Development Office

Educator Development Unit 

The Educator Development Unit supports the growth of Colorado educators and leaders.  Primary focuses include the Principal Leadership Institute, induction, and professional development.

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Induction Programs 

Induction programs help set the stage for continuous growth and support of educators at the beginning of their careers or as they transition to new organizations or new roles within an organization.

• School districts or BOCES interested in developing or renewing an induction program, visit the Induction Programs webpage

Educator Shortage Survey results now available

CDE surveyed the state’s school districts and BOCES about the employment of teachers and special services providers (SSPs) positions over the 2020-21 school year to provide a complete picture of how Colorado is being impacted by the educator shortage. View a summary of 2020-21 state-level educator shortage results with data provided separately for teaching and SSP positions and reported by teaching subject area, SSP category and district type (small rural, rural and non-rural). Detailed information about the number of positions filled by specific shortage mechanisms (including hiring long-term substitutes, retired educators, alternative licensure program candidates and emergency authorizations holders), the number of positions that went unfulfilled and recruiting strategies used is also available through the interactive dashboard on the Educator Shortage Survey Results webpage. 

For questions, contact Carolyn Haug at 303-866-6923 or haug_c@cde.state.co.us

Professional Development for Educators

• Professional Development Guidelines
• Professional Development and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
• Professional Development Requirements

Exchange and Visiting Teacher Programs

• Colorado Educator Exchange and Visiting Teacher Program Opportunities

Troops to Teachers Colorado

The state of Colorado has approximately 409,000 veterans and serves over 900,000 students across urban and rural contexts. The state, like all others in the country, is experiencing an increasing teacher shortage in critical content areas such as math, science, and special education, as well as in our rural and ever-growing suburban areas. While we have a teacher shortage, we have a population of over 400,000 highly talented, skilled, socially conscious military veteran members ready to fill the void and support our children.

The Troops to Teachers Colorado program supports matching veterans with high needs education areas including our geographically isolated rural school areas, our high needs socioeconomic areas, and hard to fill subject areas such as math, science, special education, foreign language and STEM subjects.