Colorado Charter Schools
261 Charter Schools
125,017 Students in Charter Schools
1993 Year Legislation Passed
State Resources
Charter School Turnaround at University Preparatory Schools
26 Sep, 2018
“College starts in kindergarten.” That is the motto of University Preparatory Schools (University Prep) public charter school network in Denver, CO, where scholars in grades K-5… Read more
Colorado Charter School Guidebook, 2018-2019
ReportsColorado Charter School Institute01 May, 2018
The CSI Guidebook is designed to support CSI School Leaders and school staff.
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Colorado
ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative19 Mar, 2018
In the spring of 2017, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League) and the National Alliance for Public Charter… Read more
CSI Annual Review of Schools Reports (2017)
ReportsColorado Charter School Institute01 Dec, 2017
The CSI Annual Review of Schools (CARS) is the system used to annually evaluate and accredit its schools based on Academic, Financial, and Organizational Performance Frameworks.
How to Start a Charter School in Colorado
ToolkitsColorado League of Charter Schools18 Feb, 2015
Every state has its own specific laws detailing how to open a charter school. To find out more about the process in Colorado, click "view resource" above.
Starting a Charter School Model
Colorado League of Charter Schools, Colorado Department of Education, and the Charter School Institute01 Jan, 2015
This step-by-step guide provides key insights on every aspect of starting a charter school. It is based on Colorado's experience, a state that shares many features with other… Read more
Stakeholder Engagement for Common Enrollment Systems
ReportsCenter on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)29 Aug, 2014
This March 2014 issue brief from CRPE looks at the experiences of leaders in two cities—New Orleans and Denver—and the stakeholder politics they encountered as they set up their… Read more
Understanding the Charter School Special Education Gap: Evidence from Denver, Colorado
ReportsCRPE01 Jun, 2014
Charter schools have expanded rapidly across the nation and throughout Colorado over the last decade. Today, about 16 percent of Denver’s public school students in kindergarten… Read more
National Charter School Study 2013
ReportsCenter for Research on Education Outcomes25 Jun, 2013
This June 2013 report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University provides analyses of charter school performance in 25 states and the… Read more
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Searching for Excellence: A Five-City, Cross-State Comparison of Charter School Quality
ReportsPublic Impact, Thomas B. Fordham Institute19 Mar, 2013
This March 2013 report from the Public Impact and Thomas B. Fordham Institute offers analysis of the quality of charter schools in five cities: Albany, New York; Chicago, Illinois… Read more