Web Sites Listed on SchoolChoiceForKids.org

The Web sites listed below are outside sources that are linked on SchoolChoiceForKids.org.

College

Evaluating and visiting a school

Homeschooling

Immunization

No Child Left Behind

Non-public school searches

Non-public school scholarships

Open enrollment restrictions for high school athletes

Public school performance

School safety

State law text

College

• College in Colorado
• College Invest
• College Opportunity Fund
• Colorado Community Colleges Online
• Colorado Community College System
• Colorado Department of Higher Education
• The Daniels Fund
• Denver Foundation Scholarships
• Federal Student Aid on the Web
• Online Schools
• Scholarships.com
• U101 Colorado Colleges and Universities Listings

Evaluating and visiting a school

• Choosing a School for Your Child
• Ask the Right Questions, Find the Right School

Homeschooling

• Before you begin homeschooling

• Homeschooling Methods and Styles Directory
• Is Homeschool for You? Homeschool Decision - 10 Things to Consider

• Links to find Colorado bookstores that sell homeschool materials

• Homechooling in Colorado

• Homeschool resources links (curriculum, support groups, and many other homeschool resources)

• A-Z Home's Cool
• About.com: Homeschool Curriculum
• Christian Home Educators of Colorado
  
• HomeSchoolReviews.com
• Jon's Homeschool Resources
• Testing information--Christian Home Educators of Colorado
• Colorado's Homeschool Law Turns 20: The Battle Should Never Be Forgotten

• Homeschool support group lists
  

• Support groups list--Homeschool World
• Support groups list--Christian Home Educators of Colorado
• Support groups list--Homeschool Dads

Immunization

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment--Immunization Program

No Child Left Behind

• No Child Left Behind: Parent's Guide
  
• Colorado Department of Education--Adequate Yearly Progress web page
• Colorado Department of Education--Supplemental Services providers search
  
• U.S. Department of Education--No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 107-110, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 1116 (school improvement)

Non-public school searches

• Private School Review
• National Center for Education Statistics
• GreatSchools.org
  

Non-public school scholarships

• Alliance for CHOICE in Education (Colorado)
• Parents Challenge (Colorado Springs)
• Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust (Denver)
• The Challenge Foundation (Denver)

Open enrollment restrictions for high school athletes

• Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Rule 1800 (transfer request forms start on page 10)

Public school performance

• School View (including the Colorado Growth Model)
• Colorado School Data Center (en Español)
• Colorado School Grades

School safety

• Addressing Safety Reporting Deficiencies on Colorado's School Accountability Report

State law text

• Open enrollment law
• Charter school law
• Online learning law
• Homeschool law Note: 2007 legislation changed the age at which a parent intending to homeschool must submit written notification to the school district to age six (previously age seven) on August 1. You can read Senate Bill 07-016 for the text of the new requirements.