Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1401 - General Early Childhood Administration and Programs
8 CCR 1401-1 - General Early Childhood Rules and Regulations
Section 8 CCR 1401-1.207 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Universal Citation: 8 CO Code Regs 1401-1 ยง 207

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. The state department, through the Division of Early Learning Access and Quality, shall provide for an informal dispute resolution process to include a consultation and appeal process, through the Colorado Shines system.

B. Early childhood education programs shall be notified of the dispute resolution process by the Colorado Shines system rating administrator when participating in the post-rating assessment consultation. Information is additionally located within the online program portal.

C. Early childhood education programs must request a post-rating assessment consultation within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving their assessment results and prior to submitting an appeal.

D. Early childhood education programs must submit a written formal request for an appeal and all relevant documentation within ten (10) calendar days of receiving its post-rating assessment consultation.

E. The formal appeal of the early childhood education program's assessment will be reviewed by the Colorado Shines assessment advisory committee, which determines whether errors have occurred and will adjust program scores, if warranted.

F. Within the formal appeal process of the early childhood education program's assessment, all calculations will be based on the information gathered during the rating window.

1. Early childhood education programs are responsible for submitting any relevant data to the Colorado Shines system rating administrator within ten (10) calendar days of the post-rating assessment consultation.

2. Changes in the early childhood education program, such as the hiring of new staff that happened after the close of the rating window, will not be considered in the rescoring process.

G. The Colorado Shines assessment advisory committee shall notify early childhood education programs of its decisions within ten (10) business days of the meeting at which the request for review was conducted.

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