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2023-24 UIP Handbook (PDF) - April 2023
This document gives a comprehensive overview of the UIP and guidance for completing it.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Streamlined UIP Workbook (PDF) or (DOC) - July 2024
This resource outlines a robust improvement planning process that school leaders can use or adapt to create their improvement plans.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
UIP Element Category Dropdown Guidance (PDF) or (DOC) - April 2023
This document provides an explanation of each category for Priority Performance Challenges, Root Causes, and Major Improvement Strategies and supports users with selecting the appropriate category via the new dropdowns in the UIP template.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Statute and Policy Guidance References for UIP (PDF) - October 2020
Primary audience: General
Streamlined UIP Template Introduction
Statewide Webinar - Recorded 3/22/2024
An informational webinar on the new template was hosted on March 22, 2024 at 9:30am.
Additional video resources for the streamlined and traditional UIP templates can be found on the UIP 101 Video Series webpage
UIP Submission Deadlines and Biennial Flexibility Spreadsheet (Excel) - August 2023
This document lists the next UIP submission deadline for every school and district as well as biennial submission eligibility for the 2023-24 school year.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Biennial Flexibility for the UIP (PDF) - August 2021
Provides guidance on the eligibility criteria for the submission of the UIP on a biennial basis.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Guidance for Combined Plans (PDF) - April 2023
This resource outlines requirements and instructions for submitting combined improvement plans for districts serving fewer than 1200 students.
Primary audience: District administrators
January Submission Guidance (PDF) - August 2023
This resources provides guidance on January UIP submission eligibility and directions for District Admins to denote if a school/district will be submitting in January in the UIP Online System.
Primary audience: District administrators
UIP Guidance for New Schools (PDF) -August 2022
The intent of this guidance is to help new schools "plan forward" for their improvement efforts - even with limited data.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Data Analysis for Small Student Populations (PDF) - July 2022
This guidance focuses on how to include analysis of data with small populations of students in the UIP. This resource is appropriate for all users that need to report on small student groups, either due to size of the school/district or disaggregated data analysis.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Streamlined UIP Template School Quality Criteria - April 2024 - PDF or Word
The Quality Criteria have been created to offer guidance on creating improvement plans that incorporate state and federal accountability requirements. This document describes the responses that “Meet Expectations” for these quality criteria at the school level.
Primary audience: School administrators
Traditional UIP Template School Quality Criteria - April 2024 - PDF or Word
The Quality Criteria have been created to offer guidance on creating improvement plans that incorporate state and federal accountability requirements. This document describes the responses that “Meet Expectations” for these quality criteria at the school level.
Primary audience: School administrators
Streamlined UIP Template District Quality Criteria - June 2024 - PDF or Word
The Quality Criteria have been created to offer guidance on creating improvement plans that incorporate state and federal accountability requirements. This document describes the responses that “Meet Expectations” for these quality criteria at the district level.
Primary audience: School administrators
Traditional UIP Template District Quality Criteria - June 2024 - PDF or Word
The Quality Criteria have been created to offer guidance on creating improvement plans that incorporate state and federal accountability requirements. This document describes the responses that “Meet Expectations” for these quality criteria at the district level.
Primary audience: School administrators
**Additional resources will be released and added here for Districts and Schools using the Traditional UIP Template and Streamlined UIP Template
Archived Quality Criterias and Quality Criteria Rubrics can be accessed here
Colorado State Accountability System Video / Webinar Resources:
Priority Improvement and Turnaround Webinar Recording - September 2023
This webinar provided guidance for school and districts identified with a Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan type on the related guidance in their UIP as well as best practice, key strategies and available resources for improvement planning.
Priority Improvement and Turnaround Webinar Recording and Priority Improvement and Turnaround PowerPoint and Priority Improvement and Turnaround UIP Support Information Packet (PDF)- September 2023
This webinar provided guidance for school and districts identified with a Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan type on the related guidance in their UIP as well as best practice, key strategies and available resources for improvement planning.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Accountability Clock: Year 4 Requirements (PDF)
This document provides guidance and instructions for schools and districts in year four of the accountability clock.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Parent Notification and Public Hearing Requirements Fact Sheet (PDF) or (DOC) - August 2023
Schools with Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan types are required to notify parents of their identification. This document walks through the requirements for notifying and engaging stakeholders (for schools with these plan types).
Primary audience: School administrators
Early Learning Needs Assessment
This website provides resources for conducting an early learning needs assessment as a part of the UIP process, as well as guidance for meeting expectations for K-3 serving schools with Priority Improvement/Turnaround plans and their districts.
Primary audience: District and school administrators
Colorado Educational Accountability: An Overview for Boards of Education (PDF) - November 2023
This resource provides a basic resource that explains Colorado educational accountability, at a conceptual level, while providing additional resources to facilitate a deeper dive into areas of interest by Board members.
Primary audience: District and school administrators and local school boards
Unified Improvement Plans: The Role of the School Board in Plan Development & Adoption (PDF) - November 2023
This resource attempts to address the role of the School Board relative to the development and approval of the Unified Improvement Plan.
Primary audience: District and school administrators and local school boards
Archives
- Archived Resources
Resources from previous planning years that are no longer considered "current."
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