C.R.S. Section 22-2-109
State board of education

  • additional duties
  • teacher standards
  • principal standards
  • rules

(1)

The state board of education shall:

(a)

Repealed.

(b)

to (f)(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.)(g) Adopt rules that prescribe standards of qualification, preparation, training, or experience that are required for the issuance of all licenses, master certificates, and authorizations, as provided for in article 60.5 of this title 22;

(h)

Adopt rules that prescribe standards for endorsements deemed appropriate for each type of license or authorization;

(i)

Utilize representatives from all levels of education in developing standards of qualification, preparation, and experience for all licenses, master certificates, authorizations, and endorsements;

(j)

Conduct or arrange for research pertinent or essential to implement the provisions of article 60.5 of this title, including but not limited to educator licensure and educator preparation programs in institutions of higher education;

(k)

and (l)(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.)(m) Repealed.

(n)

and (o)(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.)(p) Adopt rules to ensure that administrator programs of preparation meet the requirements concerning instruction in evaluating licensed personnel specified in section 22-9-108;

(q)

Adopt rules that require the reporting between school districts of the enrollment of any students who have transferred to another school or school district within the state. Such rules shall improve the ability of school districts to accurately identify which students have in fact dropped out of school and which students have merely transferred to another school or school district. Such rules shall also set forth uniform standards for determining which school or school district shall count a dropout as part of its own dropout count.

(r)

Repealed.
(2)(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 1186, § 2, effective June 1, 1999.)(3) The state board of education shall adopt by rule quality standards, as defined in section 22-9-103 (2.9), that at a minimum must include a requirement that each candidate for an initial teacher license have and be able to demonstrate the following skills:

(a)

The ability to align instructional objectives with adopted student learning standards;

(b)

The ability to teach in a manner that addresses individual student needs and enables the student to improve his or her performance;

(c)

Proficiency in measuring and monitoring each student’s progress toward achieving learning standards;

(d)

The ability to adjust instructional practices and methods when necessary to stimulate or enhance student progress;

(e)

The ability to engage parents as learning partners to promote student learning;

(f)

The ability to integrate technology into instruction at the grade level for which the teacher expects to be endorsed;

(g)

The ability to assess student performance;

(h)

The ability to demonstrate a high level of content area knowledge and professional competencies in the areas identified by rule of the state board pursuant to section 22-60.5-203.

(4)

In adopting the quality standards pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the state board shall also adopt rules specifying the methods by which a teacher candidate may demonstrate that the teacher candidate has achieved the specified skills and the manner in which such demonstrations may be documented for submission when the teacher candidate applies for licensure.

(5)

Repealed.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The state board of education shall adopt by rule quality standards, as defined in section 22-9-103 (2.9), to guide the development of principal preparation programs. The state board of education shall develop the standards in collaboration with institutions of higher education and alternative programs that offer principal preparation programs and superintendents and local boards of education. The state board of education shall ensure that the standards are consistent with national standards for principal preparation. The standards must include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(I)

Strong leadership development that shall include but need not be limited to decision-making, communication, and human relations skills; and

(II)

Instructional skills and knowledge and the use of data necessary to lead and organize a standards-based school that is characterized by student proficiency in literacy and the state content standards as described in section 22-7-1005.

(b)

Repealed.

(7)

Repealed.

Source: Section 22-2-109 — State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑2‑101
Short title
22‑2‑102
Definitions
22‑2‑103
Department of education
22‑2‑104
Offices and positions - nature
22‑2‑105
State board of education - composition
22‑2‑105.5
State board of education - definitions - vacancies - procedure for filling
22‑2‑106
State board - duties - rules
22‑2‑106.5
State board - duties with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding
22‑2‑107
State board - power
22‑2‑108
Federal financial assistance
22‑2‑109
State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards - rules
22‑2‑110
Commissioner of education - oath - qualifications - tenure
22‑2‑111
Commissioner of education - office - records - confidential nature
22‑2‑112
Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration
22‑2‑113
Commissioner - powers
22‑2‑113.8
Department of education - additional local revenues - distribution to schools - annual report
22‑2‑114.1
Dropout rates - collection of data on grades seven through twelve
22‑2‑116
Additional power - waiver of reporting requirements - review of reporting requirements
22‑2‑116.5
Department of education - student-level course completion data
22‑2‑117
Additional power - state board - waiver of requirements - rules
22‑2‑119
Department of education - inquiries concerning prospective employees - background investigation fee
22‑2‑119.3
Department of education - educator preparation program students - record check - fee - definitions
22‑2‑119.5
Department of education - duty to report - convictions
22‑2‑122
Grants to schools and school districts
22‑2‑122.5
COVID-19 learning impacts - extended learning opportunities - funding - combined application, reporting, and evaluation process - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑125
Loan program for capital improvements in growth school districts - use of public school fund
22‑2‑127
Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - appropriation - repeal
22‑2‑127.1
Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal
22‑2‑127.3
Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions
22‑2‑127.5
Computer science programs - resource bank
22‑2‑127.7
Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance
22‑2‑127.9
Mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance
22‑2‑128
Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report
22‑2‑129
Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list
22‑2‑130
Supplemental online education grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - creation - eligibility - award - fund
22‑2‑132
Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules
22‑2‑133
Assessment and identification of students with literacy challenges including dyslexia - training and technical assistance - collaboration with higher education - report
22‑2‑135
Food allergy and anaphylaxis management - rules
22‑2‑136
Additional duty - state board - individual career and academic plans - standards - rules
22‑2‑137
State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding
22‑2‑138
State environmental education plan - fund created
22‑2‑139
Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules
22‑2‑141
Early literacy assessment tool - request for proposals - software - hardware - training - distribution - legislative declaration
22‑2‑144
Bullying prevention and education policies - short title - study
22‑2‑145
Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules
22‑2‑146
Department of education - COVID-19-related education loss - strategies - resources - report - legislative declaration
22‑2‑146.5
Department of education - improving mathematics outcomes - training and technical assistance - report - definitions
22‑2‑146.6
Colorado academic accelerator grant program - report - rules - definitions
22‑2‑147
Menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program - eligibility - rules - report - definitions
22‑2‑148
Secondary school student substance use - committee - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑301
Short title
22‑2‑302
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑303
Definitions
22‑2‑304
Education data advisory committee - creation - duties - approval
22‑2‑305
Data dictionary - legislative declaration - creation - contents - report
22‑2‑306
Advance notice - legislative declaration - data collection - data submission changes - website update - submission windows
22‑2‑307
Data reporting requirements - interpretation of federal law - suspension
22‑2‑308
Data reporting requirements - office of legislative legal services
22‑2‑401
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑402
Definitions
22‑2‑403
Office of facility schools - created
22‑2‑404
Facility schools board - created - membership
22‑2‑405
Facility schools office - duties
22‑2‑406
Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - report - rules
22‑2‑407
List of approved facility schools - application - criteria - rules
22‑2‑407.5
Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding
22‑2‑408
Approved facility schools - funding
22‑2‑409
Notification of risk
22‑2‑410
Administration - licensing - reports
22‑2‑411
Shared operational services grant program - creation - report - rules - definitions - repeal
22‑2‑412
Technical assistance center - creation - definitions
22‑2‑501
Legislative declaration
22‑2‑502
Definitions
22‑2‑503
Teaching and learning conditions survey
22‑2‑504
National certification compensation - definition - study
22‑2‑505
Minority teacher recruitment - short title - legislative declaration - study - report
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§ 22-2-109’s source at colorado​.gov