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PELSB Resolution Provides Flexibility

by , posted on 12:21 PM, March 25, 2021
On Friday, March 12, the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board adopted a resolution to help support teachers and schools navigating changes to the K-12 science standards and benchmarks.
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From Kent Gordon, MESTA Past President:

The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) recently adopted a resolution to support students, teachers, and schools with staffing during the transition to new science standards.  The resolution makes two temporary changes for science licensed teachers impacted by the changing science standards.  First, Out of Field Permissions (OFPs) for teachers impacted by the standards changes will not count against the 5 year OFP lifetime limit during the years between now and when licensing rules are amended.  Second, current licensed Tier 3 and 4 science teachers who are currently employed with their school will not need to have their positions posted when they use an OFP.
 
The resolution is particularly helpful for mid-career 7-12 Earth and Space Science licensed 8th grade science teachers who began their careers before the 5-8 science license existed.  It's also helpful to minimize displacement of teachers by bumping from others licensed in multiple science content areas.
 
To learn more about this and read PELSB's resolution, try these links:
 

 
If you have questions about science teacher licensing contact PELSB at pelsb@state.mn.us or go to https://mn.gov/pelsb/
 
MDE also has a page on teacher licensure and the 2019 Science Standards at   https://education.mn.gov/MDE/DSE/MDE031473