KCK Teaching Fellows: Secondary Education

Ready for a rewarding career change? If you have a bachelor's degree in science, Spanish, technology, engineering, math, business, or English/language arts, you can develop the skills needed to make a difference in students' lives. The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has a Teaching Fellows program, allowing you to teach in a classroom full-time while earning a Master of Science in Education degree from Fort Hays State University.

Fort Hays State University Program Requirements:

• Hold a four-year degree
• 2.75 GPA on most recent 60 credit hours
• Pass the Praxis content exam before starting university coursework
• Hired as a Teacher of Record in the qualified content area
• Two-year program
• 36 credit hours
• Classes are held at the district onsite twice a week 

Limited Residency License: PK-12

The Limited Residency License (LRL) program is a partnership between Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Fort Hays State University. The LRL program provides a unique opportunity to earn a Master of Special Education, High Incidence, while working as a special education teacher in our district.

Fort Hays State University (LRL) Program Requirements:

• Hold a four-year degree
• One year of paraprofessional experience or similar experience
• 2.5 GPA
• Eligible for the Limited Residency License while completing the program
• Employed as a special education teacher in Kansas while taking coursework
• Two-or-three year program
• 36 credit hours
• 100% online

SPED Waiver Program Requirements

• Hold a Kansas teacher license in any content area
• Eligible for a SPED Waiver & Provisional License
• Teach in a special education classroom while taking coursework
• 24 credit hours to obtain licensure only
• 36 credit hours to obtain a master’s and licensure
• 100% online

Teacher Apprentice Program: Elementary Education

Are you a Paraprofessional, ESL Aide, Instructional Aide, Elementary Teacher Assistant, or Building Substitute with instructional responsibilities for at least eight hours a week? If so, the Teacher Apprentice Program (TAP) allows teacher candidates to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Unified/Elementary Education from Wichita State University and remain in their current role.

Wichita State University Program Requirements:

• Hold a two-year or four-year degree (KCKPS educational scholarship requirement)
• 2.0 GPA
• Two-or-three-year program
• 65 credit hours (based on transcript evaluation)
• Accelerated, 100% online
• Licensure Options
  • Early Childhood Unified (Birth - 3rd grade)
  • Elementary Education (K - 6 grade)
  • Early Childhood Unified (Birth - 3rd grade) and Elementary Education (K - 6 grade)

Teacher of Record (TOR) Requirements

• Maintain continuous enrollment in TAP
• Complete one semester of WSU coursework w/bachelor’s degree
• Complete two semesters of WSU coursework w/associate’s degree
• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Meet performance expectations of Effective or higher on the Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol
• Demonstrate the satisfactory performance of Effective or higher on the Professional Disposition Evaluation
• Offer of employment extended/accepted to be the TOR before applying for licensure

Educational tuition assistance is available for those who qualify.