A 2022 COYAC proposal that became SB23-008 Youth Involvement Education Standards Review created this position!

The Colorado Department of Education will soon be accepting nominations and applications for Youth Advisors (ages 14-19) to the Colorado Academic Standards revision process for 2024-26. Applications open on June 1, 2024 and close at 11:59 PM on August 1, 2024. Nominators should notify nominees using this template, which includes a link to the application. Nominees will need to complete the application. Youth advisors to the standards review process serve a two-year term or until the standards revision cycle is complete, whichever comes first. They may serve more than one term. A commitment and active participation are critical. The majority of the standards revision committee work is projected to occur between February 1 and July 15, 2025, and again between November 2025 and January 2026. Please note that revision schedules may change.

Eligibility: Youth advisors must be

1) Age 14-19

2) Enrolled in and attending or recently graduated from a Tribal or Colorado junior high, middle, or high school, including an online or charter school or approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-402, Colorado Revised Statutes; be participating in a nonpublic, home-based educational program; be participating in a high school equivalency examination program; or have obtained a high school diploma through successful completion of a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5).

3) Nominations from small rural, rural, and urban districts are encouraged