Thank you for your interest in becoming an Approved Training Provider (ATP) for evaluator designees using the State Model Evaluation System (SMES) through the Educator Effectiveness Office at the Colorado Department of Education.

As required by state law (C.R.S. 22-9-106), all performance evaluations for licensed personnel must be conducted by an individual who is currently licensed as a principal or administrator, or by an individual who has completed training in evaluation skills that is approved by the Colorado Department of Education. As such, any person who conducts an evaluation of school licensed personnel must hold a principal or administrator license or complete a state approved evaluation training program and be certified as an evaluator designee.

Approved Training Providers (ATPs) provide training for individuals who currently do not hold a principal or administrator license and who would like to be approved/certified as an evaluator designee to conduct evaluations of licensed personnel in their district/BOCES.

The purpose of this application is to initiate the process to be trained and approved as an ATP. This is not a competitive process. To learn more about the ATP application process, to see a list of current ATPs, or to see answers to FAQs, visit this webpage.

Please email educator_effectiveness@cde.state.co.us with any questions related to the ATP program or this application.