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Shenandoah County teacher says sudden Praxis requirement change cost instructors jobs and benefits
Summary
A third-grade teacher told the Shenandoah County School Board that a midstream change requiring passage of the Praxis exam before provisional licensure forced instructors into long-term substitute roles and stripped pay and benefits despite classroom performance.
Carolyn Nicholson, a third-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, told the Shenandoah County School Board on Oct. 9 that a change in licensure requirements forced her and other teachers out of classroom positions.
"Suddenly, we were told we had to pass the Praxis before receiving our provisional licenses," Nicholson said. She described three testing windows she was given — May 15, June 30 and Oct. 31 — and said teachers who did not meet the deadline…
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