Terms of use
Last reviewed September 2026.
What the guides are
K-12 School Staff Desk publishes general, source-backed guidance for people who work inside public K-12 schools — classroom setup, first-year routines, paraprofessional scope, substitute workflows, front-office and school-health basics, FERPA, mandated reporting, educator credentials and professional development, salary schedules, and teacher pensions. Licensing rules, continuing-education requirements, service-credit pricing, and student-plan procedures vary by state, district, and retirement system, and many outcomes depend on facts specific to your situation.
Not a substitute for the people who govern your situation
- Nothing here replaces your district’s instructions, the decisions of an IEP or 504 Team, guidance from your state educator-licensing agency, rules from your retirement system, a collective-bargaining agreement, medical direction from a school nurse or physician, or individualized legal advice.
- Reading a guide creates no professional, advisory, or employment relationship.
- Before you implement an accommodation, act on a licensing or CPE deadline, purchase service credit, rely on a pension estimate, or make a mandated report, confirm the current rule with the office, team, or agency that governs it.
No warranty
Content is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, K-12 School Staff Desk is not liable for any loss arising from use of the content or from reliance on a rule, form, threshold, or deadline that has since changed.
Content and links
The guides and the illustrations on this site are its own work and may not be republished in bulk without permission. Links to third-party sites, including government and retirement-system pages, are provided for reference only.