Local school districts accredited under new state guidelines

DENVER – School districts in Fort Collins, Loveland and Windsor received
accredited status from state education officials on Tuesday, when they
released their first ratings of Colorado’s 178 school districts under a
new accreditation system outlined in the Education Accountability Act of
2009. Greeley’s District 6 was ranked as accredited with an improvement
plan.

“The majority of Colorado school districts provide high-quality learning
opportunities for students and these results bear out that fact,´ said
Bob Schaffer, chair of the State Board of Education, in releasing the ratings. “Congratulations to
these districts that are…