Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 78 is the Growing Great Teachers Act. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-190), ch. 153, p. 1806, � 1, effective May 10.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) High-quality teaching is the linchpin for effective, high-quality education in the schools of the state. To be an excellent, effective educator, an individual must receive comprehensive, rigorous, and effective training in the art and scie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-103 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Alternative teacher program has the same meaning as provided in section 22-60.5-102. (2) Approved educator preparation program means an educator preparation program for teachers that the department of education ha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-104 Educator preparation program - best practices - guidelines - report
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(1) (a) The department of higher education and the department of education, in collaboration with the deans of the schools of education in Colorado institutions of higher education, or their designees, shall review research and practices from other states and other countries to i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-105 Teacher mentor grant program - created - standards - appropriation - report - rules
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(1) The teacher mentor grant program is created in the department of higher education 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-301 Short title
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-302 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) 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; (b) The shortage is due, in part, to the high rate of turnover …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-303 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agreement means a teaching fellowship program agreement as described in section 23-78-305. (2) Approved educator preparation program has the same meaning as provided in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b). (3) Eligible stu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-304 Department of education - eligible rural local education provider - identified
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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 s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-305 Teaching fellowship program - agreements - requirements - report
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(1) 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: (a) Is located within one of the geographic areas, or is seeking to fill …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-306 Teaching fellowship stipends - amount - funding
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(1) 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-78-307 Department of higher education - review of agreements - report
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(1) 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…