The Educator Preparation office will review the current reading teacher and reading specialist endorsement standards in early 2022 and seeks to establish a working group for possible revisions. The initial meeting for the stakeholder group will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27. A full-day working meeting will follow on Friday, Feb. 4. Interested stakeholders must be able to commit to both of these dates and times. Meetings will be held virtually.

We’re seeking participation from a variety of stakeholders, including:

• District/BOCES teachers, leaders (reading teachers, hiring managers, principals, instructional leads, etc.)
• Colorado teacher preparation programs (reading faculty, program leaders, etc.)
• CDE literacy experts
• Community and educational literacy advocates

Interested participants must complete the interest form by Thursday, Jan. 20. Notifications will be sent out to all interested participants next week with details about the review process.