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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1

FINDINGS OF FACT....................................................................................................................1

I. PARTIES ............................................................................................................................1

A. Individual Plaintiffs ...............................................................................................1

B. School District Plaintiffs........................................................................................4

C. Plaintiff-Intervenors……….. ................................................................................4

D. Defendants ..............................................................................................................8

II. A THOROUGH AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION..................8

A. The Importance of a Public Education ................................................................8

B. The Meaning of a Thorough and Uniform System of Public Education ........10

C. Education Reform: HB 93-1313 and the Inception of Standards-

Based Education...................................................................................................12

D. Education Reform: The Expansion of Content Standards and

Assessments ..........................................................................................................15

E. Education Reform: School District Accountability and Accreditation .........15

F. Education Reform: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001............................17

G. Education Reform: The Preschool to Postsecondary Education

Alignment Act (CAP4K)......................................................................................20

H. Education Reform: The Education Accountability Act of 2009.....................25

I. Education Reform: The Educator Effectiveness Act of 2010

(SB 10-191)............................................................................................................29

J. Summary...............................................................................................................29

III. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM ............................................................30

A. The Public School Finance Act of 1994: Total Program Funding..................30

B. The Public School Finance Act of 1994: State and Local Share.....................32

C. The Public School Finance Act of 1994: Override Mill Levies.......................32

D. Categorical Program Funding............................................................................34

E. Capital Construction Funding; Bonded Indebtedness .....................................34

F. Declining Enrollment...........................................................................................35

G. Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) ......................................35

IV. ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL FINANCE

SYSTEM AND A THOROUGH AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PUBLIC

EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................35

V. UNDERFUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION...........................................................40

A. The APA Study: General....................................................................................40

B. The APA Study: The Successful School District Approach............................42

C. The APA Study: The Professional Judgment Approach ................................42

D. The APA Study: Conclusions.............................................................................43

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E. Costing-out Estimates by Voreta Herrmann.....................................................45

F. Underfunding of the Colorado Department of Education ...............................45

G. Gifts, Grants and Donations ...............................................................................46

H. CAP4K Funding...................................................................................................48

I. SB 191 Funding ....................................................................................................48

VII. SCHOOL FUNDING LEVELS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON

EDUCATIONAL QUALITY..........................................................................................49

VIII. COLORADO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ...............................................................54

A. Student Achievement Levels ...............................................................................55

B. Achievement Gap.................................................................................................56

C. Graduation Rates .................................................................................................57

D. Post-secondary and College Readiness ..............................................................57

IX. FACTORS THAT IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT .......................................59

A. Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond...............................59

B. Teacher Quality....................................................................................................60

C. Professional Development ...................................................................................62

D. Class Size...............................................................................................................64

X. LOCAL CONTROL OF INSTRUCTION ....................................................................65

XI. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: EARLY CHILDHOOD

EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................65

A. Trial Witnesses .....................................................................................................65

B. Impacts of Preschool Education .........................................................................66

C. Characteristics of Effective Preschool Programs..............................................68

D. Colorado’s Preschool Program...........................................................................69

E. Full-Day Kindergarten ........................................................................................74

F. Early Childhood Conclusions and Recommendations .....................................76

XII. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: SPECIAL EDUCATION ..........................77

A. Plaintiffs’ Witnesses.............................................................................................77

B. Background ..........................................................................................................78

C. Special Education Funding .................................................................................80

D. Achievement of Students with Disabilities.........................................................84

E. State and District Compliance with IDEA Requirements................................85

F. Response to Intervention.....................................................................................87

G. Personnel Shortages.............................................................................................87

H. Charter Schools....................................................................................................88

I. CDE Support ........................................................................................................88

J. Other Special Needs Issues..................................................................................88

XIII. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: GIFTED AND TALENTED

EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................89

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A. Background ..........................................................................................................89

B. Gifted and Talented Funding..............................................................................89

C. Achievement of Gifted and Talented Students..................................................90

D. Results of State Monitoring.................................................................................91

E. Personnel...............................................................................................................91

F. CDE Support ........................................................................................................92

XIV. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEARNERS......................................................................................................................92

A. Background ..........................................................................................................92

B. Legal Requirements Regarding English Language Learning .........................92

C. Research on Effective English Language Learning Programs........................93

D. English Language Learner Funding ..................................................................94

E. ELL Programs in Colorado ................................................................................95

F. Achievement of ELL Students ............................................................................96

G. CDE Support ........................................................................................................98

XV. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: LOW-INCOME STUDENTS...................98

A. Background ..........................................................................................................98

B. Challenges Faced by Low-Income Students ......................................................98

C. Funding for Low-Income Students.....................................................................99

D. Interventions Proven Effective for At-Risk Children.....................................101

E. Achievement of At-Risk Students.....................................................................102

XVI. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN

STUDENTS ....................................................................................................................102

XVII. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION......................................................................................103

A. Conditions of School Buildings.........................................................................103

B. Funding for Capital Construction....................................................................103

C. Assessments of Capital Construction Needs....................................................104

D. Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) ......................................................105

XVIII. TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................106

IX. SCHOOL DISTRICTS..................................................................................................108

A. Urban School Districts: Jefferson County School District No. R-1..............108

B. Urban School Districts: Aurora School District No. 28................................111

C. Urban School Districts: Colorado Springs School District No. 11 ...............116

D. Urban School Districts: Pueblo School District No. 60 .................................118

E. Rural School Districts: Center Consolidated School District No. 26JT ......121

F. Rural School Districts: Creede Consolidated School District No. 1.............123

G. Rural School Districts: Sanford School District No. 6...................................125

H. Rural School Districts: Alamosa School District No. RE-11J.......................127

I. Rural School Districts: Centennial School District No. R-1 .........................127

J. Rural School Districts: Del Norte Consolidated School District No. C-7 ....128

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K. Rural School Districts: Moffat School District No. 2.....................................129

L. Rural School Districts: Monte Vista School District No. C-8 .......................131

M. Rural School Districts: North Conejos School District No. RE-1J ..............132

N. Rural School Districts: South Conejos School District No. RE-10...............132

O. Rural School Districts: Mountain Valley School District No. RE-1.............133

P. Rural School Districts: Sargent School District No. RE-33J ........................135

Q. Rural School Districts: Sierra Grande School District No. R-30 .................136

R. Rural School Districts: Sangre de Cristo School District Re-22J.................137

S. Rural School Districts: Montezuma-Cortez School District No. RE-1 ........138

T. Rural School Districts: Moffat County School District Re. No. 1 ................139

U. Rural School Districts: Bethune School District No. R-5..............................140

V. Non-Party School Districts: Woodlin School District R-104 ........................141

W. Non-Party School Districts: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 ..........144

X. Non-Party School Districts: Adams School District No. 14 ..........................145

Y. Non-Party School Districts: Pueblo County School District 70....................146

XX. INDIVIDUAL PLAINTIFFS ........................................................................................148

A. Taylor Lobato.....................................................................................................149

B. Miguel Cendejas.................................................................................................150

C. Traci Weisensee..................................................................................................150

D. Theresa Wrangham ...........................................................................................151

E. Jessica Spangler .................................................................................................152

F. Lillian Leroux, Sr...............................................................................................153

G. Herbert Conboy .................................................................................................154

XXI. TEACHER TESTIMONY...............................................................................................155

A. Matthew Keefauver ...........................................................................................155

B. Justine Bayles .....................................................................................................157

C. Anastasia Campbell ...........................................................................................158

XXII. THE STATE’S CASE.....................................................................................................158

A. Colorado State Board of Education .................................................................158

B. Key Admissions by Other Witnesses for Defendants .....................................161

C. Important Weaknesses in the Testimony of Defendants’ Witnesses.............163

D. Schools/Districts Cited by Defendants’ Witnesses as Successful...................165

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW .......................................................................................................168

I. THE CLAIMS, THE ISSUES, AND THE STANDARD OF PROOF......................168

II. THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AT ISSUE .............................................170

III. THE DEFINITION AND MEASURE OF A THOROUGH AND UNIFORM

SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ..............................................................................171

IV. THE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE

NOT RATIONALLY RELATED TO EACH OTHER..............................................174

V. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERFUNDED 177

VI. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PROVIDE

NECESSARY SERVICES, PROGRAMS, MATERIALS AND FACILITIES.......178

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VII. LOCAL CONTROL OF INSTRUCTION .................................................................179

VIII. CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................181

IX. REMEDY........................................................................................................................182

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SE Weld County School District 6/Greeley-Evans School District 6

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D. Defendants

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II. A THOROUGH AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION'

A. The Importance of a Public Education

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I. Education Reform: The Educator Effectiveness Act of 2010 (SB 10-191)

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III. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM'

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A.' The Public School Finance Act of 1994f Total Program Funding

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B. The Public School Finance Act of 1994: State and Local Share

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C. The Public School Finance Act of 1994: Override Mill Levies'

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D.' Categorical Program Funding.'''

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G. Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES)

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B. The APA Study: The Successful School District Approach

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C. The APA Study: The Professional Judgment Approach

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D. The APA Study: Conclusions

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F. Underfunding of the Colorado Department of Education

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G. Gifts, Grants and Donations

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VIII. COLORADO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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B. Achievement Gap

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C. Graduation Rates

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D. Post-secondary and College Readiness'

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IX. FACTORS THAT IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT'

A. Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

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XI. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONSf''EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION''

A. Trial Witnesses

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C. Characteristics of Effective Preschool Programs

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E. Full-Day Kindergarten

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F. Early Childhood Conclusions and Recommendations

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XIIE' SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONSf''SPECIAL EDUCATION'

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D. Achievement of Students with Disabilities'

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G. Personnel Shortages

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I. CDE Support'

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J. Other Special Needs Issues'

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XIIIE' SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONSf''GIFTED AND TALENTED

EDUCATION'

A. Background'

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C. Achievement of Gifted and Talented Students'

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D. Results of State Monitoring

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E. Personnel

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F. CDE Support

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XIVE' SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONSf''ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS'

A. Background

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B. Legal Requirements Regarding English Language Learning

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CE' Research on Effective English Language Learning Programs'

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D. English Language Learner Funding

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E. ELL Programs in Colorado

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F. Achievement of ELL Students

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G. CDE Support

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XVE' SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONSf''LOW-INCOME STUDENTS''

A. Background

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D. Interventions Proven Effective For At-Risk Children

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E. Achievement of At-Risk Students

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XVI. SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS

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XVII. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION

A. Conditions of School Buildings

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B. Funding for Capital Construction

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C. Assessments of Capital Construction Needs

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D. Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST)

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XVIII. TECHNOLOGY

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I. Rural School Districts: Centennial School District No. R-1

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J. Rural School Districts: Del Norte Consolidated School District No. C-7'

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XXI. TEACHER TESTIMONY

A. Matthew Keefauver

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B. Justine Bayles

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C. Anastasia Campbell

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XXII. THE STATE’S CASE

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I. THE CLAIMS, THE ISSUES, AND THE STANDARD OF PROOF

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organization of public school districts in the state . . . in order to provide for the

maintenance of a thorough and uniform system of free public schools throughout the

stateg'829'Q:4'8'W:41'41MT:2M5S=1'1_T12956;41':Q'T;S=5C'Q;29M'Q:4'6P1'M;TT:46':Q'6P1'T;S=5C'MCP::='M7M61W':Q'6P1'M6861E'

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III. THE DEFINITION AND MEASURE OF A THOROUGH AND UNIFORM

SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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San Antonio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Rodriguez*'@??')E#E'?*'??H'b?OBAc*'J84MP8==*'XE*'95MM12652>'qQ::62:61':W56619rE''''

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56M'C565i12ME''Pauley v. Kelley*'?VH'hE-8E'VBH*'VBB*'HNN'#E+EH9'FNO*'FV@'b?OBOcE?V''L4:W'6P1'S1>52252>':Q'6P1'2865:2*'18CP'M6861'Y8M'>482619'Q19148='=829M'52'64;M6'Q:4'6P1';M1':Q'6P1'C:WW:2':4'T;S=5C'MCP::=ME''Brotman v. East Lake Creek Ranch, L.L.P., A?'UEA9'FFV*'FFB'b&:=:E'HGG?cE''$P1'&:=:489:'+28S=52>'0C6'9195C861M'6Y:'M1C65:2M'52'13147'6:Y2MP5T'6:'6P86'T;4T:M1E''&('+28S=52>'0C6'ZBE'''

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Campbell County Sch. Dist. v. State of Wyoming*'OGB'UEH9'?HAF*'?HNO'bh7:E'?OONc'qC56865:2M':W56619rE''L4:W'6P5M'T;4T:M1*'6P1'h7:W52>'C:;46'9145319'6P1'S8M5C'W829861':Q'6P154'M6861`M'19;C865:2'C=8;M1Mf'

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become equipped for their future roles as citizens, participants in the political system,

and competitors both economically and intellectuallyE'

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the labor force, and a successful lifelong learnerE'

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IV. THE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE

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NECESSARY SERVICES, PROGRAMS, MATERIALS AND FACILITIES

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