Round Rock ISD supplements shortage of teachers with certification program for teaching assistants

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – As teacher shortages abound, Round Rock ISD shared more about its alternative certification program. The program would allow teaching assistants to become certified to teach at no cost to themselves.The district began offering this program within the last school year, and some of its applicants are now ready to teach this fall said Chief Human Resources Officer Eddie Curran.The program allows assistants with bachelor’s degrees to take online courses and rec