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Kansas expands teacher pipeline with apprenticeship model; first apprentice granted full license
Summary
KSDE and Commerce highlighted registered teacher apprenticeship growth across the state and presented the first fully licensed apprentice — a paraprofessional who completed Wichita State’s pathway, earned a related technical instruction transcript and was awarded a Kansas teaching license.
Kansas education and commerce officials detailed the state’s registered teacher apprenticeship model and recognized its first fully licensed apprentice on March 10 — a paraprofessional who completed on‑the‑job training and related coursework and was presented a Kansas teaching license by the Board.
How the model works: Shane Carter, KSDE’s director of teacher licensure, summarized three apprenticeship routes: (1) a no‑bachelor pathway for paraprofessionals and others that pairs paid employment in a district with related technical instruction and competency‑based assessments; (2) a non‑traditional route for adults with bachelor degrees that uses…
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