1 Colo. Code Regs. § 301-102-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 1 CCR 301-102-3.0 - APPLICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The department shall provide information to the local education providers concerning the grant program, the requirements for applying for a grant, the initiatives that local education providers may implement using grant money, and the availability of assistance in writing grant applications.

3.2 On an annual basis on a date determined by the department, local education providers interested in obtaining funding shall submit a retaining teachers grant application electronically to the department, using the application form provided by the department.

3.3 Local education providers must assure that grant funds are used to supplement local education provider funding and is not used to supplant funding.

3.4 Each application submitted shall include, but need not be limited to the following:

3.4.1 Evidence describing the level of difficulty that the applicant encounters in retaining teachers, including teacher turnover and retention rates, the specific reasons for the difficulty, and a specific accounting of the grade levels and subjects for which the applicant is unable to retain teachers;

3.4.2 An accounting of the existing monetary or other resources available to the applicant to use in implementing initiatives to retain teachers;

3.4.3 A description of the initiative to retain teachers that the applicant intends to implement using the grant, how the initiative is designed to address the specific issues causing the difficulty with retaining teachers, and the applicant's strategy to build capacity;

3.4.4 The specific, measurable goals that the applicant expects to achieve in implementing the initiative, an explanation of the applicant's capacity to achieve the goals, and how the applicant expects to measure attainment of the goals; and

3.4.5 The cost, including cost-effectiveness, of implementing the initiative and the applicant's plan for sustaining the initiative after the grant money is no longer available

3.5 Local education providers are encouraged to partner with other local education providers, nonprofit entities, or postsecondary institutions to apply for a grant.

3.6 Upon request, the department shall provide technical assistance in writing the grant application described above and in complying with the annual review requirements described in section 6.0.

1 CCR 301-102-3.0

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018