Renewal requirements, mandated either by legislation or the state board, are in effect or will be soon for all professional license-holders:
Special education/behavioral health requirement: Anyone seeking to renew a professional teacher, special services, principal or administrator license on or after – or one that expires on or after – June 30 must have completed a minimum of 10 of the required 90 hours in professional development related to student behavioral health (teachers only) and educating students with disabilities (teachers, special services providers, principals and administrators). Visit this webpage for more details and to ensure any professional development chosen aligns with the legislation’s stated requirements.
English learner professional learning: Anyone seeking to renew a professional teacher license on or after – or one that expires on or after – Sept. 1 that holds an elementary education, English language arts, mathematics, middle school mathematics, science or social studies endorsement also must meet the ELL professional learning requirement. This is true regardless of whether they presently are teaching in the content area(s). Individuals who hold an LDE, LDE bilingual, CLD or CLD bilingual education endorsement automatically meet this requirement.
Individuals who met the requirement during their last renewal cycle – or who have an approved waiver for this renewal cycle – must meet the special education/behavioral health requirement featured above; however, neither the documentation for satisfying this requirement during the last renewal cycle nor an approved waiver factor into this renewal’s 90-hour requirement.
Email questions regarding the English learner requirement to educator_development@cde.state.co.us. Information on all professional licensure renewal requirements are outlined on the Educator Professional Development Requirements webpage.
