1 Colo. Code Regs. § 301-113-2.00
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 1 CCR 301-113-2.00 - DEFINITIONS2.1 "Alternative teacher" means a teacher who has been issued an alternative teacher license as defined in 22-60.5.-201(a), C.R.S.2.2 "CTE credential" means Career and Technical Education authorization as defined in 22-60.5-111(9) C.R.S.2.3 "Department" means the Department of Education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.2.4 "Educator preparation program" means an approved program of preparation, as defined in section 22-60.5-102(8), or an alternative teacher program, as defined in section 22-60.5-102(5), or other organization that provides educator preparation for a qualified program participant and is approved by the Department.2.5 "Program" means the Educator Recruitment and Retention Program created in section 22-60.3-202, C.R.S.2.6 "Local Education Provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, a charter school authorized by the State Charter School Institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or a Board of Cooperative Services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of title 22 that operates one or more public schools.2.7 "Member of the armed forces" means a member of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, or any of the armed forces' active reserve components, or of the National Guard.2.8 "Qualified program participant" means an individual who meets the program criteria and is either a member of the armed forces or a nonmilitary-affiliated educator candidate.2.9 "Rural School District" means a school district in Colorado that the Department determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area, and the total student enrollment is six thousand five hundred or fewer students.2.10 "Separation" means honorable discharge, release from active duty, release from custody and control of the armed forces, or a similar change in active or reserve status.2.11 "Shortage area" means an educator shortage area, as determined by the State Board of Education.2.12 "Small rural school district" means a school district in Colorado that the Department determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area, and that enrolls fewer than one thousand students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.2.13 "State Board" means the State Board of Education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.2.14 "Temporary educator eligibility (TEE) educator" means an educator who has been issued a temporary educator eligibility authorization as defined in 22-60.5-11(5).44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/202145 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022