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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-63-301 (2026)

Grounds for dismissal

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A teacher may be dismissed for physical or mental disability, incompetency, neglect of duty, immorality, unsatisfactory performance, insubordination, the conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a guilty plea, a plea of nolo contendere, or a deferred sentence for a felony, or other good and just cause. No teacher shall be dismissed for temporary illness, leave of absence previously approved by the board, or military leave of absence pursuant to article 3 of title 28, C.R.S.

Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1123, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1032, § 22, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 22-63-116 as it existed prior to 1990.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: Bd. of Educ. of Jefferson Co. v. Wilder, 960 P.2d 695 (Colo. 1998).
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Bd. of Educ. of Jefferson Co. v. Wilder, 960 P.2d 695 (Colo. 1998). · cites it 14× “Based on this violation and other prior misconduct, Superintendent Carle recommended that Wilder be dismissed for "insubordination, neglect of duty, and other good and just cause," pursuant to section 22-63-301, 7 C.R.S. (1997). [3] Wilder appealed this recommendation before a…”
Adams Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 50 v. Heimer, 919 P.2d 786 (Colo. 1996). · cites it 12× “*795 (1995) (the "1990 Act"), the chief administrative officer may recommend the dismissal of a teacher on the grounds stated in section 22-63-301, which must be set forth in "a written notice of intent to dismiss.”
Johnson v. Sch. Dist. No. 1 in the City & Cnty. of Denver, 2018 CO 17 (Colo. 2018). · cites it 8× “See §§ 22-63-301 to -302, C.R.S. (1990). ¶5 Twenty years after it enacted TECDA, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 10-191 (“SB 191”).”
Sch. Dist. No. 1 in the City & Cnty. of Denver v. Masters, 2018 CO 18 (Colo. 2018). · cites it 3× “Specifically, TECDA retained TEDTA's for-cause grounds for teacher dismissal, § 22-63-301, C.R.S. (1990), and its procedures to dismiss a teacher, with some differences not relevant for our purposes, see *727 § 22-63-302(1) - (10), C.”
Widder v. Durango Sch. Dist. No. 9-R, 85 P.3d 518 (Colo. 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 22-63-301, 7A C.R.S. (2003). The statutory protection at issue in this case is in one way broader than the TECDA in that it covers all employees of the school district rather than just tenured teachers.”
Singer v. Denver Sch. Dist. No. 1, 959 F. Supp. 1325 (D. Colo. 1997). · cites it 6× “As such he could only be lawfully dismissed from employment in the manner prescribed in Teacher Employment, Compensation and Dismissal Act, Colo.Rev.Stat. § 22-63-301 et seq. (1995).”
Weber v. Colorado State Bd. of Nursing, 830 P.2d 1128 (Colo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “Section 22-63-301, C.R.S. (1991 Cum.Supp.”
Kerin v. Bd. of Educ., Lamar Schoool Dist., 860 P.2d 574 (Colo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 5× “Section 22-63-301, C.R.S. (1992 Cum.Supp.”
Bd. of Educ. of West Yuma Sch. Dist. RJ-1 v. Flaming, 938 P.2d 151 (Colo. 1997). · cites it 3× “Section 22-63-301, 9 C.R.S. (1995), provides the grounds for dismissal of a non-probationary teacher.”
Sch. Dist. No. 1, City & Cnty. of Denver v. Cornish, 58 P.3d 1091 (Colo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “Section 22-63-301, C.R.S.2001. The Act provides that a school district’s chief administrative officer must file a written recommendation for dismissal with the Board, based upon one or more of the grounds specified in § 22-63-301.”
Feldewerth v. Jt. Sch. Dist. 28-J of Counties of Adams & Arapahoe Ex Rel. Hartenbach, 3 P.3d 467 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “While such a probationary teacher may receive a written statement of the reasons for such non-renewal, nothing within the statutes are intended to create a property interest in such a teacher's job. Sections 22-63-208(1) and 22-68-208(4), ©.”
Holdridge v. Bd. of Educ., 881 P.2d 448 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “” Section 22-63-301, C.R.S. (1993 Cum.Supp.”
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