§ 22-63-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 22-63-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Teacher Employment,

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Academic year means that portion of the school year during which the
public schools of a school district are in regular session, beginning about the first
week in September and ending about the first week in June next following.

(1.5) Administrator means any person who administers, directs, or
supervises the education instructional program, or a portion thereof, in any school
or school district in the state and who is not the chief executive officer or an
assistant chief executive officer of such school.

(2) Alternative year program means an academic year meeting the
minimum hours required in section 22-32-109 (1)(n) and which is in session for a
period of time other than the standard academic year.

(3) Board means the board of education of a school district.

(4) Dismissal means the involuntary termination of employment of a
teacher for any reason other than a justifiable decrease in teaching positions.

(5) Nonrenewal means the involuntary termination of employment of a
probationary teacher by a board at the expiration of a specific contractual period.

(6) Part-time teacher means a teacher who normally performs services as
an employee of a school in an amount of time less than four hours during each
regular school day.

(7) Probationary teacher means a teacher who has not completed three
consecutive years of demonstrated effectiveness or a nonprobationary teacher who
has had two consecutive years of demonstrated ineffectiveness, as defined by rule
adopted by the general assembly pursuant to section 22-9-105.5.

(8) School district means a school district organized and existing pursuant
to law.

(9) School year means July 1 through June 30 next following.

(10) Substitute teacher means a teacher who normally performs services
as an employee of a school district for four hours or more during each regular
school day, but works on one continuous assignment for a total of less than ninety
regular school days, or for less than one semester or equivalent time as determined
by the annual school year calendar of the district in which the teacher is employed
during an academic year. Substitute teacher also means an itinerant teacher who,
as an employee of a school district, normally performs services on a day-to-day or
similar short-term basis during an academic year as a replacement teacher for a
nonprobationary teacher employed pursuant to section 22-63-202, a probationary
teacher employed pursuant to section 22-63-203, or a part-time teacher while the
nonprobationary, probationary, or part-time teacher is absent or otherwise
unavailable. Substitute teacher does not include any nonprobationary or
probationary teacher who is assigned as a permanent substitute teacher within a
school district.

(11) Teacher means any person who holds a teacher's license issued
pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of this title and who is employed to
instruct, direct, or supervise the instructional program. Teacher does not include
those persons holding authorizations and the chief administrative officer of any
school district.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1117, � 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (10) amended, p. 15, � 1, effective March 16. L. 2000: (1.5) added, p.1062, � 1, effective May 26; (11) amended, p.1860, � 67, effective August 2. L. 2010: (7) amended, (SB 10-191), ch. 241, p. 1070, � 10, effective May 20.