May 29, 2020 | Accountability, Authorizing, Terry's Blog
COVID-19 has brought new challenges to most every aspect of life, and public education has not been spared. Schools have had to quickly adapt to their changing circumstances, whether due to restriction of in-person learning or the anticipated impacts to funding....
May 4, 2020 | Curriculum & Instruction, Educators, Terry's Blog
It’s hard to remember a time when we have been more grateful for educators! This pandemic has turned our education system upside down. It has also given us the chance to witness how innovative, creative, and dedicated our teachers are! We have asked so much of them,...
Apr 17, 2020 | Educators, School Choice, School Leadership, Terry's Blog
As many people have remarked, the last month seems more like six months. So much has happened and we have had to adjust to a radically new way of living and educating our students. Our lives are often full of conflicting experiences as well as the interpretations of...
Mar 3, 2020 | Accountability, Authorizing, School Choice, Terry's Blog
With data from the 2019 October Count released by the state a little over a month ago, CSI’s Evaluation and Assessment team got to work digging, slicing, and dicing the data. The analysis allows CSI to get a better grasp on how we’re performing as a portfolio over...
Feb 21, 2020 | Authorizing, Terry's Blog
When CSI was created 15 years ago, it was the intent of the General Assembly that CSI “model best practices in authorizing charter schools and make those practices available to school districts.” (C.R.S. 22-30.5-503). CSI has taken this call to model authorizing...
Feb 7, 2020 | Accountability, Authorizing, Terry's Blog
This guest blog post was written by Ryan Marks, CSI Director of Evaluation and Assessment. Ryan has been with CSI since 2014, working in various roles. He currently oversees all state assessments, student performance analysis, and academic evaluation. Prior to working...
