Schools and districts in Colorado will not be given their annual ratings this year. Instead, the Board of Education will extend the 2019 ratings, the board decided at its monthly meeting Thursday.

State assessments for schools and districts were cancelled in spring 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on various education systems.

Because of this, the board said schools and districts will not receive performance framework reports or updated plan types in 2020.

At the meeting, the board also voted to consider providing kindergarten through third-grade teachers with a six-month extension to meet the READ Act requirement to complete evidence-based training in teaching reading.

The board will take up the proposal again during a meeting on Nov. 19.

The board referred a disagreement between New Vision Charter School and Thompson School District to the Colorado Department of Education.

The Colorado Department of Education will make a recommendation on whether the district provided proper funding to the school for the 2019-20 school year. The board will consider the recommendation at a future meeting.

The board also referred a dispute between the town of Windsor and Colorado Early College to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The dispute was regarding who should pay to construct a turn lane into the school grounds to accommodate for increased traffic. CDOT concluded that Colorado Early College should pay for the construction of the turn lane.