CDE Web Search

For this assignment pretend that you have completed your undergraduate requirements
and want to fill out a First or Initial License Application. This is a portfolio artifact!
Follow the prompts on the checklist, create a document and answer the numbered
questions.

❏ Go to the following web address: www.cde.state.co.us/

❏ Along the top edge of the CDE home page, find the “Teaching and Learning” link.
Click on it.
❏ Click on the “Educator Licensing” link under the “School and District
Information” section.
❏ Click on the “Apply for or Renew a License or Authorization” link along the left
side.
❏ Click on Teacher first or initial license”, under the License Type: Teacher License.
Answer the following:
1. What is the application fee for a license The Application Fee is
$90.00
2. How long is an initial educator license valid? An initial educator
license is valid for 3 years after issue
3. What 9 items do you need to take care of on the application
checklist? A fingerprint for background check, confirmation of
valid ID, Names of colleges attended, submission of all college
transcripts, Transcripts from colleges outside of the US (If
applicable), Completion of the Approved program form, Results
from CDE, Employment history, and disclosure of legal
documentation of background history.
❏ Click on the blue, “Resources” tab along the left side of the page. Find the “Table
of Contents” section and click on the “Praxis, PLACE or NES Information” link
found under Content Testing.
4. What is the PRAXIS II exam? Praxis exam is the exam based on
desired curriculum.
5. What is the minimum passing score required to pass either the
elementary education, or, any (name which one) content specific exam?
On the praxis for english, you need a 167.
❏ Click on the blue “Resources” tab on the left side of the page again. Then find the
“Licensing and Authorizations” section, then Licensing, then click on the First
Time/Initial Applicant (in-state) FAQ.
6. Answer questions 1, 2, 5 and 7 of the FAQ’s.
1- Yes, you do. You have to pass a colorado exam in order to receive a
teaching license
2- Yes, you need to submit all of the transcripts from your past colleges.
5- Yes, you are required to submit all official transcripts.
7- Look on teachincolorado.org
❏ From the same page, click on the blue “Fingerprints” tab along the left-hand side
of the page under Licensing.
7. What does the “Note for Educators ” say about submitting new
fingerprints? What are the conditions? They will only need to submit a
fingerprint once.
 8. What are the fingerprint instructions 1 – 4?
Schedule an appointment, bring proper documentation, find an
enrollment center, or submit a fingerprint by mail.
9. What is the name of the government agency that fingerprint cards
are submitted to, what is the address, and what is the fee for submitting
them? The CBI and the FBI and go to an IdentoGo office local to you. The
fee is $19.00
10. How long does it take for fingerprints to be processed?
Up to two weeks.
❏ In your browser, type in: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/self_disclosure
Processing time is up to two weeks.
11. What are the 3 things to keep in mind when completing the self-
disclosure form (bulleted list under the “Overview”)? You need to disclose
past convictions, employment, or licensure issues.
12. What are the 8 forms of support documentation that you must
provide? Name them by type. You need your Copy of law enforcement
reports, court charging documentation and disposition, Termination
letters, letters of resignation, Office reprimands, Copy of entire personal
file, and letter of licensing board action.

Now, write a summary of the above information. Be sure to include all of the
information from the questions that you answered in your summary. You may organize
it however you would like to, including re-formatting this web search and using bullet
points under each information question.

State requirements, Types and expirations, applications and fees, Applications

The application fee is a one time, $90.00 fee, and the initial license tanyard is 3
years once assigned. To complete the application process, you need to bring the
following: A fingerprint for background check, confirmation of valid ID, Names of
colleges attended, submission of all college transcripts, Transcripts from colleges
outside of the US (If applicable), Completion of the Approved program form, Results
from CDE, Employment history, and disclosure of legal documentation of background
history.
After the application process, future teachers need to take the Praxis exam, the
exam that calculated the legitimacy and desired are of education learning test. For me,
wanting to teach in Colorado, the minimum praxis score is 167 for english.
Future teachers need to pass an exam specific to one’s state in order to teach
there; for example, I would need to take a Colorado specific exam to teach in Colorado.
Teachers also need to submit all transcripts from every college they attended, all
applicable official transcripts. For further Colorado-based further information is
available at teachincolorado.org.
Future teachers only need to submit a fingerprint once, and instructions for the
fingerprinting are as follows: Schedule an appointment, bring proper documentation,
find an enrollment center, or submit a fingerprint by mail.
The government business that proctors these fingerprints are the CBI, fingerprint
scans are available at a IdentoGo office local to you, the fee for this being $19.00.
Getting prints analyzed can take up to two weeks.
 With self disclosure forms, keep the following in mind: past convictions,
employment, or licensure issues. These need to be honestly disclosed.
Lastly, the support documentation needed are as follows: Copy of law
enforcement reports, court charging documentation and disposition, Termination
letters, letters of resignation, Office reprimands, Copy of entire personal file, and letter
of licensing board action.