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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The department of higher education shall review each agreement, and any modifications to the agreement, that it receives from an institution of higher education to ensure that the agreement meets the minimum requirements specified in section 23-78-305. If the department finds that an agreement does not meet the requirements, it shall return the agreement to […]
