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PERRYTON ISD board approves delayed certification plan, rural CTE MOU and administrator contracts
Summary
PERRYTON ISD trustees approved a delayed teacher certification plan required by recent Texas legislation, joined a rural CTE consortium MOU, adopted the 2026–27 school calendar, certified unopposed board candidates and approved a slate of administrator contracts; most motions passed unanimously, with one abstention on an assistant athletic director contract.
Chair Linderkin opened the Perryton ISD Board of Trustees meeting and the board approved a series of administrative recommendations and routine business items, including a delayed certification plan to comply with new state requirements, a Rural Pathways Excellence Partnership memorandum of understanding and multiple administrator contracts.
A district administrator told the board that “the legislature is now requiring that every teacher that is teaching a core subject have full Texas certification,” and presented a delayed certification plan the district will submit to the state to qualify for a waiver. The plan includes the RISE Academy, a state-funded “grow your own” grant, a teacher residency program and a mentor program; the administrator said noncertified teachers currently receive lower pay under district practice and will have time to pursue certification under the state’s delayed-certification allowance. The…
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