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State Board debates PK–5 dual special‑education license to expand teacher pipeline
Summary
Board members heard a presentation on a proposed rule to create a PK–5 dual license (general education plus special education) and to allow licenseing to cover mild, moderate or moderate‑intensive special‑education levels; no vote was taken and staff said language will be clarified before a December vote.
The State Board of Education spent much of its November meeting discussing a proposed change to educator licensure that would create a new PK–5 dual license combining general‑education and special‑education credentials and permit candidates to seek mild, moderate or moderate‑intensive special‑education endorsements.
Superintendent Kraft introduced the proposal as an attempt to expand the pipeline of special‑education teachers. He told members that under statute a “dual license” must be issued simultaneously by an educator preparation program, and that the department and higher‑education partners requested the new pathway to make dual licensure more feasible for undergraduates.
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