Colorado § 22-11-602 - Colorado school awards program - John Irwin schools of excellence awards - rules.
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§ 22-11-602. Colorado school awards program - John Irwin schools of excellence awards - rules.
(1) The state board shall annually present financial awards to the highest performing public schools in the state based on the schools' levels of attainment on the performance indicator concerning student achievement levels on the statewide assessments.
(2) Of the moneys available for the program pursuant to this part 6, one third shall be awarded to the public schools with the highest level of attainment on the performance indicator concerning student achievement levels, as calculated pursuant to section 22-11-204 (3). An award granted pursuant to this section shall be known as a "John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award".
(3) Subject to available appropriations, the amount of each award issued pursuant to this section shall be five thousand, ten thousand, or fifteen thousand dollars, depending on the number of pupils attending the public school receiving the award. If the available appropriations are insufficient to award each school the amount specified in this subsection (3), the department shall reduce all awards for that year proportionately. The state board shall establish by rule the pupil size of the public school for each award amount.
Source: L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1518, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2012: (2) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 258, p. 1310, § 8, effective June 4.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 22-11-302 as it existed prior to 2009.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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