Licensure

CDE Educator Licensing Office: Main website for licensing information

CDE Educator PD Requirements: Required professional development for renewal of professional licenses.

Accepted Professional License Renewal Activities: List and descriptions of activities that qualify for 90-hour renewal requirement 

Renew a Professional Teaching License: Checklist for relicensure process.

Teacher License (and Reauthorization) Requirements: Overview of CDE relicensure requirements by type.

• CDE English Learner PD Requirements: Information for Educators regarding English Language PD requirements for licenses renewing after September 1, 2025. 

  • CDE Approved English Learner Professional Development Programs: List of approved courses to fulfill credit hours. 

  • DCSD ELD PD and CDE's 45 Hours: District overview, including in-district and outside DCSD credit opportunities.

  • English Learner PD Standards Matrix: Complete this matrix to document your hours (must include all elements)

  • ELD 45-Hour Professional Pathway: Self-paced course to cover all 45 hours and earn 3.0 hours of graduate credit.

  • NEW: Culturally & Linguistically Diverse and Gifted Courses for Summer - Levels I and II - Each free, self-paced course (I, II, III) meets 15 hours of CDE’s 45 ELD hours of re-licensure requirement. 

  • WIDA Self-Paced eLearning: E-learning courses to fulfill ELD 45 requirements.

  • If you have a WIDA account, log in to the WIDA Dashboard.

  • If you don't already have a WIDA account, please complete THIS FORM.

CDE Special Education and Behavioral Health Licensure Renewal Requirements: 10 contact hours for renewals after June 30, 2025. 

Special Education and Behavioral Health Licensure Renewal Requirements:  District document outlining district courses and support resources.

Additional Course Options: 

• NEW: School Connectedness Part 1: 1.5 credit asynchronous DCSD course (Part 1 of 2) focused on school connectedness strategies.

• NEW: 2025 2e (Twice Exceptional) Summer Institute Information - link to more information and registration

• Special Education & Behavioral Health Foundations for Colorado Educators: Happy Teacher 1 credit course

• Vanderbilt Iris Center: Free online courses that can apply; remember to save your certificate.

RCHS Courses that meet SPED/BH 10 Requirements: NOTE: Courses can each be completed once for credit each renewal cycle.

• Yes We Can! General and Special Educators Collaborating in a PLC Mini-Course (4 hours, Asynchronous)

• Behavior Solutions: Teaching Academic and Social Skills Through RTI at Work Mini-Course (6 hours, Asynchronous)

• RULER Overview for Teachers (2 hours, Asynchronous)

• An Introduction to the Classroom 180 Framework/Trauma-Informed Instruction (Available in April -- 2 hours, Asynchronous)