Educator Talent for Programming

CDE Certification and/or Endorsements that are acceptable for educators willing to teach in a Dual Language Immersion School.  Educators must be highly qualified:

• Highly qualified in Content: Elementary or Secondary

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Grades K-12  (CLD)
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Bilingual Education Specialist Grades K-12 (PDF) - 4.23 (PDF)
• World Language Endorsements (K-12)

School & District-based Recruitment

Over the last years, Colorado has experienced interest and growth regarding dual language immersion programs. Task force teams of administrators get engaged in participating in local events to recruit bilingual educators. Local colleges and universities have few bilingual graduates come through teacher preparation programs to fill the need for dual language programs. Some examples to recruit educator talent may be:

• Alternative Certification Programs for those community members with BA degrees
• Paraprofessionals
• Ladder to Teacher Program
• Parents
• Alumni students
• Graduates
• Student teachers
• UNC-Cumbres Program
• CASPA Conference
• California CABE
• Colorado CABE
• National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)
• La Cosecha
• Handshake
• Job fairs- local, state, national, and international

State-based Strategies

The Colorado Department of Education has established relationships and has also signed memoranda of understanding with well-recognized programs that support the recruitment of Exchange Visitors from other countries. Below are current partnerships that promote the recruitment and placement of international teachers:

Memoranda of Understanding:

1. Spain: Programa de Maestros Visitantes
2. Mexico: Binational
3. China
4. Taiwan

Minimum requirements to participate as an Exchange Visitor:

• Bachelor Degree
• 3 years of teaching experience in the home country over the last three years
• Colorado Department of Education requirements