Accountability Work Group (AWG)

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Accountability Work Group Vacancies

The Accountability Work Group has an open application to add new members.  Please review the AWG Member Role Overview for more information and commitments of the application.  

• Application
• AWG Member Role Overview

Deadline: Monday, June 22 at 5 pm

Anticipated Notification: The week of July 20

For questions, please contact Erin Loften at loften_e@cde.state.co.us.

Overview

The Accountability Work Group (AWG) serves as an advisory group to CDE on state and federal policy implementation and practice at the state, district and school levels. This group will consider input from other stakeholders, when possible, in developing recommendations to the department. Members will engage on the various aspects of the Colorado accountability system including: frameworks, improvement planning, public reporting, stakeholder engagement, supports, accountability clock processes, awards, accreditation and studies. 

While the AWG has been in operation for many years, the recent Accountability Bill (H.B. 25-1278) formalized the group as a state advisory group. This included requiring specific roles and setting representation and naming the Commissioner of Education as the appointer.

View the Accountability Work Group Bylaws

Membership

This group consists of multiple stakeholder perspectives, including regional superintendent representatives, school and district leadership, charter school leadership, Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), Colorado Education Association (CEA) leaders, advocacy and civil rights group members and parents.

View 2025-2026 Membership List 

Upcoming Meetings

All meeting times are 9am-11am. We are making the AWG meetings available to the public. Non‐members joining meetings will be asked to identify their name and organizational affiliation (as appropriate) to the chat. All non‐AWG members should hold any comments until the end of the meeting to ensure sufficient time to address all meeting agenda items.

• August 14, 2026 - Registration link forthcoming
• September 11, 2026 - Registration link forthcoming
• October 9, 2026 - Registration link forthcoming
• November 13, 2026 - Registration link forthcoming
• December 11, 2026 - Registration link forthcoming
• January 8, 2027 - Registration link forthcoming
• February 12, 2027 - Registration link forthcoming
• March 12, 2027 - Registration link forthcoming
• April 9, 2027 - Registration link forthcoming
• May 14, 2027 - Registration link forthcoming

Prior Meetings

• May 29, 2026 -
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• April 24, 2026 -
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• March 20, 2026 -
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• February 27, 2026 -
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• January 23, 2026 - 
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• November 21, 2025 -
  Video Link, Presentation Slides, and Summary
• October 24, 2025 - 
  Video Link and Presentation Slides
• September 26, 2025 (Information Meeting) -
  Video Link and Presentation Slides

  View Archive of prior AWG meeting materials.

Helpful Links

• For more information on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implementation visit the Federal Accountability page.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact Accountability@cde.state.co.us