Districts & Schools Implementing

Colorado Districts and Schools Implementing Dual Language Immersion Programs

Aurora Public Schools
- Global Village Academy
Boulder Valley School District
- Columbine Elementary School
- Manhattan Middle School of Arts and Academics
- Angevine Middle School
- Casey Middle School
- Escuela Bilingue Pioneer
- University Hill Elementary
- Pioneer Bilingual
- University Hill Elementary
Colorado Charter School Institute
- Colorado International Language Academy
Colorado Springs School District 11
- Will Rogers Elementary
Denver Public Schools
- Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
- Denver Language School
- Bryant Webster K-8
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary
- Sandoval Montessori
- Valdez
Douglas County School District
- Global Village Academy Douglas County

Eagle County School District
- Avon Elementary
- Berry Creek Middle 6-8
- Edwards Elementary
- Eagle Valley Elementary
- Gypsum Elementary
- Homestake Peak School K-8
- June Creek Elementary
Falcon School District 49
- Stetson Elementary School
Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Salida del Sol Academy
Jefferson County School District R-1
- Edgewater Elementary School
- George E. Eiber Elementary School
- Lasley Elementary
- Foster Dual Language PK-8
- Lumberg Elementary
Mesa County School District 51
- Dual Immersion Academy
Morgan County School District Re-3
- Columbine Elementary

Poudre School District
- Boltz Middle
- Harris Bilingual
- Irish Elementary
- Axis Academy (Authorized by CSI)
Roaring Fork School District
- Basalt Elementary School
- Riverview School
Summit School District
- Dillon Valley Elementary
- Silverthorne Elementary
- Summit Middle School (DLI Programming)
Telluride R-1 School District
- Telluride Elementary School
- Telluride Intermediate School
- Telluride Middle/High School
Thompson School District
- Bill Reed Middle School 6-8
- Cottonwood Plains Dual Language Elementary
- Loveland High School 9-12
- Lucile Erwin Middle School 6-8
- Thompson Valley High School
- Truscott Dual Language Elementary

If you would like to have your school or district's dual immersion program listed on the CDE Dual Language Immersion webpage, please complete the following request. Please note, this must be completed ONLY by a school/district representative or authorized personnel.

Request to Post Dual Language Schools/Program in the CDE website

For technical assistance, please contact Nelson Molina, ELD Specialist at molina_n@cde.state.co.us.

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
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:

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

Schedule a Visit

It is highly recommended that you organize a visit to an elementary dual language immersion program in your area, if available. Sometimes School Board members and school district personnel can be convinced once they see a current program in action. It's challenging for adults who have not experienced the way young children acclimate to learning a language to understand exactly how it works until they see it. It can also be convincing if these decision-makers see students in an adjacent or nearby school district benefiting from the opportunity to learn a second language.