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Newly hired arts teachers say licensure pathway forces expensive master’s option; ask for support
Summary
Arts teachers hired under the Blueprint Road to Licensure said recent pathway changes left them with a single required certification route — a master’s degree — and called on the board to support reimbursement or other financial help during the transitional period.
Teachers of the arts hired for 2024–25 under AACPS’s Blueprint Road to Licensure told the board the district’s recent removal of transcript analysis from certification pathways effectively left arts hires with only a master’s-degree route to certification, creating a financial barrier for some new teachers.
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