Education
BY MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
Superintendent to serve through 2029
MISD o cials look to delay teacher certi cation rule
McKinney ISD trustees approved a waiver application to ask the Texas Education Agency to delay the requirement that all district teachers must be certi ed at a Feb. 16 meeting. House Bill 2, which Texas lawmakers passed during the 2025 legislative session, prohibits districts from hiring uncerti ed educators to teach core subjects, such as math, English, social studies and science. The details House Bill 2 prohibits uncerti ed teachers in reading and math classrooms for kindergarten through fth grade for the 2026-2027 school year, said Shelly Spaulding, MISD’s assistant superin- tendent of public relations, communications and support services. The law will apply to all core subjects, including science, social studies and English/language arts, in the 2027-28 school year. To comply with the legislation in future school years, MISD is partnering with Indiana Wesleyan
“McKinney ISD has decreased the number of uncerti ed teachers signi cantly, but the number of certi ed applicants is becoming signi cantly smaller every year.” SHELLY SPAULDING, MISD ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
McKinney ISD Superin- tendent Shawn Pratt is now expected to serve in his role through 2029 following a contract extension. The district’s board of
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trustees voted to approve the contract amendment at a Feb. 16 meeting, extending Pratt’s contract to June 30, 2029. Pratt has been MISD’s superintendent since March 2023. A closer look Pratt’s initial contract included a salary of $305,000 and the contract amendment does not indicate a salary increase, per district documents. An amendment to the contract made in 2025 extended his service to June 30, 2028.
University and teaching certi cation program Teachworthy to help teachers work toward certi ca- tion, Spaulding said. The waiver application period closed March 2, and all noti cations of approval are expected to be shared with the district by March 31, according to the TEA’s website.
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