Las Animas - Bent County Library District

As part of its overall process to revise the State's Model Content Standards, the Colorado Department of Education asked WestEd to expand its review to include summaries of the pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) and early learning standards of innovative states or states considered leaders in the field.

Colorado's $17.9 million Race to the Top grant, disbursed over four years. Fifty percent of the award is designated for local education agency (LEA) use based on Title I-A share distributions. Awards to the LEAs were non-competitive. However, any LEA agreeing to participate was required to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the state, submit a detailed scope of work and budget, and sign a terms and conditions letter indicating their responsibilities...