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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will vote during their June monthly meeting whether to make modifications to the emergency substitute licenses permanent.
The meeting will be held June 10-11, in the first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka.
In Jan. 2022, board members approved the Temporary Emergency Authorized License (TEAL) to address the shortage of classroom teachers caused by the pandemic. This license expired June 1, 2022. During the board’s June 2022 meeting, members approved modifications to the emergency substitute license that expired in Dec. 2022, that increased requirements, like completion of online training and limited the individual to serving in a district that provides a verification of hire. On Nov. 10, 2022, the State Board extended those modifications through June 2023 and then approved another extension through June 2025.
According to KSDE teacher licensure, 213 districts and five private local education agencies (LEAs) have employed individuals with a modified emergency substitute license since Jan. 2022.
On June 10, board members will decide whether to make the May 2023 modifications permanent, terminate the modified emergency substitute license or extend the modified emergency substitute license another two years to June 30, 2027. The Kansas Professional Standards Board, consisting of 21 Kansas educators and administrators, has recommended the modified emergency substitute license be extended for two years.
Some of the other voting items on the board’s June agenda include the following:
Board members will hear several presentations during their June meeting on the following topics:
For the full agenda and meeting materials for June, click here.
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To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.gov or by 785-296-3201.