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Colorado Homeschool Options — Home-Based Education Law, Where Colorado Stands on School Choice, Part-Time Programs, CHSAA and College Aid

Colorado law calls homeschooling a "nonpublic home-based educational program" and says it is a legitimate alternative to classroom attendance (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5). Parents send a written notice of intent to any Colorado school district 14 days before starting and every year after, teach at least 172 days averaging four hours a day, cover the required subjects, and have the child tested or evaluated in grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. Families can also meet the attendance law through a private (independent or parochial) school or by having a Colorado-licensed teacher instruct the child at home. On school choice, Colorado has broad public school choice (open enrollment, charter, online and innovation schools, free preschool hours) but no state voucher, education savings account or tax credit scholarship, and the Colorado Department of Education says no state funding is available for homeschooling. Amendment 80, a constitutional "right to school choice," failed in November 2024. Colorado is on the IRS list of states taking part in the new federal scholarship tax credit starting in 2027. Many districts, charter schools and BOCES run part-time public programs for homeschool students, and a 2026 law (SB26-023) set new rules for them.

Notice to the state	Send a written notice of intent to any Colorado school district 14 days before you start, and again every year you continue. It certifies only each child's name, age, place of residence and number of hours of attendance (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(e)). CDE does not collect notices, and its FAQ suggests also notifying your district of residence if you file elsewhere, to avoid truancy action. A child who was habitually truant in the last six months of school needs a written description of the curriculum with the notice.
Days, subjects and teacher	At least 172 days of instruction, averaging four instructional contact hours a day. Required subjects include reading, writing and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science and the U.S. Constitution. The teacher must be the parent or an adult relative the parent designates; no teaching license is needed (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(2)-(3)).
Testing or evaluation	In grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, either a nationally standardized achievement test or an evaluation by a qualified person (a Colorado-licensed teacher, a teacher at a private school, a licensed psychologist, or someone with a graduate degree in education), at the parent's cost. Results go to the district that got your notice or to a Colorado independent or parochial school. A composite score at or below the 13th percentile, after a chance to retest, means the child must attend a public or private school until the next testing period (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(f), (5)).
Compulsory school age	Every child who is 6 on or before August 1 and under 17 must attend school, unless an exception applies, such as a home-based education program, a private school enrolling the child for at least 172 days, or instruction at home by a licensed teacher (C.R.S. 22-33-104). For a home-based program, the law does not require a notice until the child is 6, or the program until the child is 7, and does not require the program or notice after the child turns 16 (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(e)).
School choice status	As of October 2026, Colorado's school choice is public school choice: open enrollment across districts without tuition, charter schools, online schools, innovation schools and free universal preschool hours. Colorado has no state voucher, ESA or tax credit scholarship. Amendment 80 failed in November 2024 (49.3% yes; it needed 55%). A Colorado Supreme Court plurality held Douglas County's 2011 voucher unconstitutional in 2015; that ruling was vacated in 2017. Colorado is on the IRS list for the federal scholarship tax credit from January 1, 2027.
Federal scholarship tax credit (from 2027)	Colorado is on the IRS list of states taking part for 2027 (as of October 22, 2026). Starting January 1, 2027, an individual may claim a federal credit of up to ,700 ($3,400 if filing jointly) for cash gifts to a qualifying scholarship granting organization (SGO). The Colorado Department of Revenue compiles the state's SGO list: SGOs apply at sgo.colorado.gov by November 30, 2026, and the state sends its list to the IRS by January 1, 2027.
Homeschool status	CDE says there is no funding available for homeschooling. What homeschool families can use: part-time enrollment in public school classes or a part-time program for homeschool students (one funded program per student; a current notice of intent is required), CHSAA and other activities at a public school (C.R.S. 22-32-116.5), concurrent enrollment through a local education provider that enrolls the student, the state tests on request (at the parent's cost), and child find evaluations through the school district.

Where Colorado stands on school choice (October 2026)

What exists: Colorado's school choice is mostly public school choice. Every district must let its own students apply to particular programs and schools, and must let students from other Colorado districts enroll without paying tuition (open enrollment, C.R.S. 22-36-101). Charter schools are tuition-free public schools run under a contract with a school district or the state Charter School Institute. Districts and the Charter School Institute can run online schools, including multi-district online schools open to students from any district. Innovation schools are district schools working under an innovation plan the local board approves (C.R.S. 22-32.5-103). Universal preschool gives every child, subject to provider capacity, ten hours a week of free preschool in the year before kindergarten (C.R.S. 26.5-4-204, as of the 2024 statutes). Concurrent enrollment lets high school students in a local education provider take college courses, with tuition paid by the school (C.R.S. 22-35-104, -105).

Which choices keep a child a homeschooler: enrolling full time in a charter school, an online school or another district's school makes the child a full-time public school student, with the same attendance and state testing rules as other public school students (Legislative Council Staff, January 2026). Part-time enrollment does not: a homeschool student can attend a public school for part of the day, or join a part-time program for homeschool students, and stay a homeschooler. Colorado funds homeschool students at no more than part-time funding statewide (CDE audit guide, 2026).

What doesn't exist: Colorado has no voucher, education savings account (ESA) or tax credit scholarship program, and no state grant or tax credit for homeschool costs. CDE's homeschool FAQ says, "At the time of this update, there is no funding available." Legislative Council Staff describes private schools and homeschools as non-public education that receives no public funding, and notes that the Colorado Constitution bars public money for schools run by a church or sectarian denomination (Colo. Const. art. IX, sec. 7).

Amendment 80 (November 5, 2024): this citizen initiative would have added a right to school choice for children in kindergarten through 12th grade to the Colorado Constitution, naming neighborhood, charter and private schools, home schooling, open enrollment and future innovations. As a constitutional amendment it needed 55% approval. The Secretary of State's official abstract shows 1,507,236 yes votes (49.3%) and 1,548,679 no votes (50.7%), so it failed. Earlier that year, HCR24-1003, a legislative referral on the same topic, was postponed indefinitely in the House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 11–0, on April 15, 2024.

The Douglas County voucher case: in 2011 the Douglas County School District started its Choice Scholarship Pilot Program, which gave taxpayer-funded scholarships that students could use at partnering private schools, including religious schools. A trial court permanently enjoined it. On June 29, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court held in Taxpayers for Public Education v. Douglas County School District (2015 CO 50) that the challengers lacked standing under the school finance act, but a plurality held the program violated article IX, section 7 of the Colorado Constitution, and the court ordered the injunction reinstated. On June 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the district's petition, vacated that judgment and sent the case back for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer (No. 15-557). The district's policy library lists a December 4, 2017 certified board resolution to rescind the Choice Scholarship and School Choice Grant programs.

Bills in 2025–2026: SR25-009, a Senate resolution on "the necessity of school choice in Colorado," was postponed indefinitely in committee 3–2 on May 1, 2025. HB26-1292 would have required Colorado, if it joined the federal tax credit, to list every eligible scholarship granting organization and would have put nondiscrimination and disability rules on schools receiving SGO money. The House Education Committee postponed it indefinitely, 11–0, on April 30, 2026. We found no ESA or state tax credit scholarship bill in either session. The bill that did pass and matters most to homeschoolers is SB26-023, the 2026 School Finance Act, signed May 28, 2026, which set new rules for part-time public programs for homeschool students (see below).

The federal tax credit decision: the federal scholarship tax credit (Internal Revenue Code section 25F) lets individuals claim up to

,700 ($3,400 joint) for cash gifts to scholarship granting organizations starting January 1, 2027, but only in states that opt in and send the IRS a list of SGOs. Colorado is on the IRS list of participating states for 2027 (as of October 22, 2026). The Colorado Department of Revenue says Colorado notified the IRS that it will take part for tax year 2027. SGOs apply through sgo.colorado.gov by November 30, 2026, and the state will submit its official list to the IRS by January 1, 2027, then certify the list each year on or before January 1.

What it means for homeschool families: no Colorado program pays for homeschool costs today. The federal credit works through SGOs, not through families, and the Department of Revenue's page doesn't say what Colorado SGO scholarships may pay for. Whether any will cover homeschool costs depends on federal rules and on each SGO, so ask an SGO directly before counting on it. The public options that fit homeschooling best are part-time: classes at a public school, a district or charter part-time program, activities, and concurrent enrollment arranged through a local education provider.

What's next: the State Board of Education must adopt rules by December 31, 2026 for certifying part-time programs that operate outside their own district's boundaries, starting with the 2027–28 school year (C.R.S. 22-33-104.3(5)). As of October 31, 2026 we found no official notice of 2027 school choice bills. We'll update this section when the 2027 session's bills are filed.

Homeschooling in Colorado: the basics

Three legal routes: (1) a nonpublic home-based educational program under C.R.S. 22-33-104.5, which is what most families mean by homeschooling; (2) enrolling the child in an independent or parochial (private) school that provides a basic academic education for at least 172 days (C.R.S. 22-33-104(2)(b)); or (3) instruction at home by a teacher licensed in Colorado (C.R.S. 22-33-104(2)(i)(I)). The law says a home-based program is not under a school district's supervision and "does not qualify as a private and nonprofit school."
"Umbrella" schools: CDE says an "umbrella school" is not a concept recognized in Colorado law. Some offer records and transcripts under the label of a private school. Which route you are using matters: since 2026, students who meet the attendance law through a private school can't enroll part time in a public school or a part-time homeschool program (SB26-023). CDE says a student whose umbrella school is not providing private school instruction for compulsory attendance stays eligible, if the family files a notice of intent with a district.
Notice of intent: written, to any school district in Colorado, 14 days before you start and each year after. It lists only each child's name, age, place of residence and number of hours of attendance. CDE posts a notice of intent template and says it does not collect notices itself.
Days and hours: at least 172 days of instruction averaging four instructional contact hours a day (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(c)).
Subjects: communication skills of reading, writing and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science, and regular instruction in the U.S. Constitution (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(d)). You choose and pay for curriculum; CDE says the state can't advise on curriculum.
Teacher: the parent or an adult relative the parent designates. No teaching license is required, and teacher licensing and employment laws don't apply (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(2)(a), (3)(a)).
Compulsory age: 6 on or before August 1 through age 16 ("under the age of seventeen") (C.R.S. 22-33-104(1)(a)). For a home-based program the law does not require a notice until the child is 6, or the program itself until 7, and does not require either after 16.
Withdrawing from public school: send your notice of intent to a Colorado district at least 14 days before you start and tell the school your child is leaving. If you file with a district other than the one you live in, CDE suggests also notifying your district of residence to avoid truancy action. A child who was habitually truant in the last six months of school can't be enrolled in a home-based program unless the parent also submits a written description of the curriculum with the notice (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(b)).
State tests: homeschool students don't take the state assessments (CMAS) as a requirement. If a parent asks, the local education provider must let the child take a state assessment and give the parent the results; the parent pays the costs (C.R.S. 22-7-1006.3(9)(b)).

Testing, records, diplomas and going back to school

Testing or evaluation: in grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, the child takes a nationally standardized achievement test, or a qualified person evaluates the child's academic progress. A qualified person is chosen by the parent and is a Colorado-licensed teacher, a teacher employed by an independent or parochial school, a licensed psychologist, or a person with a graduate degree in education. The parent pays. Results go to the district that received your notice or to a Colorado independent or parochial school; if you use a school, give its name to the district (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(2)(c), (3)(f)). CDE notes that a co-op that evaluates students must use qualified people, and that reporting results is still the parent's job.

Scores: a composite score above the 13th percentile keeps the child exempt from compulsory attendance. At or below the 13th percentile, the district must require the child to attend a public, independent or parochial school until the next testing period, but only after the child has a chance to retest with another version of the test or a different nationally standardized test the parent picks from a State Board list. With an evaluation, the question is whether the child is making sufficient academic progress according to the child's ability. A private school that receives results must tell the district if the score or evaluation falls short (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(5)).

Records: keep permanent records for each child, including attendance, test and evaluation results, and immunization records. The district that got your notice can ask for them, with 14 days' written notice, only if the superintendent has probable cause to believe the program isn't following the law (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(g)).

Diplomas: there is no state diploma, and district diplomas go only to students who attended a public high school in the district. CDE says the parent may graduate the student by issuing a diploma, and taking the GED is optional. Homeschool programs are not accredited by the state or districts.

Going back to public school: the district may test the child to decide grade placement, and places the child where it thinks best, with the parent's consent. The district must accept the home program's transcripts for credit, unless it tests the child and the testing doesn't verify the transcript (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(4)).

Part-time public school and district homeschool programs

Part-time enrollment: a child in a home-based program can also attend a public school for part of the day, and the school district can count the child for funding (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(6)(a)). It's the district's choice whether to offer this in its regular on-site program (C.R.S. 22-33-104.3(7)). Since 2026, the district must collect a current copy of your notice of intent before enrolling your child (C.R.S. 22-54-103(10)(k)).

Part-time programs for homeschool students: these are public school programs, run by or for a school district, a district or Charter School Institute charter school, or a BOCES, that serve homeschool students on a part-time basis. They are often called homeschool enrichment programs, and they can include campuses and microschools (CDE; C.R.S. 22-33-104.3(1)). Your child enrolls part time as a public school student in that program and stays a homeschooler for compulsory attendance. One example is St. Vrain Valley Schools' APEX Homeschool Program in Longmont, which the district describes as a homeschool enrichment program that supplements parents who are their child's primary educator; state law gives it its own school code (C.R.S. 22-54-119(4)). Listing it here is not an endorsement.

The 2026 rules (SB26-023, signed May 28, 2026; C.R.S. 22-33-104.3): a part-time program may not directly or indirectly fund, reimburse or subsidize a private activity or private purchase for a student or parent, meaning activities, supplies, items or materials of personal value that aren't generally available to the provider's full-time students. CDE's examples of things a program can't pay for include outside painting, club lacrosse or jujitsu classes that the public pays for, ski passes, museum memberships, a computer the family keeps, and the family's curriculum of choice. A program can offer what the provider offers its full-time students, such as a contracted CTE course or equine therapy. Programs must follow the same laws as their authorizer, including licensed-teacher and background-check rules. Programs can't enroll students who meet the attendance law through a private school, must keep a copy of each student's notice of intent, and can't operate outside their own district (or a BOCES's member districts) without state or local board authorization.

Funding limits that shape programs: Colorado funds only one part-time program per homeschool student, so programs ask whether your child is enrolled elsewhere. Only teacher-led instruction designed by the district or its contractor counts; parent-led time never counts. Students in grades K–5 must get at least 90 hours of direct instruction in the semester of the October count date for the program to be funded (CDE 2026 Student October Count Audit Resource Guide).

Why it changed: CDE told the State Board in January 2026 that it had no authority to approve these programs and that their cost was estimated at more than

00 million statewide in fiscal year 2025–26. A Joint Budget Committee staff memo listed examples CDE's audit team found concerning, such as one-time classes, field trips and evening or weekend events counted toward instructional time. For 2026–27, CDE received 61 applications from 54 programs seeking to operate outside their own boundaries: 12 were approved, 2 partially approved, 1 denied, and 37 denied because of the dissolution of ERBOCES, the BOCES that had applied for them; seven programs reapplied under a different authorizer (CDE 2026–27 Application Review). Ask your local district or charter schools what they offer for 2026–27 and 2027–28.

CHSAA activities and sports

Your right to take part (C.R.S. 22-32-116.5 and 22-33-104.5(6)(b)): every school district and public school must let a student in a home-based education program take part on an equal basis in any activity the district or school offers that the home program doesn't. That includes academic, artistic, athletic and recreational activities. A private school may allow it at its discretion. The school district of attendance is the district that received your notice of intent. A student who leaves a public or private school more than 15 days after the school year starts stays with that school for activities for the rest of the year.

Where your child plays: if the district has more than one school, the district chooses the school of participation, weighing which school offers the most of the student's activities, which is nearest, and the parents' preferences. CHSAA requires each district to keep a placement policy on file, and that policy may send students to the nearest school or let families choose (CHSAA Bylaw 5360).

Rules you must meet: the student must follow the homeschool law, meet the school's eligibility rules, and follow the same behavior and practice standards as other participants. A district can't make a homeschool student enroll in a course to play, except where the activity extends a course, such as a performing arts group. A school may charge a non-enrolled student up to 150% of its regular participation fee. A district may reserve some team spots for its own enrolled students (C.R.S. 22-32-116.5(4)-(6)).

CHSAA's bylaws (2026–27): Bylaw 1710, Exception 1, says home-based students who meet the statutory requirements are eligible, and that a homeschool student must be registered with a school district a minimum of 14 days before being considered a homeschooled student; students who don't meet the statute may practice but not compete. Changing schools for athletics counts as a transfer under CHSAA rules (Bylaw 5360). A student cut at one school can't try out for the same sport at another school that season.

Concurrent enrollment and college classes

Concurrent enrollment runs through schools, not families. A "qualified student" is someone under 21 enrolled in ninth grade or higher in a local education provider, meaning a district, charter school or BOCES (C.R.S. 22-35-103(15)). The provider pays the college's tuition at the rate in its agreement with the college, and CDE says students may still pay for books, supplies, fees and transportation (C.R.S. 22-35-105; CDE Concurrent Enrollment page).

For homeschoolers, that means taking concurrent enrollment through a part-time enrollment with a district, charter school or BOCES. CDE's guidance for districts covers part-time homeschool students taking concurrent enrollment and CTE alongside full-time students, and its audit guide says homeschool students in concurrent enrollment are still limited to part-time funding no matter how many credit hours they take. Ask your district whether it offers concurrent enrollment to part-time homeschool students and what it requires.

ASCENT: the Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment program lets a student whom the local education provider designates take college courses in the year after 12th grade, if the student has completed at least nine college credit hours and meets other conditions (C.R.S. 22-35-108). Because the school designates participants, ASCENT also depends on enrollment with a local education provider.

Outside concurrent enrollment, whether a college admits a high school-age homeschool student on its own, and at what tuition, is up to each college. Ask before you plan on it.

For vendors: taking part

Colorado homeschool families pay you directly, and there's no state approval for selling to them. Colorado has no ESA or homeschool funding program, so there's no state vendor list or marketplace for homeschool spending.

District programs aren't a family spending account. Since SB26-023 (2026), a part-time program for homeschool students can't fund, reimburse or subsidize a private activity or purchase for a family, including outside classes the public pays for and the family's own curriculum. A district, charter school or BOCES can still contract with a private provider to deliver instruction it also offers full-time students, and CDE's audit guide adds documentation rules for contracted programs and says part-time programs should not be co-located with fee- or tuition-based programming open to the same students.

Watch the federal scholarship tax credit. From January 1, 2027, donors can claim up to

,700 ($3,400 joint) for gifts to qualifying SGOs, and Colorado takes part. The Department of Revenue is building the state's SGO list now (applications due November 30, 2026). What those scholarships may pay for, and whether any reach homeschool families or their vendors, depends on federal rules and each SGO.

What sells now: curriculum and records help for families who track 172 days and keep permanent records, standardized testing and qualified evaluators for grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, tutoring, 30-hour driver education (required for every 15- to 17-year-old permit applicant from January 1, 2027), therapies, STEM, arts, and enrichment classes.

Listing on My Learning Source is separate from any state, district or scholarship program — you don't need one to have the other, and families find you here either way.

Other Colorado programs: college aid, driver's licenses and special education

College admission: Colorado State University says it has no admission requirements unique to homeschoolers, and that homeschooled students are eligible for the same financial aid, scholarships and honors program. Under Colorado Commission on Higher Education guidelines, applicants from non-graded settings (narrative or portfolio) are assigned a 3.3 proxy GPA, and CSU doesn't require extra tests such as the GED. CU Boulder's 2026–27 catalog says it is test optional and gives individual consideration to records with nontraditional grading, unusual curricula or a high school equivalency.

Colorado Promise (HB24-1340, C.R.S. 39-22-570): for income tax years 2025 through 2032, an eligible student gets a refundable state income tax credit equal to tuition and fees paid to a Colorado public college, minus scholarships and grants, for each qualifying term. The student must start college within two years of finishing high school "or an equivalent," qualify for in-state tuition, have household adjusted gross income of $90,000 or less on the FAFSA or the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA), start the term with fewer than 66 credits (concurrent enrollment and AP credits don't count against this), and earn at least six credits with a 2.5 GPA. The law doesn't name school types; confirm with your college how it treats a homeschool diploma.

Other state aid: Colorado's state student aid programs are run by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education for students at eligible institutions, based on need, merit, talent or other criteria (C.R.S. 23-3.3), and the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) funds scholarships with state and private money (C.R.S. 23-3.3-1001). File the FAFSA or CASFA each year and ask each college's aid office about homeschool documentation.

Driver's licenses (Colorado DMV): for permits issued before January 1, 2027, a teen can get a permit at 15 with a 30-hour driver education course, at 15½ with a 4-hour driver awareness program or the 30-hour course, or at 16 without a course. From January 1, 2027, every permit applicant age 15 through 17 must complete a 30-hour driver education course (HB24-1021); course certificates are valid for six months. Drivers under 18 must hold the permit 12 months, be at least 16 to get a license, and log at least 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 at night, on the DR 2324 log. Those under 16½ also need 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with an instructor. We found no school-enrollment paperwork on the DMV pages we read.

Special education: CDE's homeschool FAQ tells families to contact their school district about services for special populations. Colorado law says a home-based program is not a private school (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(2)(a)). Ask your district of residence in writing for a child find evaluation if you suspect a disability, and ask how it serves homeschool students with IEPs; part-time enrollment can be one route.

Preschool: universal preschool (UPK Colorado) offers ten hours a week of free preschool in the year before kindergarten through a mixed delivery system of providers, subject to capacity (C.R.S. 26.5-4-204, 2024 statutes).

Taxes: we found no Colorado income tax credit or deduction for homeschool expenses.

Special education for home-based students

Child find: Colorado's special education rules require each administrative unit (usually a school district or BOCES responsible for running special education locally) to have procedures for locating, identifying and evaluating all children ages 3 to 21 who may have a disability and be eligible for special education. The procedures must be available throughout the year, including to children whose parents choose home schooling (ECEA Rules, 1 CCR 301-8, Rule 4.02(1)(a)).

Which district: for a child who isn't enrolled in school, child identification is the job of the administrative unit where the child lives. Child identification covers child find, special education referral, the initial evaluation and the decision on disability and eligibility (Rule 4.02(1)(a)(ii)). CDE's model plan for districts lists home-schooled children among those the administrative unit of residence must locate, evaluate and identify.

Evaluations: once a written special education referral has started, the initial evaluation must be finished within 60 calendar days. A referral starts when you request an evaluation, or are told of a referral by the school, and you give written consent. The timeline doesn't apply if a child is repeatedly not brought for evaluation, or moves to another administrative unit's school partway through (Rule 4.02(3)(c)).

Services: CDE's model comprehensive plan for districts (revised March 2015) says an administrative unit does not have an obligation to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to children who are home schooled, and lists them separately from children their parents place in private schools. CDE's homeschool FAQ tells families to contact their school district with questions about services for special populations. Ask your district's special education director in writing whether it offers any services to home-based students who qualify, and what they would be.

Part-time enrollment: part-time public programs for homeschool students must follow the same laws as the local education provider that authorizes them, including licensed-teacher and background-check rules (SB26-023, as explained in CDE's part-time program FAQ). CDE's homeschool and part-time pages don't explain how an IEP works for a part-time student, so ask the school or program before you enroll which special education services it will provide during your child's hours there.

Preschool: for children ages 3 through 5, contact the Child Find office where your family lives. CDE says the evaluation is free, as are the public school system's educational services for children who qualify, and that an evaluation can't happen until you give written permission. Agreeing to an evaluation doesn't mean agreeing to services.

Help: CDE's Exceptional Student Services Unit answers parent questions at Parents_ESSUquestions@cde.state.co.us. CDE also posts a directory of each district's special education and gifted directors.

Official sources

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