Title 22, Education

The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this article is to implement cooperative ventures in teacher education between public and private schools and institutions of higher education, to establish the legal status of student teachers, and to enable the release of…

(1) The board of education of each school district is authorized to enter into written, contractual agreements or arrangements with any college or university for the purpose of providing field experiences in teacher education. Field experiences shall include all activities incurr…

(1) A school district or charter school that requires a fingerprint-based criminal history record check or a name-based judicial record check for a student enrolled in an educator preparation program who applies for field experiences within the school district or charter school m…

(1) The respective governing boards of state colleges and universities are authorized to pay the contracting boards of education for the services of teachers who supervise student teachers and, if an agreement has been entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, to s…

(1) Any student teacher, during the time that such student is assigned to a field experience within a public school, shall be deemed to be a public employee of the school district within the meaning of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24, C.R.S. The d…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Employment, Compensation, and Dismissal Act of 1990". Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1117, § 1, effective July 1.

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that this article is enacted to ensure that the educational system of the state of Colorado is being served by the best teachers available while at the same time allowing such teachers the academic freedom necessary to provide the be…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Academic year" means that portion of the school year during which the public schools of a school district are in regular session, beginning about the first week in September and ending about the first week in Ju…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the board of a school district shall not enter into an employment contract with any person as a teacher, except in a local college district or in an adult education program, unless such person holds an initial or…

(1) Except for a part-time or substitute teacher, every employment contract entered into by any teacher or chief administrative officer for the performance of services for a school district shall be in writing. (2) (a) A teacher or chief administrative officer and the board may m…

(1) (a) Repealed. (b) For any school district that has implemented the performance evaluation system based on quality standards pursuant to section 22-9-106 and the rules adopted by the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5, the provisions of this section shall apply only to…

Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, a nonprobationary teacher, except for a nonprobationary teacher who has had two consecutive performance evaluations with an ineffective rating, who is employed by a school district and is subsequently hired by a different school district ma…

(1) It is unlawful for any teacher of a school district to take or receive any part or portion of moneys from the sale, proceeds, profit, or items in lieu thereof of any book, musical instrument, school supplies, school apparatus, or other materials, including custodial, office, …

(1) The board of a school district has authority to provide for the exchange of teachers with a school district in this state or in another state or with a foreign government or agency thereof. The department of education and boards are authorized and urged to effect such exchang…

(1) (a) A teacher may be transferred upon the recommendation of the chief administrative officer of a school district from one school, position, or grade level to another within the school district, if the transfer does not result in the assignment of the teacher to a position of…

A teacher may be dismissed for physical or mental disability, incompetency, neglect of duty, immorality, unsatisfactory performance, insubordination, the conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a guilty plea, a plea of nolo contendere, or a deferred sentence for a felony, or …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (11) of this section, a teacher shall be dismissed in the manner prescribed by subsections (2) to (10) of this section. (2) The chief administrative officer of the employing school district may recommend that the board dismiss a teac…

(1) The board of a school district shall adopt by resolution a salary schedule that may be by job description and job definition, a teacher salary policy based on the level of performance demonstrated by each teacher, or a combination of the salary schedule and salary policy. Suc…

No order or warrant for the disbursement of school district moneys shall be drawn in favor of any person for services as a teacher, except for services performed for a local college district or in an adult education program, unless the person holds a valid teacher's license or au…

Upon the termination of employment of a teacher prior to the end of the employment contract and prior to receiving all salary installments, said teacher is entitled to a pro rata share of the salary installments due and payable pursuant to said contract for the period during whic…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Alternative Teacher Compensation Plan Act". Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1219, § 34, effective May 22.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Teachers are a key component in the academic success of children; (b) To support teachers, school districts should encourage innovative, creative, and high-quality teaching practices, and teachers who follow these practices and who …

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of education, created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. (2) "Grant program" means the alternative teacher compensation plan grant program created pursuant to sect…

(1) There is hereby created in the department the alternative teacher compensation plan grant program to provide funding to school districts to support the design and development of an alternative teacher compensation plan that is tailored to the particular school district. (2) (…

(1) The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for implementation of the grant program. At a minimum, the rules shall specify the procedures and time frames for applying for the grant, the for…

(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 15, 2010, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter, so long as grant money was awarded to at least one school district pursuant to the grant program during the preceding calendar year, the department sh…

For purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board of trustees" means the governing board of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind established in section 22-80-103. (2) "School" means the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind described i…

(1) (a) There shall be permanently maintained in the city of Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso, an institution for the support and education of deaf and blind children residing within the state of Colorado, to be known as the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. T…

(1) (a) There is created in the department of education a board of trustees for the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind. The board of trustees is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the depar…

(1) The board of trustees shall have charge of the general interests of the school and, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, shall set appropriate qualifications for a superintendent and shall appoint and fix the compensation of the superintendent. (2)…

(1) (a) The superintendent shall be the principal executive officer of the school. The superintendent shall be the purchasing agent for the board of trustees and, under such rules as the board of trustees may prescribe, shall have charge of the premises, property, and students. W…

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning with the budget year 1996-97 and for budget years thereafter through the 2014-15 budget year, the teachers employed by the school shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the salary…

Neither the board of trustees nor any treasurer, superintendent, or other officer or agent of the school shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract or other agreement for building, repairing, furnishing, or supplying the school, and no drawbacks or secret discount…

(1) Every blind and every deaf citizen of the state of Colorado under twenty-one years of age is eligible to receive an education in the school, unless such person has a physical or mental condition which would render his or her instruction impractical, if such person meets enrol…

Applicants for admission to the school from other states, if within the ages prescribed by section 22-80-109, may be admitted upon payment to the superintendent of such a sum quarterly as the board of trustees determines, to be not less than the total cost per capita of the stude…

All pupils of the school are required to conform to all applicable rules of the board of trustees and the regulations and policies of the school, and any failure to comply with the same will subject the offender, at the option of the board of trustees, to a loss of the privileges…

(1) The superintendent of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind is authorized to expend any moneys necessary, out of the appropriation for the support of the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, to provide for the educational training of eligible deaf-blind studen…

Any moneys expended under authority of section 22-80-113 shall be expended under the direction and control of the superintendent, and the state treasurer is authorized, upon presentation of vouchers of the superintendent duly issued and certified as provided by law, to draw warra…

In furtherance of the objectives of the school, the board of trustees, with the aid of the superintendent, may make such bylaws as are necessary to provide a program of instruction in understanding the needs, problems, and education of the deaf and the blind for parents of deaf a…

(1) The school may, upon request, provide assistance, advice, and guidance to: (a) The Colorado commission on higher education regarding the adoption of the policies and procedures involving American sign language described in section 23-1-128 (3), C.R.S.; (b) Higher education in…

On or before July 1, 2011, the school shall annually provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the school the standardized immunization document developed and updated by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-4-902 (4), C.…

On and after August 6, 2025, if the school undertakes HVAC infrastructure improvements using money from the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" cash fund created in section 24-75-232 (3), the school shall comply with the requirements described in section 22-32-153 in impleme…

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Pre-K-16 Mathematics, Science, and Technology Improvement Act of 1990". Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1133, § 1, effective May 23. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 517, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2001: Entire section a…

The Colorado general assembly declares that, as a result of several years of active investigation and studies by groups such as the Colorado alliance for science, the Colorado teachers of mathematics, and industry-based groups, the general assembly recognizes that there exist in …

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Community resources" means the educational resources that can be found outside of the classroom, including but not limited to local industries, government agencies, museums, public telecommunications stations, in…

(1) The department of education and the Colorado commission on higher education, in cooperation and consultation with the business, industry, and professionals in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, and engineering, shall develop a plan for improving Pre-K-16 mathemat…