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KISD seeks transition plan to delay teacher certification requirements amid HB 2 changes
Summary
District staff told trustees Killeen ISD employs 274 teachers without full certification and proposed requesting a state-approved transition plan to allow continued placement in certification pipelines while teachers complete requirements; the plan would include mentoring and monitoring.
Assistant Superintendent Will Baker told trustees the district may request a transition plan to delay the full enforcement of new teacher certification requirements tied to House Bill 2 implementation.
Baker said the district currently employs 274 teachers without full certification and that abrupt implementation of HB 2 rules would disrupt local "Grow Your Own" and alternative-certification pathways. He described a proposed transition plan that would allow continued placement of participants while they complete certification, including structured training, mentoring and certification progress monitoring done in collaboration with higher education partners such as Texas A&M–Central Texas and Teach Worthy.
Baker asked the Board to approve submission of the delay proposal to the Texas Education Agency. Trustees discussed the impacts on pipeline programs and student instruction; no final Board approval was recorded in the minutes at this meeting.
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