City & County of Denver School District No. 1 v. Denver Classroom Teachers Ass'n

¶27 Relying on broad statements as to the intent of the Innovation Schools Act of 2008 (“ISA”), §§ 22-32.5401 to -111, C.R.S. (2016), the Chief Justice’s opinion holds, purportedly contrary to the court of appeals division below, that the ISA does not preclude a local school board from approving an innovation plan submitted by a “new” innovation school. C.J. op. ¶ l.1

¶28 The division, however, did not hold that the ISA precludes a local school board from approving an innovation plan submitted by a “new” innovation school. Rather, the division rejected as contrary to the ISA the contention of…