This is the home of the Teacher Institute at La Academia (TILA).We are an official Colorado Department of Education Designated Agency that provides alternative certification programs for teachers and principals, as well as opportunities for Paraprofessionals and other educational support staff to become licensed teachers.

The 2012-2013 TILA Application  is now available!  TILA is now accepting applications for the August 2012-2013 cohort - please email all applications to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it -  call our office for more information!!

NEW!!  Please visit our Downloads section to access the programs for our upcoming PAR Presentations. Look under. You can access them by clicking HERE!