Corpus Christi ISD to keep hiring uncertified teachers until 2027

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Corpus Christi ISD is seeking to delay implementing a state mandate requiring all core subject teachers to be fully certified, which is allowable if approved by the state.

The district currently employs 185 teachers who are not fully certified for the foundational courses they teach.

If approved, the district's plan would postpone the certification requirement until the 2029-30 school year.

Corpus Christi ISD employs 185 teachers who aren't fully certified in the core courses that they teach.

Texas is calling on public school districts to ensure all teachers in foundational subjects are certified in 2026 and 2027. The Corpus Christi Independent School District is submitting a plan to delay these requirements until the start of the 2029-30 school year.

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