Colorado State Judicial Branch - Supreme Court - Committees

The Court Improvement Program (CIP) was created as a result of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (also known as the Family Preservation and Support Act ). The Act required an original assessment on how Colorado handles its cases involving children, in particular dependency and neglect cases. Numerous recommendations were made as to how to improve the cases, and the Court Improvement Program was created to oversee the implementation of these recommendations.

The CIP is primarily concerned with improving the way the individual courts in Colorado handle dependency and neglect cases in order to improve the safety, permanency and well-being outcome for the children and families the court serves. The federal government awards close to $500,000 to help Colorado achieve its goals and improving outcomes. Through the efforts of judicial officers, court staff, and other child welfare stakeholders involved with the process, Colorado continues to innovate when it comes to working with these very sensitive cases.

Document	Available formats
Colorado Court Improvement Program Assessment Report - FFY07	PDF English
Handbook for Families in Dependency & Neglect Cases	PDF English	PDF Spanish
Handbook for Colorado children who are not living at home
Ages 3-6	PDF English	PDF Spanish
Ages 7-12	PDF English	PDF Spanish
Ages 13-18	PDF English	PDF Spanish
Colorado Courts' Recommendations for Family Cases prepared by the Court Improvement Committee Note: This is a very large file!	PDF English	Word
Appendix II,District Court Judge and Magistrate Needs by District	Excel
Appendix IV, Court Facilitation in Nine Colorado Juvenile Courts, October 2000	PDF
Out of Home Placement Deviation Report	PDF	Addendum PDF
Child Abuse and Neglect Cases - A Reassessment	PDF
Colorado's 2009 Court Improvement Program Report	PDF
Colorado's 2008 Court Improvement Program Report	PDF
Colorado's 2007 Court Improvement Program Report	PDF
Colorado's 2006 Court Improvement Program Report	PDF
Colorado's 2005 Court Improvement Program Report	PDF	Word
Colorado's 2002 Court Improvement Program Final Assessment Report	PDF
Colorado's 1996 Court Improvement Program Final Assessment Report	PDF

2013 Best Practice Court Team Convening

2010 CIP Re-Assessment Report Appendices

2010 CIP Re-Assessment Report

2011 CIP Flexible Funding Grant Description

2006 Pew Plan Update, National Judicial Leadership Summit One Year Later (5MB doc)

Respondent Parents' Counsel Task Force

Chief Justice Order Authorizing Court Improvement Committee and Committee Charge

District Plans for Handling Dependency and Neglect Cases (scroll to bottom of page)

2008 Summit on Children Youth and Families: Best Practice Court and Role Specific Training Evaluation

Recommendations and Suggested Models for Colorado's Court Improvement Program Training Evaluation System

CIP Strategic Plans

Federal Clarification - Age-Appropriate Consultation with the Child (77k pdf)

Chief Justice Mandate - Notice of all Court Proceedings (256K pdf)

2008 Assessment of The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children in Colorado Courts

Basic Grant Strategic Plan (2 MB pdf)

Training Grant Strategic Plan (1MB pdf)

Technology Grant Strategic Plan (1 MB pdf)

Program Instruction 06-05

Program Instruction 07-09