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Liberty Hill ISD asks state for temporary delay on teacher-certification deadline, citing staffing pipeline
Summary
Trustees approved submitting an application to delay teacher-certification enforcement to allow locally hired teachers time to complete certification while the district scales mentor and residency supports.
The Liberty Hill ISD board voted Feb. 16 to seek a delay/exemption from the Texas Education Agency’s full certification timelines so the district can retain teachers who are locally vetted while they complete state certification requirements.
Human-resources leaders told trustees the district currently has 26 employees working without a standard Texas certificate (about 5% of teachers), 37 on an intern certificate, nine with out-of-state certificates in transition and 12 teachers working outside their assigned certification area. HR said…
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