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Teacher Licensing

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Timing of Awarding Degrees …

Note: Walking tomorrow does NOT mean your degree has been awarded … According to the Registrar’s Office:

• Grades are due from Faculty on or before December 27th
• Because of the Holiday Break, grades will start to be posted the

first week of January by the Registrar’s Office

• On or around the 18th (possibly later), the Registrar’s Office

begins to send emails to students letting them know that their degree has been awarded and to expect their diploma in the mail

• You can also check your degree audit …
• Your degree award date will be December 20, 2018

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Tiered Licensing …

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PELSB

a/k/a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board

https://mn.gov/pelsb

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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”)

• Do NOT use your CSP email … please note that
• nce the system is on-line, you will only be able to

use a Gmail account so it may make sense to use

• ne now
• I will order an official CSP transcript for you
• It is not “quicker” to get a substitute license …
• You may download the Application and complete

your portions whenever you want, but I cannot send in your packet until your degree has been awarded.

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Timing of Your License Being Issued …

• CSP processing … 3-4 days
• By statute, PELSB is required to issue your

license within 30 calendar days after BCA background check is completed …

• PELSB no longer offers “expedited”

processing

• You will be notified by email …
• License Lookup to check status

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Teacher Job Sites

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

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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 Questions 1-4 in 5A)

• I am responsible for Section 7, obtaining the certifying officer

signature and obtaining your transcript

• Disregard Sections 2, 6 and 8

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Tier 4 …

• If you currently hold a valid teaching license

and are adding a field, you will be using the Tier 4 Application (and completing Section 2) … NOTE: you must pass your required tests to add a field. By rule, you cannot have more than one tier of licensure …

• Out-of-Field Permission Request – completed

by the District

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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 Questions 1-4 in 5A)

• I am responsible for Section 6, obtaining the certifying officer

signature, and obtaining your transcript

• Disregard Section 7
• The School District where you have a job offer is responsible for

Section 8; please have the District do so and then send me the entire Application …

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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. 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!

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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

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

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Anne Heilman heilman@csp.edu 651/641-8200

College of Education Concordia University 1282 Concordia Avenue AD-313

• St. Paul MN 55104

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