§ 23-78-105. Teacher Mentor Grant Program – Created – Standards – Report
There is created in the department of higher education the teacher mentor grant program to provide money to partnering local education providers and educator preparation programs to provide training and stipends for teachers who serve as mentors for teacher candidates participating in clinical practice. Subject to available appropriations and qualifying applications, the department of higher […]
§ 23-78-301. Short Title
The short title of this part 3 is the “Rural Colorado Grow Your Own Educator Act”. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1813, § 1, effective May 10. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 23-3.9-201 as it existed prior to 2019.
§ 23-78-302. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds that: A shortage in the availability of teachers to fill teaching positions in rural local education providers is causing a significant hardship for rural local education providers; The shortage is due, in part, to the high rate of turnover of teachers entering and leaving the profession. Following graduation and initial employment, […]
§ 23-78-303. Definitions
As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agreement” means a teaching fellowship program agreement as described in section 23-78-305. “Approved educator preparation program” has the same meaning as provided in section 23-1-121. “Eligible student” means an in-state student, as defined in section 23-7-102, who is enrolled in the final year of […]
§ 23-78-304. Department of Education – Eligible Rural Local Education Provider – Identified
Within thirty days after May 25, 2018, the department of education shall identify geographic areas of the state and specific subject areas and grade levels for which there are critical shortages of qualified teachers to fill elementary and secondary teaching positions in public schools. The department shall post a map showing the identified geographic areas […]
§ 23-76-106. National Board Certified Teacher Stipends – Concurrent Enrollment Stipends – Continuing Education Stipends
The department of higher education shall annually provide financial stipends, not to exceed six thousand dollars each, to any: Teacher in a rural school or school district who is seeking certification as a national board certified teacher; Teacher in a rural school or school district who is seeking certification as a concurrent enrollment teacher and […]
§ 23-78-305. Teaching Fellowship Program – Agreements – Requirements – Report
The governing board of a rural local education provider may enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education to create a teaching fellowship program if the rural local education provider: Is located within one of the geographic areas, or is seeking to fill a teaching position in one of the subjects, identified by […]
§ 23-77-101. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds that: The state is committed to increasing the number of students who graduate from a Colorado high school, enroll in a Colorado institution of higher education, and graduate with a postsecondary credential in two to four academic years; Several states have implemented a summer residential education program for high school students […]
§ 23-78-306. Teaching Fellowship Stipends – Amount – Funding
Subject to available appropriations, up to one hundred teaching fellows per year, selected as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall receive financial assistance in the form of a stipend in the amount of ten thousand dollars disbursed during the fellowship year. As provided in section 23-78-305 (3), the teaching fellow must choose whether […]
§ 23-77-102. Definitions
As used in this article 77, unless the context otherwise requires: “Executive board” means the executive board of the Colorado student leaders institute established pursuant to section 23-77-104. “Host institution” means the institution of higher education that the department of higher education contracts with on behalf of the executive board pursuant to section 23-77-104 to […]