VIDEO : Senator Ellen Roberts presents education bill SB13-139

Senator Ellen Roberts presents senate bill 139 to the Senate Education Committee. This bill transfers the authority to contract for supplemental online programs from the Mountain Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to the Online and Blended Learning Office in the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The bill requires that the CDE develop a request for proposal (RFP) process to solicit one or more nonprofit providers of supplemental online course offerings, professional development for educators, and consulting assistance for schools wanting to use online and blended learning with their students. The CDE must develop a biennial RFP process beginning February 15, 2014, and assume reporting requirements for the program commencing March 15, 2014. If a school district chooses to use services from the current supplemental online provider, the district may be charged no more than $200 per student per semester. The course cost may not increase regardless of the number of students enrolled or courses provided. This bill removes the $200 cost limitation. Finally, the bill requires that each high school student in Colorado have the opportunity to take at least one supplemental online course per year. Charter schools, districts, or BOCES that contract with a supplemental online course provider must report student participation in online courses to the CDE.

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