Eligibility Requirements Established through Colorado Statue the following is required of a potential candidate. - Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree issued by a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
- Secure a full-time teaching contract in the appropriate teaching/endorsement area with one of the following public-school districts: Colorado River BOCES member and associate member districts (Roaring Fork, Garfield Re-2, Garfield 16, and Debeque), or other school districts from across the region or state.
- Complete an application to our program
- Complete an alternative license application with CDE online and receive an alternative license from CDE for the appropriate teaching/endorsement area by September 30th to complete the ALP requirements that school year. You can be accepted into the program later, but you may need to extend your program into a second year.
- As part of the alternative license application process, CDE will need to verify that the candidate has either:
- Documented evidence of 24 semester hours of college level coursework for the teaching/endorsement area they are employed in from a regionally accredited college or university; OR
- A passing score on the approved Colorado assessment PLACE for the teaching/endorsement area they are employed in. Colorado accepts the nationwide PRAXIS II test for the following five content areas only: Elementary Education, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
- CDE will also require that you submit fingerprints to verify your background
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