Alternative Teacher Licensure

The Mountain BOCES alternative program is a one-year teacher preparation program of study and training approved to offer several teaching endorsements.

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2024-2025 Alternative Teacher Licensure Program Costs

Out of District Alternative Teacher	In-District Alternative Teacher (with waiver)	Out of District Special Education Teacher Endorsement	In-District Special Education Teacher Endorsement (with waiver)
$6,000	$5,500	$6,800	$6,300

Why Mountain BOCES?

Colorful paper cutout figures with text about licensure programs for principals and teachers. — **Alternative Teacher Licensure candidates must obtain an employment agreement with a Colorado public school as a teacher in the endorsement area for which they are qualified.**

Mountain BOCES offers a highly flexible, hybrid program that allows teachers to work at the pace that best suits their needs. Our program is a great fit for those that work well independently and with minimal oversight.

The Alternative Teacher Licensure Program has both an online, asynchronous course component as well as a Field-Experience requirement that gives teachers hands-on, real-time experience in the classroom.

If you would like to enroll in our program and have been hired by a district, please fill out the enrollment paperwork above and email it to: Professional Learning, pl@mtnboces.org

If you have program questions, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions document above.

For all other questions for needs, please contact Andi Weigel at pl@mtnboces.org or via call or text at 719-207-5304.

Member Districts = In-District: Lake, Buena Vista, Park Re-2, and Salida.