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Teacher Licensing 1

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Tiered Licensing … 3

PELSB ~ Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board https://mn.gov/pelsb 4

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Overall Tips and Information … • If this is your initial license, you will need a fingerprint card, and your fee will be $90.25 (“PELSB”) • If you are adding a field to your existing license, your fee will be $57 (“PELSB”) – this includes your having a substitute license • Do NOT use your CSP email on your application • I will order an official CSP transcript for you (including prior transcripts for MAT students) • It is not “quicker” to get a substitute license … 6

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Tier 3 • You are responsible for the following Sections: – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5A (be sure to sign and date!) and 5B (if you answered “Yes” to any questions in 5A) • I am responsible for Section 7, obtaining the certifying officer signature and obtaining your transcript from the Registrar • Disregard Sections 2, 6 and 8 21

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Tier 2 • You are responsible for the following Sections: – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5A (be sure to sign and date!) and 5B (if you have answered “yes” to any questions in 5A) • I am responsible for Section 6, obtaining the certifying officer signature, and obtaining your transcript from the Registrar • Disregard Section 7 • The School District where you have a job offer is responsible for Section 8; please have the District complete this section and then send me the entire Application … 34

With respect to Tier 2 … … it’s designed to get teachers licensed even if they haven’t passed their required content/pedagogy tests. However, you MUST have a job offer. NOTE: If your job offer is with a private school, Tier 2 is NOT available. Tier 2 is available only to public schools (including public charter schools)! If you have a job offer from a private school, you must pass your required tests and apply under Tier 3! 35

In sum … What I will need from you … • If this is your initial license, your completed finger print card, check for $90.25 (“PELSB”), and the entire Application • If you are adding a field to an existing teaching license, your check for $57 (“PELSB”) and the entire Application 36

Timing of Awarding Degrees … Note: Walking in the commencement ceremony does NOT mean your degree has been awarded … According to the Registrar’s Office: • Grades are due from Faculty on or before Wednesday, May 15 th • It will take between a week to two weeks for the Registrar’s Office to award degrees. You will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office when your degree has been awarded • You can also check your degree audit – “Degree awarded” • Your degree award date will be “May 9, 2019” 37

Timing of Your License Being Issued … • After your degree has been awarded and I receiver your Application: CSP processing … 3-4 days • By statute, PELSB is required to issue your license within 30 calendar days after your BCA background check is completed … • PELSB no longer offers “expedited” processing • You will be notified by the email on your Application • License Lookup to check status 38

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Teacher Job Sites https://edpost.stcloudstate.edu ~ https://www.educationminnesota.org/resource s/find-a-job/job-search-sites 41

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PELSB Contact Information 651/539-4200 x2 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 43

Anne Heilman heilman@csp.edu 651/641-8200 ~ College of Education Concordia University 1282 Concordia Avenue ~ AD-313 St. Paul, MN 55104 44

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