graph TB %% Federal Level USDOE[U.S. Department of Education] %% State Level GOV[Colorado Governor] GA[Colorado General Assembly] SEN_ED[Senate Education Committee] HOUSE_ED[House Education Committee] SBE[Colorado State Board of Education<br/>9 Elected Members] CDE[Colorado Department of Education<br/>State Superintendent] %% Regional/Support Organizations CASB[Colorado Association of School Boards<br/>Support & Training] COSA[Colorado Association of School Administrators] %% Local Level DIST[Local School Districts<br/>178 Districts Statewide] BOARD[Local School Board<br/>5-7 Elected Members] SUPER[District Superintendent<br/>Chief Executive Officer] %% Schools SCHOOLS[Individual Schools<br/>Principals & Staff] %% Innovation Structures INNOV[Innovation Schools & Zones<br/>Alternative Governance] %% Charter Schools CHARTER[Charter Schools<br/>Independent Boards] %% Relationships - Federal to State USDOE -.->|Federal Laws & Funding| CDE %% Relationships - State Government GOV -->|Appoints some positions| CDE GA -->|Legislation & Budget| CDE SEN_ED -->|Oversight| CDE HOUSE_ED -->|Oversight| CDE %% Relationships - State Education SBE -->|Policy & Oversight| CDE CDE -->|Standards & Accountability| DIST CDE -->|Funding & Support| DIST %% Relationships - Support Organizations CASB -.->|Training & Resources| BOARD COSA -.->|Professional Development| SUPER %% Relationships - Local Level DIST -->|Governance Structure| BOARD BOARD -->|Hires & Evaluates| SUPER SUPER -->|Manages| SCHOOLS BOARD -->|Policy Making| SCHOOLS %% Innovation & Charter Relationships DIST -->|Can Create| INNOV SBE -->|Authorizes Some| CHARTER DIST -->|Can Authorize| CHARTER %% Accountability Flow CDE -->|Performance Reviews| DIST CDE -->|Accreditation| DIST DIST -->|School Performance| SCHOOLS %% Styling classDef federal fill:#1f4e79,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff classDef state fill:#c55a5a,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff classDef local fill:#70ad47,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff classDef support fill:#ffc000,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 classDef innovation fill:#7030a0,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff class USDOE federal class GOV,GA,SEN_ED,HOUSE_ED,SBE,CDE state class DIST,BOARD,SUPER,SCHOOLS local class CASB,COSA support class INNOV,CHARTER innovation