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Historical School and District Request to Reconsider Decisions

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2023 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2023 Request to Reconsider.	December 13, 2023	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2022 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2022 Request to Reconsider.	December 14, 2022	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2021 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider.	January 12, 2022	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2019 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2019 Request to Reconsider.	December 11, 2019	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2018 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2018 Request to Reconsider.	December 11, 2018	PDF

Note: The Request to Reconsider process was not administered in 2020.

Historical School and District Accreditation and R2R Guidance

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
Guidance for Finalizing Accreditation Categories and Submitting Requests to Reconsider for District Accreditation Ratings and School Plan Types This document details the process for the 2023-24 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider process, combining both the accreditation and request to reconsider guidance documents.	August 2023	DOC
Guidance for Finalizing Accreditation Categories and Submitting Requests to Reconsider for District Accreditation Ratings and School Plan Types This document details the process for the 2022-23 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider process, combining both the accreditation and request to reconsider guidance documents.	September 12, 2022	DOC
Submitting 2021 Requests to Reconsider Guidance This document details the process for the 2021-22 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process, including required forms, request conditions, and CDE review considerations.	August 11, 2021	PDF
Submitting 2019 Requests to Reconsider Guidance This document details the process for the 2019-20 Request to Reconsider process, including required forms, request conditions, and CDE review considerations.	August 17, 2019	PDF

Request to Reconsider Archived Resources

Tools

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
2023 Local Assessment Tool A submission form for districts and schools on the accountability clock to submit local data as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2023 Request to Reconsider process.	August 2023	Excel
2023 Matriculation Data Request Template A submission form for districts and schools on the accountability clock to submit local data as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2023 Request to Reconsider process.	August 2023	Excel
2022 Local Assessment Tool A submission form for districts and schools on the accountability clock to submit local data as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2022 Request to Reconsider process.	September 12, 2022	Excel
2021 Local Assessment Tool A submission form for districts and schools on the accountability clock to submit local data as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process.	August 11, 2021	Excel
2021 AEC Local Assessment Tool A submission form for Alternative Education Campuses on the accountability clock to submit local data as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process.	August 11, 2021	Excel
2021 Request to Reconsider UIP Review Form The rubric schools and districts will need to meet prior to advancing to the Site Visit stage for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process.	September 2021	Word
2021-22 CDE External Review Protocol Schoolworks resource for the External Review Team site visit for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process.	September 2021	PDF
2019 Local Assessment Template A template for districts and schools to submit local data to CDE as part of the Body of Evidence pathway for the 2019 Request to Reconsider process.	August 17, 2019	Excel
Assessment Instrument Description Library For the 2019 Request to Reconsider process, CDE coordinated with vendors to determine criteria for review and vetted the assessments for accountability purposes only. In no way does CDE endorse any of these external assessments over another or intentionally exclude an external assessment. More information on the assessments and the questions CDE asked the assessment vendors can be found in the Assessment Instrument Description Library.	August 17, 2019	Webpage

Webinars

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
2023 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar This Webinar provides an informational walkthrough of the accreditation and request to reconsider process in 2023.	August 17, 2023	Webinar recording
2022 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar This Webinar provides an informational walkthrough of the accreditation and request to reconsider process in 2022.	August 15, 2022	Webinar recording
2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar CDE staff held a request to reconsider informational webinar on the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process. Passcode *M998eU8	September 1, 2021	Webinar recording
School and District Accountability: School and District Accreditation and the Request to Reconsider Process This webinar covers the process of districts accrediting schools, the timeline, and the 2019 Request to Reconsider process.	August 27, 2019	Webinar recording
School and District Accountability: School and District Accreditation and the Request to Reconsider Process This PowerPoint was used for the 2019 Request to Reconsider webinar.	August 27, 2019	PDF

Past Example Requests

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
Body of Evidence Sample Exemplar This is an example letter for the 2022 Request to Reconsider process when applying for Body of Evidence using the Local Assessment Tool.	June 15, 2023	PDF
Insufficient Data Request This is an example letter for the 2019 Request to Reconsider process when applying for Insufficient State Data: Low Participation for the district and/or one or more schools.	August 14, 2019	Word
ELA CMAS Grade 8 to PSAT 9 Growth Request This is an example letter for the 2019 Request to Reconsider when applying for ELA CMAS grade 8 to PSAT 9 growth inclusion for the district and/or one or more schools.	August 15, 2019	Word
Example Request to Reconsider (2017, body of evidence, Academy District 20) District and school Request to Reconsider submissions will vary, depending on their individual body of evidence, but a submission from 2017 is provided as an example of the type of information considered by CDE for a body of evidence.	October 11, 2017	PDF
Example Request to Reconsider (2016, insufficient data, Montezuma-Cortez RE-1) District and school Request to Reconsider submissions vary, depending on their individual body of evidence, but a submission from 2016 is provided as an example of the type of information considered by CDE for an insufficient state data request.	November 7, 2016	PDF
Example Request to Reconsider (2014, body of evidence, Pueblo 70) District and school Request to Reconsider submissions vary, depending on their individual body of evidence, but a submission from 2014 is provided as an example of the type of information considered by CDE for a body of evidence request.	October 14, 2014	PDF

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