P4015 Certification Licensing
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P4015 Certification Licensing
All teachers and administrative employees shall hold at all times during employment an appropriate valid and current certificate/license issued by the Kansas State Department of Education and/or other appropriate licensing agency, if such is required, for the level and the professional position and/or the subject for which they are employed.
Administrative Implemental Procedures:
- The term "teacher" is used in this policy as the term is defined in the Agreement between the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education and the United Teachers of Wichita.
- The term “administrative employee” is used in this policy as the term is defined in the Administrative Employment Policy.
- It is the responsibility of the individual employee to:
- Meet the specific certification/licensing requirements of their position.
- Secure and maintain a valid and current certificate/license.
- Register the certificate/license with the Human Resources Division.
- Assignments to contractual positions will only be made to employees with a valid and current certificate/license.
- For positions not specifically delineated in the Licensed Personnel Guide, individuals may be employed without specific teacher education preparation.
- Qualifications for a position may be imposed by Unified School District 259 which are in excess of the minimum qualifications set forth in the Licensed Personnel Guide.
- After reviewing the particular circumstances relating to an individual teacher whose regular certificate/license has expired, the teacher may be continued in the position held or may be:
- Reassigned from their position to the status of substitute teacher.
- Retained in a substitute teacher assignment until properly licensed for the contracted position.
- Reference K.S.A 72-2159.
Administrative Responsibility: Human Resources
Latest Revision Date: January 2020
Previous Revision Date: November 2005 P4015
Updated administratively for alignment purposes: December 2020