1 CCR 301-102-2.0 - RETAINING TEACHERS GRANT PROGRAM

2.1 The department shall create and administer the retaining teachers grant program to assist local education providers in retaining teachers by implementing one or more of the following initiatives designed to improve the ability of a local education provider to retain teachers.

2.1.1 Job-sharing for teachers;

2.1.2 Providing on-site early childhood care services for family members of educators;

2.1.3 Robust multi-year teacher induction and mentoring programs for new teachers;

2.1.4 Peer review and mentorship programs and other career development and advancement strategies;

2.1.5 Programs to provide professional development for the creation and implementation of career advancement pathways for master teacher and teacher leadership positions for effective teachers;

2.1.6 Incentive programs to recognize and retain highly effective teachers;

2.1.7 Increased planning, mentoring, and collaboration time for new teachers and mentor teachers that reduces teacher-student contact hours for teachers but does not result in reduced instruction time for students; and

2.1.8 Increased use of technology in blended learning initiatives to create opportunities and financial incentives for teacher development and career advancement and cost savings to support salary increases, including but not limited to:

2.1.8.1 Providing support to teachers to enroll in higher education courses to become qualified to teach concurrent enrollment courses, and

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1 CCR 301-102-2.0

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018