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Board discusses state teacher-certification mandate for K–5 math and ELAR
Summary
Board members discussed a new state requirement that K–5 Math and ELAR teachers be certified beginning next school year and considered submitting a plan to delay enforcement while prioritizing certified hires amid statewide shortages.
Board members discussed the upcoming state requirement that, beginning next school year, all K–5 Math and ELAR teachers must hold appropriate certification. The board noted the statewide teacher shortage and considered whether to submit a plan to delay enforcement of the certification requirement for the district.
The meeting record states that while the state faces a teacher shortage, "it is believed that the district should prioritize hiring certified teachers and to be in compliance with this new law." Board members did not record a formal vote on a delay at the Feb. 9 meeting; the discussion described options for submitting a delay plan and the district’s preference to hire certified staff when possible.
The conversation will inform any formal plan the district might send to the state; no formal direction or binding action regarding a certification delay was recorded in the minutes.
