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: 

• Establishing the board members’ daily rate of compensation. 
• Putting the request for proposal (RFP) process for selecting the board’s attorney into the board’s policies. 
• Raising the threshold for items that must be approved by the board from $10,000 to $25,000. 
• Requiring or strongly recommending school districts prominently display their bullying reporting procedure on their websites or in handbooks. 
• Adding structured literacy programs approved by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) to the state’s evidence-based at-risk program list. 
• Adopting high value credentials for the career and technical education (CTE) pathways that are sought by industry. 

Board members will hear several presentations during their June meeting on the following topics: 

• Spring 2025 state assessments. 
• Summer lunch programs offered at schools, churches, community centers and other local venues to support the health and wellness of children throughout the summer months. 
• The current Licensed Personnel Report.
• Federal funding impacting the state’s education system. 
• Kansas Health Model Standards adopted in 2018 and Senate Sub for HB 2382 concerning prenatal development passed by the 2025 Kansas Legislature. 

For the full agenda and meeting materials for June, click here.