All Colorado teachers who teach kindergarten through 3rd grade must complete a minimum of 45 hours of evidence-based reading training. St. Vrain Valley Schools offers a pathway to achieve this READ Act requirement.

Amendments to the READ Act (SB19-199 and SB22-004) require that K-3 teachers who provide literacy instruction, 4-12 reading interventionists, and school administrators (including principals) of buildings with K-3, must complete training to meet the requirements of the READ Act.

• The St. Vrain Pathway is the following (These courses can be found in the PD Course Catalog.)
  • K-3 Teachers and Elementary ESL, including Special Education and Literacy Teachers, and 4-12 Literacy Interventionists including ESL, and Special Education and Literacy Teachers
    • Yoshimoto Orton-Gillingham Basic Training
    • Essentials in Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction 
  • Elementary and K-8 Principals, Assistant Principals and Deans
    • Contact Diane Lauer ([email protected]) for more information
• The CDE website has options for teachers who are not following the St. Vrain Pathway.
• Teachers will need to submit the READ Act certificate to the Colorado Online Licensing (COOL) system. Choose option 6: Complete CDE-approved training provided by a district or BOCES.
• Teachers must also submit the Read Act certificate to the SVVS Human Resources Department using the Employee Certification Page.

If you have any questions about Professional Development courses, please contact Amy Magyar ([email protected]) at 303-702-8252. If you need information on the various class options available to you, please contact Misti Snow ([email protected]).

If you have questions about these requirements, please contact the SVVS K-12 Early Literacy Requirements Pathway Specialist at [email protected].

If you have questions about submitting your READ Act certificate to SVVS Human Resources, please email [email protected].