English Learner Requirements - Information for Educator Preparation Programs

General Requirements

All educator pre-service programs including Institutes of Higher Education Educator Preparation entities, Alternative Educator Preparation entities and district-, BOCES-operated educator preparation programs must ensure the English Learner standards referenced in section 5.12-5.15 of 1 CCR 301-37 are fully taught, addressed and practiced in their programs. These standards equate to approximately 6 semester hours or the equivalent of 90 clock hours.

Applicable programs include initial teacher, special services provider (SSP), principal and administrator licensure programs. Programs for added endorsements do not need to address these standards as educators will address them in the renewal of their professional license.

Please note that these standards are a supplement, not a supplant, of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Endorsement. These standards can and should be aligned to the CLD endorsement standards as noted in 1 CCR 301-101 if the educator preparation entity is seeking to graduate students with dual endorsements in a content area and in CLD. An educator enrolled in a CLD Endorsement program does not need to complete an additional 6 semester hours or 90 clock-hours as the requirement is inherently satisfied in the CLD program.

View an informational webinar about English Learner Standards for Educator Preparation Programs recorded on July 30, 2018.

August 2018

The English Learner (EL) Educator Preparation Program matrix (XLS) is available.

2018-19 School Year

Educator preparation programs work to incorporate EL standards into initial license preparation programs. Until you have these standards embedded in your program, current candidates will have to participate in the 45 hours of professional development requirement when renewing their professional license.

Ongoing 2018-2020

Submit the completed matrix via the online application. This application cannot be saved and completed later once it has been started.  Before you start the application, be sure you have the following information available:

• Contact information
• list of endorsement programs that have been aligned to the new standards
• completed matrix and any supporting documentation
• year when new alignment to standards begins
• any other information CDE needs to know

Upon approval of this application by CDE, a new APV form denoting completion of the 90 contact hours will be provided to you for use with candidates.

Fall 2019 Reauthorizations

Optional review of EL standards.

Spring 2020 Reauthorizations

EL standards must be in place.