Safe Schools Act
Accreditation Report
(CRS 22-32-109.1)
December 2022 Collection
(Due On/Before December 16, 2022)
Does the school district have a mission statement that includes making safety for all students and staff a priority?
Following consultation with the school and school district accountability committees, parents, teachers, administrators, students, student councils where available, and, where appropriate, the community at large, has the school district adopted and implemented a safe school plan or revised an existing plan in response to any relevant data collected by the school district?
Does the school district have a written conduct and discipline code uniformly, fairly and consistently enforced for all students, that is given to each student upon enrollment and is posted or on file in each school including those due by August 1, 2013?
Does the school district have a policy for the use of restraint and seclusion of students and information on filing complaints?
Does the school district have a policy whereas each principal submits an annual written report to the district's board of education concerning the learning environment?
Does the school district have a written agreement (to the best extent possible) with law enforcement officials, the juvenile justice system, and social services to keep the school environment safe?
Does the school district have a policy whereby procedures will be used following instances of assault upon, disorderly conduct toward, harassment of, the making knowingly of a false allegation of child abuse against, or any alleged offense directed toward a school teacher or school employee or instances of damage occurring on the premises to the personal property of a school teacher or school employee by a student?
Does the school district have the policies and procedures described in 22-32-109.1(4) (a) through (p) to meet compliance requirements for the national incident management system (NIMS) including the development of a school safety, readiness, and incident management plan, which includes:
• to the extent possible, emergency communications, that coordinates with any statewide or local emergency operation plan;
• identify for each school, to the extent possible, an all-hazard exercise program conducted with community partners to practice and assess preparedness and communications interoperability with community partners, and;
• hold all-hazard and fire drills, and inventory emergency equipment every academic term?
On or before July 1, 2009 each district shall establish a date by which each school of the district shall be in compliance with the national incident management system (NIMS) requirements and make the established dates available to the public upon request. What is the date by which the district was, or intends to be, in NIMS compliance?
Does the school district have a policy requiring annual school building inspections regarding removal of hazards, vandalism and other barriers to safety and supervision?
Does the school district have a policy consistent with CRS 24-72-204 (3) and in accordance with FERPA and associated regulations and guidelines to share and release information directly related to a student and maintained by a public school or by a person acting for the public school in the interest of making schools safer?
Does the school district have an open school policy which allows parents and board members reasonable access to observe classes, activities and functions at a public school with reasonable notice to the administrative office?
Does the school district have a policy that allows for making inquiries upon good cause to CDE for screening licensed and non-licensed employees hired on or after January 1, 1991?
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Click here to review notes and Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) sample policies.*
* Please note that the CASB policy reference is for those districts that are members of the Colorado Association of School Boards. Districts are encouraged to check with CASB to ensure that their district policies meet current statutory requirements.