By Ben Felder Staff Writer bfelder@oklahoman.com State education leaders have set a goal to reduce the number of emergency teaching certificates to under 60 within seven years, a daunting task considering the number surpassed 1,800 last week, with no sign of slowing down. In its new school plan, the state Department of Education listed a 95 percent reduction in emergency teacher certification as a key goal by 2025. When the goal was set in September, which is when the school plan was finalized and submitted for federal review, Oklahoma's emergency certified teacher use was at 1,160. "It is a goal that when reached indicates we have a strong teacher pipeline," said state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister. Such a drastic reduction in emergency certified teachers might seem like an impossible challenge, but five years ago only 32 emergency certified teachers were used across the state. A wave of teachers leaving the state and the profession, along with reductions in the number of new teachers entering the field, has created a hiring challenge for public school teachers in nearly all areas of the state. Nearly a quarter of new teachers this year hold an emergency certificate and almost half of all new teachers leave the profession within the first five years, according to state data. Two-thirds of Oklahoma school districts reported teacher hiring was worse than last year, according to a survey from the Oklahoma State School Boards Association released in August. Teacher pay Hofmeister said increasing teacher pay is the primary tool in reducing the number of emergency certificates. "It's not the only thing we need to be doing," she said.Read more on NewsOK.com
State Wants 95 Percent Reduction In Emergency Teaching Certificates
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