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Ector ISD approves plan to reach 100% teacher certification by 2029–30
Summary
Trustees approved a multiyear plan under Tex. Educ. Code §21.0032(a-1) to reach full implementation of teacher certification requirements by the 2029–30 school year, including EPP partnerships, year-by-year reduction targets and posting the plan to the district website.
The Ector ISD Board approved a district plan to meet teacher certification requirements by the 2029–30 school year pursuant to Tex. Educ. Code § 21.0032(a-1). The plan delays full implementation for certain foundation-course teachers until the 2029–2030 school year, requires submission by March 2, 2026, and is slated to be posted to the district website by March 20, 2026. Trustee Shane Ball moved to approve the plan and Cody Vest seconded; the motion carried with six yeas and one absence.
The document lists educator-preparation-program partners (East Texas A&M and I-Teach), year-by-year reduction targets (for example, a 30% reduction of uncertified Reading/ELA teachers in 2025–26), and strategies such as mentor assignments, cohorts, substitute coverage for PD, and targeted intervention plans. The plan also reports an average of one new uncertified hire per year over the past three years (2022–23 through 2024–25) and sets milestones leading to 100% certification of new hires by 2029–30.
