Join KDP

Are you ready? We’re here to help.

When you join KDP, you are part of a national, regional, and local community that encourages your success and provides the resources, skills, and support you need to become an excellent teacher. The KDP community has your back. Empowered with teaching tools and experiences—plus access to valuable benefits—you will have what you need to succeed.

KDP’s vast membership of more than 35,000 teacher candidates and teachers is a tremendous resource and support network for YOU. Teachers working in the classrooms want to pay-it-forward to KDP members like you by offering first-hand advice and support on all aspects of teaching.

Who’s eligible to join?

To be a member, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

1. All candidates submit an unofficial transcript or copy of a KDP-written invitation when applying.
2. Degree-seeking students will be enrolled in or have already completed 6 hours of education courses; have a minimum collegiate GPA of 3.0 (or the equivalent of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale if a different system is used by the institution).
3. Support KDP’s mission, vision, and values.
4. Alternative Certification candidates with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree will be enrolled in or have already completed 6 hours of education courses and support KDP’s mission, vision, and values. There is no GPA requirement for someone who is pursuing teaching credentials and has earned a baccalaureate degree.
5. Teachers who are in-service professionals shall submit proof of an undergraduate degree via an unofficial transcript. If the teacher is licensed and teaching and has a baccalaureate degree, then there is no GPA requirement—only proof of a degree, the teacher’s current position title, and school name and district where they are teaching.