C.R.S. Section 22-60.5-301
Types of principal licenses issued

  • term

(1)

The department of education is designated as the sole agency authorized to issue the following principal licenses to persons of good moral character:

(a)

Initial principal license.

(I)

The department of education, in its discretion, may issue an initial principal license to any applicant who:

(A)

Holds an earned baccalaureate degree from an accepted institution of higher education;

(B)

Has completed an approved program of preparation for principals;

(C)

Has completed three or more years of successful experience working with students as a licensed or certificated professional in a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school in this state or another state or has three or more years of experience working with students as a professional in a nonpublic school;

(D)

Has demonstrated professional competencies in subject areas as specified by rule and regulation of the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-303.

(II)

An initial principal license is valid in any school districts or nonpublic schools that provide, or charter schools that provide or participate in, an approved induction program for principals or have obtained a waiver of the approved induction program requirement pursuant to section 22-60.5-114 (2). Any initial principal license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(a) is valid for a period of three years after the date of issuance and is renewable only once for an additional period of three years; except that, if an initial principal licensee is unable to complete an induction program for reasons other than incompetence, the state board of education may renew the licensee’s initial principal license for one or more additional three-year periods upon the initial licensee’s showing of good cause for inability to complete an approved induction program.

(b)

Professional principal license.

(I)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)(I.5) of this section, the department of education may, in its discretion, issue a professional principal license to any applicant who:

(A)

Holds an earned master’s degree from an accepted institution of higher education;

(B)

Holds a valid initial principal license; and

(C)

Has completed an approved induction program for principals and has been recommended for licensure by the school districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school that provided such induction program; except that the applicant need not complete an approved induction program as an initial principal licensee if the applicant previously completed an induction program while employed under an emergency authorization or a principal authorization or if the school district or charter school in which the applicant is employed has obtained a waiver of the induction program requirement pursuant to section 22-60.5-114 (2). If the applicant is employed by a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school that has obtained a waiver of the induction program requirement, the applicant shall demonstrate completion of any requirements specified in the school district’s, charter school’s, the institute’s, or nonpublic school’s plan for support, assistance, and training of initially licensed educators.

(I.5)

The department of education may issue a professional principal license to an applicant who meets the requirements specified in section 22-60.5-111 (4)(c)(II) or (14)(e)(II).

(II)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)(II)(B) of this section, any professional principal license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(b)(II)(A) is valid for a period of seven years after the date of issuance and is renewable pursuant to section 22-60.5-110. If, as of September 7, 2021, an individual has partially completed the individual’s five-year professional principal licensing period, the licensing period for that individual is extended to a seven-year period. The years that the individual already completed toward the five-year professional principal licensing period will count toward the individual’s new seven-year professional principal licensing period.

(B)

Any professional principal license issued pursuant to this paragraph (b) which is held in conjunction with a master certificate pursuant to section 22-60.5-302 shall be valid for a period of seven years after the date of issuance and is renewable as provided in section 22-60.5-110.

(2)

The state board of education is authorized to establish, by rule and regulation, such other requirements for licenses specified in subsection (1) of this section as it deems necessary to maintain and improve the quality of administration and supervision of education instructional programs in this state; except that the state board of education may not require any person applying for a professional principal license to demonstrate professional competencies.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The department of education may, at its discretion, issue an initial principal license provided for in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section to any applicant from another state or country whose qualifications meet or exceed the standards of the state board of education for the issuance of an initial principal license.

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

The department of education may issue a professional principal license to any applicant from another state if:

(A)

The applicant holds a license or certificate from that state that is comparable to a principal license in this state and the standards for the issuance of such license or certificate meet or exceed the standards of the state board of education for the issuance of a professional principal license; and

(B)

The applicant has had at least three years of continuous, successful, evaluated experience as a principal in an established elementary or secondary school and can provide documentation of such experience on forms provided by the department.

(II)

An applicant for a professional principal license pursuant to this paragraph (b) need not have:

(A)

Completed an approved induction program for principals;

(B)

Held an initial principal license pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section; or

(C)

Demonstrated professional competencies in subject areas as specified by rule of the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-303.

(4)

The state board of education is authorized to enter into interstate reciprocal agreements in which the department of education agrees to issue initial principal licenses to persons licensed as principals in other states.

(5)

Repealed.

Source: Section 22-60.5-301 — Types of principal licenses issued - term, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

22‑60.5‑101
Short title 22‑60.5‑102
Definitions 22‑60.5‑103
Applicants - licenses - authorizations - submittal of form and fingerprints - failure to comply constitutes grounds for denial 22‑60.5‑104
Applicants for initial licensure - statement of completion of approved program of preparation 22‑60.5‑105
Applicants for licensure or authorization - moral qualifications 22‑60.5‑106
Endorsement of license - effect - rules 22‑60.5‑107
Grounds for denying, annulling, suspending, or revoking license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization - definitions 22‑60.5‑108
Procedure - denial, suspension, annulment, or revocation - license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization 22‑60.5‑109
Hearing commissioner - duties 22‑60.5‑109.5
Inactive status of licenses 22‑60.5‑110
Renewal of licenses 22‑60.5‑111
Authorization - types - applicants’ qualifications - rules 22‑60.5‑111.5
Teacher degree apprenticeship program - guidelines - teacher apprenticeship program sponsors - application for authorization with the department - criteria for authorization - program audit 22‑60.5‑112
Fees - fund - repeal 22‑60.5‑112.5
National credential - fee assistance - one-time payments 22‑60.5‑114
State board of education - waivers 22‑60.5‑115
Rules 22‑60.5‑116.5
Education committees - evaluation of educator preparation programs - biennial joint meeting 22‑60.5‑118
Educator licenses - holding simultaneously 22‑60.5‑119
Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules 22‑60.5‑120
Provisional license - initial license - change of term 22‑60.5‑121
Educator preparation programs - requirements - advisory committee - report - rules - legislative declaration - definitions 22‑60.5‑201
Types of teacher licenses issued - term - rules 22‑60.5‑202
Professional teacher licensees - master certification 22‑60.5‑203
Assessment of professional competencies - multiple measures to assess professional competencies - rules 22‑60.5‑204
Approved induction program - initial teacher licensee 22‑60.5‑205
One-year and two-year alternative teacher programs - standards and evaluation - duties of department - duties of the state board of education - fees - legislative declaration 22‑60.5‑206
Alternative teacher support teams - duties - advisory councils 22‑60.5‑207
Alternative teacher contracts 22‑60.5‑208.7
Teacher of record program - rules - authorization - definition 22‑60.5‑209.1
Department of education - adjunct instructor authorization - alternative teacher programs - information 22‑60.5‑210
Types of special services licenses issued - term 22‑60.5‑211
Professional special services licensees - master certification 22‑60.5‑212
Assessment of professional competencies 22‑60.5‑213
Approved induction programs - initial special services licensees 22‑60.5‑218
Employment of certain school-based therapists - legislative declaration - definitions 22‑60.5‑301
Types of principal licenses issued - term 22‑60.5‑302
Professional principal licensees - master certification 22‑60.5‑303
Assessment of professional competencies 22‑60.5‑304
Approved induction programs - initial principal licensees 22‑60.5‑305
Licensed principals - occasional teaching 22‑60.5‑305.5
Alternative principal preparation program - requirements - rules - legislative declaration 22‑60.5‑306
Types of administrator licenses issued - term 22‑60.5‑307
Professional administrator licensees - master certification 22‑60.5‑308
Assessment of professional competencies 22‑60.5‑309
Approved induction programs - initial administrator licensees 22‑60.5‑309.5
Licensed administrators - occasional teaching
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 22-60.5-301’s source at colorado​.gov