READ Act Principal/Administrator Training

For the 2024-25 budget year and budget years thereafter, districts are required to submit evidence that each K-3 principal and each K-3 administrator as defined in the rules successfully completed evidence-based training designed for K-3 principals and administrators in in the science of reading. 

The evidence-based training designed for K-3 principals and administrators in the science of reading must include a minimum of 20 hours. However, for a K-3 principal or administrator who has previously completed the CDE-approved evidence-based training in teaching reading for teachers, as described in section 13.01(C), the evidence-based training designed for K-3 principals and administrators in the science of reading may be abbreviated and must include a minimum of 5 hours. Any evidence-based training designed for K-3 principals and administrators in the science of reading must address the following standards

To meet this training requirement, State Board of Education rules require that the evidence-based training in teaching reading must:

• Consist of a minimum of 20 hours (or 5 hours if the principal or administrator has already completed a CDE-approved evidence-based training in teaching reading for teachers);
• Address the content of the principal literacy standards referenced in the state board's Rules for the Administration of The Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (Read Act), 1 CCR 301-92, section 13.01(D)(1) (effective December 30, 2022); and
• Include an end of course assessment that school administrators can provide evidence of passing.

Below are the options listed in Statute and Rules. 

• K-3 administrators and principals need to only complete one of these options to meet the READ Act principal/administrator training requirements
• K-3 administrators and principals need to meet the training requirements only once. 

If you have additional questions about the K-3 principal/administrator training, please contact ReadActTraining@cde.state.co.us.