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Missouri’s accelerated substitute teacher training program to be permanent option
Missouri will have a speedy option for aspiring substitute teachers. The state Board of Education has unanimously approved a permanent online training course of at least 20 hours as another choice to earn a substitute teacher certificate. The standard 60 college credit hours will remain as the other option.
Last August, the board voted to temporarily give prospective substitutes the alternative pathway to achieve certification. The move was meant to help bridge a projected gap in a teacher shortage during COVID-19.
By February, about 4,400 individuals had completed the online program, according to Dr. Paul Katnik, assistant commissioner of the Office of Educator Quality.
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Missouri’s accelerated substitute teacher training program could be permanent option
Missouri could have a speedy option for aspiring substitute teachers. The state Board of Education has unanimously approved a comment period for a rule that would permanently allow them to complete online training of at least 20 hours as another choice to earn a substitute teacher certificate. The standard 60 college credit hours will remain as the other option.
Last August, the board voted to temporarily give prospective substitutes the alternative pathway to achieve certification. The move was meant to help bridge a projected gap in a teacher shortage during COVID-19.