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District reports EP holders down from 224 to 142 as it expands Grow‑Your‑Own and transitions-to-teaching supports
Summary
Curriculum staff told the board emergency-permit holders have fallen from 224 to 142 as the district implements a mentor program, Bloomberg grant-funded pathways and university partnerships to move staff into full licensure.
District curriculum and HR staff gave trustees a multi-part presentation on emergency permits (EPs), transition-to-teaching programs (TTT) and related supports, reporting a decline in EP holders and outlining next steps to reduce reliance on short-term permits.
A presenter said the district had 142 EP holders this year, down from about 224 last year, and noted roughly 80 of the current EP holders had already completed required six credits that the state requires for renewal. Officials said the district received a Bloomberg grant to create licensure pathways and that approximately $100,000 from that fund remains earmarked for licensure work, with a specific focus on special-education licensing.
Presenters described a mentor-teacher-facilitator position to monitor progress, training for principals to manage decentralized hiring, growth of university partnerships (including Indiana Wesleyan) and goals to reduce EP counts by an additional 20% in successive years for a total 40% reduction target. The district also highlighted October 15 as a target deadline for license renewal documentation to avoid sub-pay status.
"We still have a $100,000 left from the TSL fund," one presenter said, and the presentation included multiple data points and timeline goals the administration said will guide hiring and licensure work over the next school year.
