# 1 CCR 301-10: RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ACT

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 CCR 301-10
- **Heading:** RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ACT
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Code of Colorado Regulations / 300 Department of Education / 301 Colorado State Board of Education / 1 CCR 301-10

## Text

EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM
1 CCR 301-10
[Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.]
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2224-R-1.00
Statement of Basis and Purpose
These rules are promulgated pursuant to section 22-24-107, C.R.S., which establishes the English
Language Proficiency Act Excellence Award Program to award grants to local education providers and
charter schools that achieve the highest English language and academic growth among English language
learners and the highest academic achievement for English language learners who transition out of the
English language proficiency program.
2224-R-2.00
Definitions
2.00 (1) “Charter school” means a charter school authorized by a district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5
of this title or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant
to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22.
2.00 (2) “Department” means the Colorado Department of Education.
2.00 (3) “District” means a school district organized and existing pursuant to article 30 of title 22 or a
board of cooperative services organized and existing pursuant to article 5 of this title.
2.00 (3) “English language learner” means a student who is linguistically diverse and who is identified
pursuant to section 22-24-105(2), C.R.S. as having a level of English language proficiency that
requires language support to achieve standards in grade-level content in English.
2.00 (4) “English language proficiency program” means a program implemented by a local education
provider that is designed to develop English language proficiency for an English language learner
while enabling the English language learner to achieve and maintain grade-level performance in
academic content areas.
2.00 (5) “Local education provider” means a district, the state charter school institute, or an approved
facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402(1), C.R.S
by a local education
provider that is designed to develop English language proficiency for an English language learner
while enabling the English language learner to achieve and maintain grade-level performance in
academic content areas.
2.00 (5) “Local education provider” means a district, the state charter school institute, or an approved
facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402(1), C.R.S.
2.00 (6) “State charter school institute” means the state charter school institute created pursuant to part 5
of article 30.5 of title 22.
2224-R-3.00
The English Language Proficiency Act Excellence Award Program
3.00
(1)
Award Timeline
By December 1 of each year, when data and appropriations are available, the Department will identify the
local education providers and charter schools that achieve the highest English language and academic
growth among English language learners and that achieve the highest academic achievement for English
language learners who transition out of the English language proficiency program.
Code of Colorado Regulations
Secretary of State
State of Colorado

CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS
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3.00
(2)
Award Procedures
The Department will develop and provide an application for funds to local education providers and charter
schools that qualify for the excellence award grant. The application will request contact information and
an agreement to program reporting requirements detailed in section 4.00 (5) of the English Language
Proficiency Act Excellence Award Program Rules.
3.00
cation

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3.00
(2)
Award Procedures
The Department will develop and provide an application for funds to local education providers and charter
schools that qualify for the excellence award grant. The application will request contact information and
an agreement to program reporting requirements detailed in section 4.00 (5) of the English Language
Proficiency Act Excellence Award Program Rules.
3.00
(3)
Criteria to Identify Highest Academic Growth
All eligible local educator providers and charter schools accepting award will be in compliance with all
state and federal legal requirements, unless they have received an exception to the requirements. The
following criteria will be used by the Department to identify the local education providers and charter
schools that achieve the highest English language and academic growth among English language
learners in an English language proficiency program and that achieve the highest academic achievement
for English language learners who transition out of an English language proficiency program:
3.00
(3)
(a)
High growth percentiles on the state’s English language proficiency assessment
for English language learners in an English language proficiency program;
3.00
(3)
(b)
High growth percentiles on the state’s academic content assessments for English
language arts and math for English language learners in an English language proficiency
program, as described in section 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S.; and
3.00
(3)
High growth percentiles on the state’s English language proficiency assessment
for English language learners in an English language proficiency program;
3.00
(3)
(b)
High growth percentiles on the state’s academic content assessments for English
language arts and math for English language learners in an English language proficiency
program, as described in section 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S.; and
3.00
(3)
(c)
High percentages of students who meet or exceed expectations on the state
content assessments on the state content assessments for English language arts and math (and,
when available, science and social studies) for English language learners who have transitioned
out of an English language proficiency program, as described in section 22-7-1006.3, C.R.S.
3.00
(4)
Duration and Amount of Grant Awards.
Subject to available appropriations, the Department will award grants to local education providers and
charter schools pursuant to the English Language Proficiency Act Excellence Award Program. The
amount of the grant award will be based on the student enrollment of the local education providers and
charter schools receiving the award and the concentration of English language learners enrolled by the
local education provider and charter schools as a percentage of the total student enrollment. Each grant
will have a term of one fiscal year.
3.00
(5)
Reporting
3.00
(5)
(a)
Each local education provider and charter school that receives a grant pursuant
to this section, at the conclusion of each school year for which it receives a grant, must submit to
the Department:
(i)
A data analysis and summary of the local education provider’s or charter school’s English
language proficiency program; and
(ii)
A report of the local education provider’s or charter school’s use of the grant moneys
received.
3.00
(5)
harter school that receives a grant pursuant
to this section, at the conclusion of each school year for which it receives a grant, must submit to
the Department:
(i)
A data analysis and summary of the local education provider’s or charter school’s English
language proficiency program; and
(ii)
A report of the local education provider’s or charter school’s use of the grant moneys
received.
3.00
(5)
(b)
The Department will provide the information received pursuant to section 22-24-
107(3)(a), C.R.S. to local education providers and will make the information available to the public
through the data portal operated pursuant to section 22-11-502, C.R.S.

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