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The current system of licensure relies primarily on program completion and qualifications that are not meaningfully connected to student learning. We recommend a redesign of educator licensing policy that will focus on the demonstrated knowledge, skills and performance of educators and allow for greater autonomy and innovation at the local and program level. Our recommendations would align licensure with other components of the state's strategy focused...
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Colorado House Bill 081386 called for the creation of a School Leadership Academy Board to advise the Colorado State Board of Education on a number of issues related to education leadership, including standards, induction, licensure and a School Leadership Academy. The intent of the legislation is to provide a statewide comprehensive leadership and professional development system that identifies, recruits, trains and inducts qualified persons for...
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Senate Bill 10-191 aims to provide educators with meaningful feedback, promote professional growth and positively impact student learning. Districts are required to implement teacher and principal evaluation systems that align with state law and State Board rules by the 2013-14 school year. To support districts, CDE has developed, and is currently piloting, a model evaluation system that meets the defined requirements and provides an optional system...
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With the passage of Senate Bill 10-191 (S.B. 10-191), the expectations for teachers to earn and maintain non-probationary status have been changed. This fact sheet focuses on the earning and retaining of non-probationary status and is meant as a high-level guide. It is important to note that it does not take the place of state law or local district governance and agreements.
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This analysis is submitted to the State Board of Education in support of an increase in fees for educator licensure. A fee increase is a critical component to not only addressing the backlog currently pending, but also to resolving this issue and establishing an efficient, streamlined licensing process. Without a fee increase the cash fund will become depleted and positions will need to be eliminated. Commissioner Hammond has also called for an analysis...
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High quality early childhood education plays a crucial role in the foundation for school readiness for Colorados young children. A key component of quality programming is the assurance that every child in Colorado has access to great educators who are supported in their professional growth. The new evaluation requirements under Senate Bill 10-191 are intended to provide meaningful evaluations for all education professionals who are licensed by the...
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In simplest terms, early childhood professional development systems provide the infrastructure for preparing, supporting and qualifying teachers of young children. Beyond the basics, effective professional development systems must also be broad-based and integrated to address all aspects of the early childhood education field.
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Growing up, JoAnn loved to play school with her younger brothers and sister. She started babysitting at nine years old and received a dollar for a few hours during the day. She always was a popular babysitter because she brought her own games, tricks, and books to amuse the children.
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This is the story of how Jill built a family of her own: from seeking small moments of joy, to balancing the family's needs with her personal and professional goals, to forming traditions that helped carry them through tragedy - all with the support of an extended family circle. That circle would morph over the years, but the one constant was love. And whether finding her own voice as Second Lady or changing lives as a teacher, whether nurturing the...
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One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of...
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In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. The book...
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"I was born at a crossroads: a crossroads in history, a crossroads in culture, and a geographical crossroads in North Houston County in East Texas. Born in 1945, Ruth J. Simmons grew up the twelfth child of sharecroppers. Her first home had no running water, no electricity to light the two crowded rooms, no books to read. Yet despite this-or, in her words, because of it-Simmons would become one of America's preeminent educators. The former president...