Colorado § 22-60.5-204 Approved induction program - initial teacher licensee

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-60.5-204 — Approved induction program - initial teacher licensee

Colorado § 22-60.5-204

Title 22Education

Art.Colorado Educator Licensing Act

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-60.5-204 (2026).

Text

(1)Any approved induction program of a school district or districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school for initial teacher licensees may include, but is not limited to, supervision by mentor teachers; ongoing professional development and training, including ethics; and performance evaluations. Such school district or districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school may enter into agreements with accepted institutions of higher education in regard to the organization, management, and operation of an approved induction program, or any portion thereof. The school district's or districts' performance evaluations must be conducted in accordance with section 22-9-106; however, the state board of education may provide by rule for performance evaluations b

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(1)
Any approved induction program of a school district or districts, charter school, the
institute, or nonpublic school for initial teacher licensees may include, but is not
limited to, supervision by mentor teachers; ongoing professional development and
training, including ethics; and performance evaluations. Such school district or
districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school may enter into
agreements with accepted institutions of higher education in regard to the
organization, management, and operation of an approved induction program, or any
portion thereof. The school district's or districts' performance evaluations must be
conducted in accordance with section 22-9-106; however, the state board of
education may provide by rule for performance evaluations by mentor teachers.

(2) The approved induction program of any individual initial teacher licensee
may be extended if deemed necessary by the school district or districts, charter
school, the institute, or nonpublic school providing such program; however, such
program shall not exceed a maximum of three years.

(3) The state board of education shall, by rule and regulation, establish
standards and criteria for the approval of proposed induction programs for initial
teacher licensees and for the review of approved induction programs for initial
teacher licensees. Such rules and regulations shall provide for such standards and
criteria to be fully implemented on and after July 1, 1999, and shall provide for the
gradual implementation of such standards and criteria over the five-year period
prior to said date. Such standards and criteria shall, at a minimum, provide multiple
approaches and options in regard to the provision of approved induction programs
which take into consideration factors which the state board of education deems
relevant and appropriate. Such factors shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
setting categories and geographical location of school districts, the cost of
providing approved induction programs, and the availability of state moneys to
fund, in whole or in part, approved induction programs.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 486, � 1, effective June 6. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 181, � 14, effective April 7. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 18-160), ch. 97, p. 762, � 6, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 19-069), ch. 37, p. 125, � 7, effective August 2.