Licensing Credentials Transcripts

Licensing & Credentials Resources

Professional Teacher License

  • Completion of 90 contact hours (six (6) semester hours) of applicable professional development activities:
    • For active licensees, applicable activities must have been completed within the seven years of your active license.
    • For those with expired licenses, applicable activities must be completed within the seven years immediately preceding the submission date of your application to renew.
    • Educator Professional Development Requirements
  • Special Education and Behavioral Health Licensure Renewal Requirements - Effective June 30, 2025 (extended by Colorado HB 21-1104), teachers holding professional licenses will be required to complete a minimum of 10 contact hours of professional learning as follows:
    • A minimum of one (1) contact hour related to behavioral health that is culturally responsive and trauma- and evidence-informed; and
    • A minimum of one (1) contact hour related to increasing awareness of laws and practices pertaining to educating students with disabilities in the classroom, including but not limited to Child Find and inclusive learning environments.
  • English Learner Professional Learning designation - mandatory for those with an elementary, English language arts, math, science, social studies or any middle-level endorsement -- on professional teacher licenses that expire on or after Sept. 1, 2025. 
    • completion of a CDE-approved program OR
    • Completing the EL matrix, aligning any completed coursework or PD activities to the required standards and elements
      • Each element as it relates to its associated standard specifically must be addressed.
      • A minimum of 45 hours is required to satisfy this requirement.
    • These 45 hours indeed fulfill half of the 90 contact hours required for renewal.
    • Individuals with a CLD, CLDB, LDE or LDEB endorsement have already fulfilled this requirement.
    • Review the English learner professional development requirements for more about the standards and what this means for you individually.
  • READ Act - Teacher: Reading Professional Development DISTRICT Requirement
    • Who: All educators teaching reading to K-3 students or serving as reading interventionists in grades 4-12 in districts that receive READ Act funding
    • When: One-time requirement by Aug. 1 of employment year

Pursuant to SB 19-199 and Colorado State Board of Education rule, all teachers employed in K-3 classrooms in Colorado must show evidence of competency in teaching science-based reading or complete 45 hours of professional development to fulfill requirements of the READ Act. This pertains to all educators teaching literacy in a K-3 classroom, regardless of the type of credential held or if they hold no credential at all. Colorado SB 22-004 expanded the requirement to include interventionists for grades 4-12, as well.

For Specific D11 READ Act Requirements, please contact Christy Feldman at christy.feldman@D11.org

 

Principal/Administrator License

Any principal or administrator applying to renew a principal or administrator license that expires on or after 08.01.2024 must have completed the E-Train evaluator training to do so. Your credential cannot be renewed without this certificate.

  • Completion of 90 contact hours (six (6) semester hours) of applicable professional development activities:
    • For active licensees, applicable activities must have been completed within the seven years of your active license.
    • For those with expired licenses, applicable activities must be completed within the seven years immediately preceding the submission date of your application to renew.
    • Educator Professional Development Requirements
  • Special Education and Behavioral Health Licensure Renewal Requirements - Effective June 30, 2025 (extended by Colorado HB 21-1104), a minimum of 10 contact hours of professional learning must be related to increasing awareness of laws and practices relating to educating students with disabilities in the classroom, including but not limited to Child Find and inclusive learning environments.
  • OPTIONAL: English Learner Professional Learning designation -  Should you wish to fulfill these standards (for designation on your certificate), you may do during this renewal process by:
    • Completing a CDE-approved program
    • Completing the EL matrix, aligning any completed coursework or PD activities to the required standards and elements
      • Each element as it relates to its associated standard specifically must be addressed.
      • A minimum of 45 hours is required to satisfy this requirement.
    • These 45 hours indeed fulfill half of the 90 contact hours required for renewal.
    • Individuals who also hold a teacher license with a CLD, CLDB, LDE or LDEB endorsement have already fulfilled this requirement.

READ Act - Administrator: Reading Professional Development DISTRICT Requirement

Pursuant to SB-22-004 and Colorado State Board of Education rule, all principals and administrators must complete an approved 20-hour training or, if they already hold a READ Act-Teacher designation, an approved 5-hour training. This is a one-time requirement for currently employed principals and administrators in a school/district that received READ Act funding. Note: One must hold a principal or administrator credential in order to add the READ Act - Administrator designation to their license.

For Specific D11 READ Act Requirements, please contact Christy Feldman at christy.feldman@D11.org

 

Professional Development: Who to Call for What

  • Professional Development: Director
  • Professional Learning Platform (PLP) Manager (Courses and Credits, Transcripts)
  • Professional Learning Training Coordinator
  • Induction Program for Certified Staff (Earn Professional License upon Completion)
  • Professional Development Center Specialist
  • Talent Management (HR) Compensation/Salary Advancement

  • The Credits and Salary Advancement Criteria attachment details the ways in which certified staff can earn D11 Increment Credit towards salary advancement. University and college credit may also be applied towards salary reclassification.

  • Attachment GBDA-R-2 provides a copy of the D11 Regulation referencing the Certified Staff Continuing Education document. The Regulation identifies the different opportunities certified staff can pursue to earn and purchase increment credit for salary reclassification after the successful completion of professional learning courses.

    • Sixteen (16) semester hours are required for salary reclassification. One increment credit is equivalent to 15 clock hours of professional learning. A certified staff member invests 240 hours in professional learning before pursuing salary reclassification.

Transcripts

Former D11 Employees in need of a transcript, please contact:

Hillary Charles

hillary.charles@d11.org

719.520.2555

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