HB 13-1023 Summary

• Requires each school district and institute charter school to review and establish systemwide procedures for academic acceleration of high-ability students.

• Mandates procedures include fair referral and evaluation processes, multi-person decision-making involving parents, guidelines for acceleration practices, and an appeals process.

• Identifies acceleration interventions including single-subject acceleration, curriculum compacting, concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, grade acceleration, and early college entrance.

• Opens participation in academic acceleration to all students demonstrating high ability in their areas of strength, not limited only to gifted and talented identified students.

• School districts may utilize resources from the Colorado Department of Education and national research recommendations when designing acceleration procedures.