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Board approves emergency (provisional) teacher certifications
Summary
The State Board approved exceptions permitting emergency provisional teacher certificates under 70 O.S. 6-187(G); the motion passed unanimously with Board Member Ryan Deatherage moving and Board Member Brian Bobek seconding.
The State Board of Education voted on March 26, 2026, to approve requests for emergency (provisional) teacher certification exceptions under 70 O.S. 6-187(G). Board Member Ryan Deatherage moved to approve the request and Board Member Brian Bobek seconded; the motion carried with unanimous votes from the members present.
The minutes record the formal approval but provide no details in the text about the number of certificates, which districts or positions are affected, or the duration of provisional status. The action was recorded as "APPROVED" in the meeting minutes; further administrative details were not specified in the public minutes for this session.
