Licensing Annual Reports

Annual Reports

Board rule R277-301-9 requires a Licensing Annual Report to the Board:  (1) The Superintendent shall annually report to the Board on licensing, including: (a) educator licensing; (b) educator preparation; and (c) equitable distribution of teachers.

The Teacher Shortage Areas, also known as Criticality Index, are reported to the United States Department of Education annually.  These shortage areas inform qualifying areas for T.H. Bell Scholarships, federal teacher grants, and federal loan forgiveness programs.

Title II of the Higher Education Act reports on teacher preparation, professional test scores, and completion rates by state.

The Grow Your Own (GYO) Educator program, created in 2021, publishes GYO Grant Public Information (Google Folder) including recipients and funding.