Who will review my portfolio?

Any three members of the Certification Peer Review Panel will review your application based on the rubric within the portfolio planning guide (Download a PDF copy of the Portfolio Planning Guide for Master Certified Environmental Educators or Certified Environmental Educators) that have been developed for each competency.  There will be no score; rather, applicants will be assessed qualitatively based on the rubrics.  There must be consensus among reviewers for each candidate.

Who is on the Peer Review Panel?

Reviewers are required to meet the following qualifications:

1. Completion of appropriate reviewer training.
2. Membership in CAEE (or other state affiliate and/or NAAEE). 
3. Equivalence of five years combined education or experience in environmental education or closely related field.
4. Be a Certified Master Environmental Educator*

*To address the need for reviewers to certify the first environmental educator (i.e., a reviewer qualification is certification, but they can not be certified unless there are reviewers), a nomination process has been developed to find exemplary master environmental educators from throughout the state.

Members of the Certification Peer Review Panel will be approved by the Certification Advisory Board.

What is the Certification Advisory Board?

The Colorado Certification Advisory Board will:

• Serve in an advisory capacity to guide the certification program
• Receive and review quarterly communications from the certification coordinator about the certification program
• Meet at least annually in-person or by phone to discuss certification program successes and suggestions to promote continuous improvement
• Review grievances from participants

• Examine the reviewers performance annually and suggest improvements

Who do I contact for more information?

The certification coordinator will be a CAEE staff member who handles daily administration of program including marketing, communications, funding, etc.   Please call  303-273-9527  or email for more information.

All boards, committees or councils will be selected entirely on a nondiscriminatory basis with respect to age, race, color, ethnic background, creed, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, military status, political affiliation, religion or socio-economic status.  A broad coalition representing different aspects of environmental education will to be maintained.