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Thu Oct 29, 2026
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
Teacher Certification Appeals Council meeting scheduled for October 29, 2026
The provided document is a schedule of meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year. It does not list specific agenda items for the October 29, 2026, meeting.
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Dr. Cade Brumley STATE SUPERINTENDENT P.O. Box 94064 | Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year have been
established.
Meetings
will
be
held
on
Thursdays
and
will
begin
promptly
at
9:00
a.m.
at
the
Claiborne
Building
in
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana.
All
meetings
are
open
to
the
public.
Agendas for each meeting will be posted on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website (https://bese.louisiana.gov/) approximately one week in advance of each meeting. The scheduled meeting dates for 2026 are provided below.
● February 26, 2026 ● June 25, 2026 ● August 27, 2026 ● October 29, 2026
Louisiana Department of Education doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1
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Thu Aug 27, 2026
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
Teacher Certification Appeals Council meeting scheduled for August 27, 2026
This document provides the 2026 meeting schedule for the Teacher Certification Appeals Council. The August 27 meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. at the Claiborne Building in Baton Rouge.
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Dr. Cade Brumley STATE SUPERINTENDENT P.O. Box 94064 | Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year have been
established.
Meetings
will
be
held
on
Thursdays
and
will
begin
promptly
at
9:00
a.m.
at
the
Claiborne
Building
in
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana.
All
meetings
are
open
to
the
public.
Agendas for each meeting will be posted on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website (https://bese.louisiana.gov/) approximately one week in advance of each meeting. The scheduled meeting dates for 2026 are provided below.
● February 26, 2026 ● June 25, 2026 ● August 27, 2026 ● October 29, 2026
Louisiana Department of Education doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1
Thu Jun 25, 2026
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
Teacher Certification Appeals Council sets 2026 meeting schedule
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council has established its 2026 meeting dates, which will be held quarterly on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. in Baton Rouge. These meetings are open to the public, and agendas will be posted online in advance.
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Dr. Cade Brumley STATE SUPERINTENDENT P.O. Box 94064 | Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year have been
established.
Meetings
will
be
held
on
Thursdays
and
will
begin
promptly
at
9:00
a.m.
at
the
Claiborne
Building
in
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana.
All
meetings
are
open
to
the
public.
Agendas for each meeting will be posted on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website (https://bese.louisiana.gov/) approximately one week in advance of each meeting. The scheduled meeting dates for 2026 are provided below.
● February 26, 2026 ● June 25, 2026 ● August 27, 2026 ● October 29, 2026
Louisiana Department of Education doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1
Thu Feb 26, 2026
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
Council to review 40 teacher certification appeals
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council will meet to review records for 40 individuals seeking certification after being denied. The meeting includes an executive session to discuss the professional competence, character, or health of the appellants.
- Approval of October 23, 2025 meeting minutes
- Executive session regarding appellant records review
- Records review for 40 certification appeals applications
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✓ Decided: Teacher Certification Appeals Council grants 30+ certificate extensions, denies several requests
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council met on February 26, 2026, and approved the previous meeting's minutes. The council granted numerous requests to extend or renew teaching certificates, including Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Ancillary, Temporary Authority to Teach, Out-of-Field, Out-of-State, and Practitioner's License certificates, often to allow time to earn effective evaluations or complete program requirements. It also denied several requests for Level certificates and Career and Technical Education certificate additions, and deferred two requests to the June 25, 2026 meeting.
- Approved minutes of October 25, 2025 meeting
- Granted Level 1 certificate extensions to Angela Beecher, Kevin Drez, Te'Andrea James, and Suzette Stroud
- Granted Level 2 certificate extensions to Scott Abadie, Mindy McConnell, Heather Noah, and Neili Reed
- Granted Level 3 certificate extension to Brandi Bubenzer
- Granted Ancillary-Artist and Ancillary-Talented Artist extensions to Elizabeth Addington and Natalie Cooper
- Deferred Michael Reed's and Clare Landry's requests to June 25, 2026 meeting
- Denied Paulita Cheffin's request for Career and Technical Trade and Industrial Education certificate
- Denied requests for Level certificates from Parron Jones, Alexis Louviere, Brianna Malbrough, Shara Mayers, Christi Santangelo, Shealee Schexnayder, Melanie Seraille, Alethea Simms, Lemetria Smith, and Tiffany Thomas, but allowed Practitioner's License extensions
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Teacher Certification Appeals Council (TCAC)
Claiborne Building | Iowa Room 1-153 | 1201 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. Livestreaming
Council Members Chair, Dr. Christine Hypolite
Brenna Bethancourt Shannon Clement
Dr. Jason Fountain Dr. Glenda Hembree
Hennessey Melancon Dr. Wendi O’Halloran
Live streaming may be provided as a service to the public and is not intended for participation or public comment. Streaming is
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upon
the
technology
capabilities
of
the
facility
in
which
the
meeting
is
held.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if special assistance is needed at this public meeting of LDOE, please notify Rachel Normand via email at rachel.normand@la.gov, five business days prior to the public meeting.
Agenda
I. Opening
A. Call to Order B. Roll Call
II. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held October 23, 2025.
III. Executive Session regarding discussion of the character, professional competence, or
physical
or
mental
health
of
a
person
for
the
records
review
of
the
appellants
listed
in
Item
IV.
IV. Records review regarding certification appeals applications relative to the issuance of
denied
certificates,
appropriate
to
the
credentials
for
the
appellants
listed
below:
Louisiana Department of Education doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1
a. Angela …
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Teacher Certification Appeals Council
Minutes
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council met on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the Iowa Room, located
in
the
Claiborne
Building
in
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana.
The
meeting
was
called
to
order
at
9:12
a.m.
by
Dr.
Christine
Hypolite,
Chair.
Members
present
were
Brenna
Bethancourt,
Shannon
Clement,
Dr.
Glenda
Hembree,
and
Dr.
Wendi
O’Halloran.
Jody Purvis served as proxy for Dr. Jason Fountain.
Karen Triche served as proxy for Hennessy Melancon.
Dr. Jason Fountain and Hennessy Menalcon were absent.
A quorum was present.
Representing the Louisiana Department of Education were Paula Bell, Lana Hutchinson, Patrick Mackin,
Rachel
Normand,
Lori
Pennison,
and
Rebecca
Stephenson.
Appellants in attendance were Scott Abadie, Elizabeth Addingston, Angela Beecher, Julianne Cambre,
Natalie
Cooper,
Kevin
Drez,
Jr.,
Shelisa
English,
Crystal
Fugatt,
Te’Andrea
James,
Alexandra
Norwood,
Michael
Reed,
Neili
Reed,
Shealee
Schexnayder,
Alethea
Simms,
Marcus
Scott,
Chaddrick
Smith,
Tiffany
Thomas,
and
Antoinette
Walker.
1. On motion of Ms. Bethancourt, seconded by Mr. Clement, the Teacher Certification Appeals Council
approved
the
minutes
of
the
meeting
held
on
October
25,
2025.
2. On motion of Dr. Hembree, seconded by Mr. Clement, the Teacher Certification Appeals Council went
in …
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