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Superintendent reports spike in educator referrals and expanded RATBACK coverage; proposes streamlined review for low-tier credentials
Summary
Superintendent Kraft told the State Board of Education that referrals to the board’s licensure review rose to about 22,600 in the most recent year and that RATBACK enrollment has expanded to about 460,000, prompting discussion of streamlined due process for lower-tier permits.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kraft presented the State Board with a detailed licensure and conduct update, saying the agency managed roughly 487,000 credentials across about 370,000 educators and saw referrals rise to approximately 22,600 last year compared with about 13,000 in 2019.
Kraft said the board now enrolls about 460,000 people in RATBACK, the state fingerprint-based reporting system, after expanding coverage to nonlicensed support staff such as custodians, secretaries and lunchroom personnel. “By the numbers, we managed 487,000 credentials for 370,000 educators,” Kraft said. He added the RATBACK expansion will let the agency catch state-level hits between national background checks and help districts spot potential issues earlier.
Why it matters: The increase in referrals reflected both broader coverage and growth within certain credential…
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