Please note: This information was last updated in 2023. Check with your state for the most recent information.

Kansas

Contact Information

Address:
Kansas State Department of Education
Teacher Licensure and Accreditation (TLA)
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Suite 102
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

Phone: (785) 296-2288
Email: TLALicense@ksde.org

Kansas Board of Education: http://www.ksde.org/ or https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: Yes

Master's Degree Needed: Yes

EST Praxis II Subject Assessments: Yes. Library Media Specialist Test (#5311). Score of 153 or above

Conditional School Specialist License:

• Graduate degree from a regionally accredited college
• Completion of a graduate level state approved program
• 3.25 cumulative grade point average in graduate coursework
• Regency – means the applicant must have at least eight credit hours or one year of accredited experience completed within the last six years
• Currently valid Kansas professional teaching license (if applying for counselor, library media, reading specialist)
• School specialist content assessment

Other Testing Needed: Yes, passing scores on the Praxis II – Principles of Learning and Teaching Description: A Master's degree in library science and current teacher licensure.

Reciprocity: Yes. Kansas is a participate in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement - Licensure deficiencies must be addressed. For additional information see: https://www.ecs.org/teacher-license-reciprocity-state-profiles/