This timeline tracks the source-supported transition from CDE's prior Colorado CSP administration to the Colorado League of Charter Schools' Great Schools Colorado CSP State Entity project. It is a chronology and records map, not a causal claim about any local charter approval, school-board vote, or authorizer decision.
| Date | Event | Source basis | Evidence strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
CDE received a prior Colorado CSP State Entity grant. | CDE charter-school grant pages; CDE transition note | direct evidence | CDE's former program context matters because the 2024 transition affected existing CDE subgrantees. |
2024-02-23 |
CDE published transition guidance explaining State Entity eligibility, the League's planned application, CDE support, the one-State-Entity-grant constraint, continuation-subgrantee transition, expected timing lag, and CDE's separate SFIG plan. | CDE CCSP transition page | direct evidence | This is the best source for transition mechanics; Boardhawk's later "ceded" framing should be attributed, not substituted for CDE's explanation. |
2024-03-28 |
CDE transition page logged a League message about pursuing the federal CSP grant. | CDE CCSP transition page | direct evidence for page entry | Underlying League message was not separately summarized in this pass. |
2024-06-11 |
ED application package was submitted, based on the application tracking timestamp. | ED application package | direct evidence | The application describes the proposed subgrant, peer-review, monitoring, TA, staffing, and authorizer-capacity plan. |
2024-06-13 |
CDE transition page logged that the League submitted an application to ED to administer CSP in Colorado. | CDE CCSP transition page | direct evidence for page entry | Reinforces application chronology. |
2024-07-17 |
ED technical review form was submitted/updated for the League application. | ED reviewer-comments PDF | direct evidence | The retained review form scored the application 109 of 110 for one reader; ED award table later lists score 108.00. |
2024-09-27 |
League press release announced ED selection of the Colorado League to administer $68 million in CSP funding through Great Schools Colorado. |
League press release | direct evidence for League announcement | The release describes 30 subgrant awards and technical assistance. |
2024-09-28 |
Boardhawk published the prompt's seed article on the League's $68 million grant. |
Boardhawk article | reported relationship / commentary | Useful as public narrative; use CDE and ED sources for mechanics. |
2024-10-01 |
CDE transition note expected the League grant to take effect on October 1 if the League won. | CDE transition page | direct evidence for expected transition date | Later League/GSC sources show the project operating, but this pass did not retrieve a signed grant award notice. |
2025-01 |
CDE transition note anticipated possible authorization for new League funding around January 2025 because of application/approval lag. | CDE transition page | direct evidence for anticipated timing | Needs subgrantee-specific records to verify actual funding lag or renewal timing. |
2025-03-16 |
Colorado League / Great Schools Colorado issued a technical-assistance RFP. | TA RFP PDF | direct evidence | High-priority procurement lead; selected vendors and payments were not retrieved. |
2025-04-04 |
Great Schools Colorado news/PR page lists 2024-2025 CSP grant applications opening. | GSC news and PR / related article listings | direct evidence for program-page chronology | Underlying application materials are better captured in the RFA and current competition pages. |
2025-09-29 |
League announced an additional $9 million supplemental award for Great Schools Colorado, raising the League/GSC-reported total to $77 million. |
League supplemental announcement; GSC about/RFA pages | direct evidence for first-party statement | RFA states $9,345,389 supplemental and $77,491,794 total. |
2025-11-07 |
GSC announced 20 first-round CSP subgrant selections and more than $24M in 2025 awards. |
GSC November 2025 article | direct evidence for announcement | Awardees page gives school-level amounts and authorizers. |
2026-01-21 |
FY 2026 RFA schedule listed RFA release, application-period opening, grant informational call, eligibility quiz/LOI, and open call for peer reviewers. | GSC FY 2026 RFA | direct evidence | RFA timeline runs through June-July award letters, budget approval, risk review, and GAN issuance. |
2026-03-09 |
FY 2026 RFA listed March 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT as the application deadline. | GSC FY 2026 RFA | direct evidence | Future/current-cycle follow-up should retrieve award announcements and postings after June-July 2026. |