Colorado § 23-60-110 Teaching career pathway - design

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-60-110 — Teaching career pathway - design

Colorado § 23-60-110

Title 23Postsecondary Education

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-60-110 (2026).

Text

(1)No later than the 2022-23 academic year, the department of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education, the board, and the deans of the schools of education and academic administrators in Colorado institutions of higher education, or their designees, shall design a career pathway, as defined in section 23-60-1002 (2), for students to enter the teaching profession. The teaching career pathway must connect school districts, local district colleges, community colleges, and four-year institutions of higher education with adult programs, and may allow a student to earn income while progressing along the career pathway. The board shall approve all pathways that begin in middle or high school.

(2)The teaching career pathway must be aligned with the quality s

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(1) No later than the 2022-23
academic year, the department of higher education, in collaboration with the
department of education, the board, and the deans of the schools of education and
academic administrators in Colorado institutions of higher education, or their
designees, shall design a career pathway, as defined in section 23-60-1002 (2), for
students to enter the teaching profession. The teaching career pathway must
connect school districts, local district colleges, community colleges, and four-year
institutions of higher education with adult programs, and may allow a student to
earn income while progressing along the career pathway. The board shall approve
all pathways that begin in middle or high school.

(2) The teaching career pathway must be aligned with the quality standards
adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-2-109 (3). In
addition, the pathway must include the following components:

(a) Secondary, adult education, and postsecondary education options, with a
nonduplicative, clearly articulated course progression from one level of instruction
to the next, with opportunities to earn postsecondary credits, maximize credit for
prior learning, and secure educator licensure;

(b) Academic and career counseling resources; best practices in wraparound
support services, particularly at transition points along the teaching career
pathway; and support and development of individual career and academic plans;
and

(c) Curriculum and instructional strategies that are appropriate for adult
students and that embed learning and skill-building in a work-related context.

(3) The department of education shall direct each school district to publicize
the teaching career pathway on its website and social media and the department of
higher education shall direct each community college campus and four-year
institutional campus to publicize the teaching career pathway on its website and
social media.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-185), ch. 246, p. 1325, � 4, effective September 7. L. 2023: IP(2) amended, (SB 23-258), ch. 334, p. 2012, � 18, effective August 7.