND RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ;

(b) SUPPORTS UPPORT A DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE RANGE OF SCHOOL -BASED PLANS;

-5- HB22-1396 (c) PRIORITIZE APPLICATIONS FOR PLANS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WHICH MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OFTHE ENROLLED STUDENTS SCORED BELOW THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE ON THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS IN MATHEMATICS ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-1006.3 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR PRECEDING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER APPLIED FOR THE GRANT;

-6- 1396 (I) SUBSTANTIALLY MEETING THE ANNUAL GOALS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS THAT THE GRANT RECIPIENT IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANT APPLICATI;ANDAPPLICAT;AND (II) MEETINGTHECOMMITMENTSSPECIFIEDINSECTIONMETINGTHECOMMITMENTSSPECIFIEDINSECTION 22-7-1305 (2)(e).

(b) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTE MONEY TO -6- HB22-1396 THE GRANT RECIPIENTS FROM MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE MATH ACHIEVEMENT ACCELERATOR GRANT FUND CREATED IN SECTION 22-7-1307.FOR A GRANT RECIPIENT THAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL,THE DEPARTMENTSHALLDISTRIBUTETHEGRANTMONEYTOTHEAUTHORIZER FORTHECHARTERSCHOOL ,ANDTHEAUTHORIZERSHALLDISTRIBUTEONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE GRANT MONEY TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL .

AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST SPECIFY ONE OR -7- 1396 MORE ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT WHICH IT WILL IMPLEMENT THE INITIATIVES DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION.

A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY USE INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTSDISTRICT'S PERFORMANCE PLAN , IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-11-208IN22-11-208,IN COMPLETING THE APPLICATIO.

(2) AN APPLICATION MUST INCLUD:INCLUDE:

-7- HB22-1396 (a) ADESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL-BASED PLAN THAT THE LOCAL EDUCATIONPROVIDERINTENDSTOIMPLEMENTUSINGTHEGRANTMONEY , INCLUDINGANEXPLANATIONOFTHERESEARCHTHATSUPPORTSTHEPLAN ;

(I) IPARTNERINGWITHANINSTITUTIONOFHIGHEREDUCATIONOR A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITY TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL -8- 1396 DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER SERVICES ,PARTNER WITH AN INSTITUTION OR ENTITY THAT IS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-1304 (5)(b);

(II) SBMIT DATA REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OFDETERMININGTHEEFFECTIVENESSOFTHESCHOOL -BASEDPLANANDOF THE GRANT PROGRAM ,INCLUDING SCHOOL -LEVEL DATA CONCERNING -8- HB22-1396 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS , TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR ;AND (III) CLLABORATE WITH OTHER LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS THAT SEEK TO IMPLEMENT SIMILAR SCHOOL-BASED PLANS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ;AND (f) ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY STATE BOARD RULE .

THEINDEPENDENTEVALUATORSHALLPROVIDEANNUALREPORTSTOTHE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLANS ,INCLUDING INTERIMANDINTERIMANDFINALEVALUATIONSOFTHE FINALEVALUATIONSEFFECTIVENESS OFTHEOFEACH EFFECTIVENESSOFEACHPLANPLAN , AND ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM OVERALL .

-9- 1396 (2) (a) TETHE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR MUST ,AT A MINIMUM ,INCLUDE:

(II) STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA IN MATHEMATICS FOR THE SCHOOL AT WHICH THE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED FOR THREE SCHOOL YEARS -9- HB22-1396 PRECEDING THE TERM OF THE GRANT AND DURING THE TERM OF THE GRANT ;

(1) THE MATH ACHIEVEMENT ACCELERATOR GRANT FUND ,REFERRED TO INTHISSECTIONASTHE "FUND "ISCREATEDINTHESTATETREASURY .THE FUND CONSISTS OF MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR TRANSFER TO THE FUN.FUND .

N OTWITHSTANDING THE -10- 1396 PROVISIONS OF SECTION24-75-227 (2)(cTO THE CONTRARY ,FOR THE 2022-23 BUDGET YEAR , THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE MONEY OTHER THAN THROUGH THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT FROM THE REVENUE LOSS RESTORATION CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION24-75-227TO THE FUND.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY ANNUALLY USE UP TO ONE HUNDRED -10- HB22-1396 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO OFFSET THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS THEDEPARTMENTINCURSINIMPLEMENTINGTHEPROGRAMANDUPTOONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR THE COST OF CONTRACTING WITH THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR .

This appropriation is from the generalrevenue fund.loss restoration cash fund created in section 24-75-227, C.R.S.

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