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Kansas State Department of Education application documents

Which documents does Kansas require from an out-of-state teacher?

The state, institution, employer or testing provider may need to send some records directly.

Open License Information and Application — Licensed Out-of-State Educators
Official state guidance State makes the decision Checked 2026-08-01

Core application evidence

Requirement

Kansas requires official degree transcripts, the current standard source license, preparation-program verification, content-assessment evidence, recent teaching-experience verification and fingerprints for the background check.

Which application this evidence supports

Kansas evaluates a current standard out-of-state license, matching endorsements, approved preparation, content testing and recent teaching experience for initial Kansas licensure.

What can change this answer

The source license must be current, standard and in good standing, and the applicant must show at least one year of teaching within the two years before application; if every requirement except the Kansas Praxis content assessment is met, a temporary nonrenewable license can bridge only through June 30 of the school year issued.

Conditions to resolve before sending records

  • The Kansas license must match the endorsements on the source license
  • The source license must be in good standing and free of disciplinary action
  • At least one year of teaching in the two years before application is required on the current out-of-state route
  • The temporary nonrenewable bridge applies only to initial applicants missing the content assessment and expires June 30 of the issuing school year

Send identity documents and background records only where the state agency instructs. TeachPassport does not receive them.

Official sources

Check again by 2026-11-01