High School Teachers
Teacher Application Process
Thank you for your interest in teaching a Dual Enrollment course at your High School site in partnership with College of the Desert. Please take a moment to read steps 1-7 below before submitting a Dual Enrollment Interest Form.
High School teachers who are interested in teaching Dual Enrollment courses through the College of the Desert must go through a specific process to be approved (if you are an already approved adjunct at COD, you must still go through this specific Dual Enrollment process). Those teaching for COD, must meet the minimum qualifications. Please review the minimum qualifications before submitting and interest form.
This interest form is for teaching during the 2026-2027 school year. Teachers have until 5:00pm, March 31st, 2026 to submit an interest form. After that date, teachers will have to wait until the fall to apply for the 2027-2028 school year.
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Once an interest form is complete, the Director of Educational Partnerships and Outreach will send an email to the teacher, school and district administration to get things started.
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Director of Educational Partnership and Outreach will submit an internal form to COD HR letting them know that this particular teacher will be submitting and application.
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Director of Educational Partnership and Outreach will send the teacher specific instructions on how to apply through COD HR.
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Teacher will begin the COD HR application process
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HR will review application and notify Director of Educational Partnership and Outreach with review.
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If approved, HR will begin Onboarding process with teach
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If denied, teacher will be notified by Director of Educational Partnership and Outreach
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Once onboarding is complete, HR will enter teacher information system and teacher will be provided technology access by COD IT.
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Director of Educational Partnership and Outreach will forward IT technology email with account creation directions. Teacher will setup their COD account.
Please note, that teachers only have access to COD technology when they are teaching a COD course.
COD Account Issues
High school teachers who are approved to teach COD Dual Enrollment courses have access to the COD portal to complete things like entering grades. When a teacher is approved they are provided the necessary information to setup their COD accounts. It is important that this be done quickly and that the information be stored in a safe way so that the portal can be accessed in the future. If a teacher runs into issues with setting up their account or they need password assistance, please email helpdeskit@collegeofthedesert.edu or call 760-862-1300 and explain to them that you are a dual enrollment teacher at a high school and that you are having COD account issues.
COD Faculty Support
If a high school faculty member has questions about curriculum, assessments, syllabi, or other subject-specific topics for COD faculty connected to your Dual Enrollment course(s), please reach out to our Dual Enrollment Coordinators at duecoordinators@collegeofthedesert.edu. They will ensure you are connected with the correct COD faculty member.
Entering Grades
Teachers need to enter grades no later than 5 business days at the end of the term. End of the term date is determined by the information provided by the school district such as number of days the course runs, how many hours, etc. If you have questions about the end of term date, please talk to your high school administration that oversees the Dual Enrollment program. They are able to tell you the end date that is in the DualEnroll.com platform. You can reach out to our office as well if needed.
To enter grades, you need to login to your COD Self Service https://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/faculty-staff/self-service.php
If you need assistance with your account such as password reset, please use this link https://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/faculty-staff/password-reset.php
If you are still unable to get into your account, please contact COD IT at: helpdeskit@collegeofthedesert.edu or call 760-862-1300 for technical assistance.
