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How do I understand my child's progress, or the progress of all of the students in a group, school, or district?

How do I use the Colorado Growth Model and SchoolView?

Where do I find resources that are right for my child or my school?

Look for this page to be updated with new resources and tools to connect teachers across the state and to allow parents to become more actively involved in their children’s' education.

Introducing Colorado's Growth Model

The Power of the Colorado Growth Model:
Accessing Student Level Information

  • Guided Tour through Private Growth Data (Video)
    Short video presentations guiding users through the kinds of data displays available to educators accessing student-level data in the Colorado Growth Model.
  • Demonstration Version of the Colorado Growth Model (Interactive Online Demo)
    Take the full-featured Colorado Growth Model for a test drive, complete with student-level data from a fictitious school district. The data are all from real students, but were made anonymous for demonstration purposes.

               Please use the following login information to view the demo:
                    Username: gmdemo@cde.state.co.us
                    Password: 2!gMDemo

Educators on Growth

  • Todd Morse (Video)
    Director of Assessment
    Academy District 20
  • Cindy Wenzel (Video)
    Director of Curriculum and Student Achievement
    Fountain Ft. Carson School District

Aligning Colorado's Education Accountability System

The Education Accountability Act (SB 09-163) was signed into law by Governor Ritter on May 21, 2009. Its purpose was to align conflicting accountability systems and create a common understanding of school, district, and state performance using the Colorado Growth Model as its cornerstone.

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