Renewing or Changing Your License

English Language Learner (Multilingual Learner) Requirements for Licensure

Here are some resources to help meet the requirements.  Within their next five-year license renewal period, Educators must demonstrate completion of training or professional development activities equivalent to 45 clock/contact hours or three semester hours in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education.

ELPD Requirements and Module Link

ELPD Requirement Overview FAQ and Scenarios  

Colorado’s teacher evaluation system is set to change. Here’s how.

Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, there will be changes to the teacher evaluation system in Colorado.  Here are the key changes.  For more details, check out the linked article by clicking on the title above.

• 30% of a teacher’s evaluation will be based on student academic growth, rather than the current 50%.

• No more than 10% of a teacher’s evaluation can be based on collective measures, and those scores must come from students who attend their school. Teachers who are new to a school cannot be graded based on data from years they weren’t there.

• Teachers who are rated highly effective three years in a row will have simplified rubrics and evaluations.

• People who evaluate teachers will get more training on how to assess performance and provide feedback.

• The Colorado Department of Education will develop specialized rubrics to grade educators in specialized fields.

• School districts will be encouraged to experiment with using peers and teacher coaches to do evaluations and provide feedback.