Wichita State University is expanding its Teacher Apprentice Program™ (TAP) to include new middle-school-level math and science pathways to address critical teacher shortages across Kansas.
The expanded program will prepare paraprofessionals to become licensed teachers for grades 5-8, helping school districts keep educators in communities that have struggled to recruit and retain qualified candidates.
Enrollment is now open, and the first cohort — limited to 30 middle-level science and 30 math candidates — will begin this fall.