Post by Logan on Feb 5, 2016 19:22:32 GMT -6
Nevada Education Department OKs temporary licenses for out-of-state teachers
The Nevada Education Department, hoping to put a dent in the hundreds of classroom vacancies across the state, plans to issue temporary licenses to out-of-state teachers who until recently needed to complete a set of requirements before stepping foot on a campus.
Federal education law previously prohibited states from issuing so-called provisional licenses to teachers planning to work in specific subject areas. A special education teacher from California, for example, would first have to pass a test showing expertise in the field or complete college courses related to the subject before the Nevada Education Department would issue her a license.
President Barack Obama in December signed legislation to lift that prohibition, and on Friday, Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed emergency regulations to immediately allow educators to teach in a class for up to one year while they finish the requirements.
"If I recall correctly, (the Clark County School District) had suggested that if they had this opportunity earlier it would have been around 400 teachers that they could have hired," Steve Canavero, interim state superintendent of public instruction, said Friday during a conference call with reporters.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/nevada-education-department-oks-temporary-licenses-out-state-teachers
The Nevada Education Department, hoping to put a dent in the hundreds of classroom vacancies across the state, plans to issue temporary licenses to out-of-state teachers who until recently needed to complete a set of requirements before stepping foot on a campus.
Federal education law previously prohibited states from issuing so-called provisional licenses to teachers planning to work in specific subject areas. A special education teacher from California, for example, would first have to pass a test showing expertise in the field or complete college courses related to the subject before the Nevada Education Department would issue her a license.
President Barack Obama in December signed legislation to lift that prohibition, and on Friday, Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed emergency regulations to immediately allow educators to teach in a class for up to one year while they finish the requirements.
"If I recall correctly, (the Clark County School District) had suggested that if they had this opportunity earlier it would have been around 400 teachers that they could have hired," Steve Canavero, interim state superintendent of public instruction, said Friday during a conference call with reporters.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/nevada-education-department-oks-temporary-licenses-out-state-teachers