General Information
National Board website: www.nbpts.org and
http://boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources
MN NBCT Facebook: Minnesota NBCT Network
MN NBCT website: EducationMinnesota.org, under “Resources”
Candidate Support Sessions
Mounds View Education Association office:
900 Long Lake Rd, Suite 110, New Brighton, MN 55112
8:30-11:30 AM
October 15 November 5 December 10 January 14
February 18 March 3-5 (retreat) April 8 May 6 (tentative)
NBCT Network Contacts:
Kathryn Gardner AYA Soc St (Rochester)
Gary Davidson EC Gen (Edina)
Sharon Kjellberg MC Gen (Mounds View)
Nick Faber EA Gen (St. Paul)
Lynette Wayne EC Gen (Hastings)
Lacey Smith EC Gen (Cook County)
Liz Parr-Smestad EMC PE (St. Paul)
Amy Ensign AYA ELA (St. Paul)
Scott Charlesworth-Seiler MC Gen (Mpls)
Angela McCormack AYA Math (Big Lake)
Libby Sandvick AYA Science (Edina)
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The Education Minnesota Foundation Grants program supports candidates for the National Board process by offering grants to pay the fee for the process. More information and the application can be found at:
http://www.educationminnesota.org/resources/grants/foundation
The State of Minnesota recognizes National Board Certification in place of the 120 clock hour requirement for 5-year license renewal. In addition, local unions in the following districts have negotiated language in their contracts to support and/or reward National Board Certification:
Alexandria Anoka-Hennepin Austin
Barnesville Becker Big Lake
Blooming Prairie Bloomington Brooklyn Center
Buffalo Byron Centennial
Chisago Lakes Columbia Heights Cook County
DCUE Eden Valley Watkins Edina
Elk River Fairmont Farmington
Fergus Falls Foley Forest Lake
Frazee Hastings Herman
Hermantown Hopkins Hutchinson
Intermediate Dist. 287 Inver Grove Heights Lake Crystal/Wellcome
Lake Park Audubon Lakeville Mahtomedi
Mankato Minneapolis MN River Valley Minnetonka Monticello Mora
Mounds View Nashwauk North Branch
North St Paul Maplewood Northfield Osseo
Pelican Rapids Princeton Red Lake
Richfield Robbinsdale Rochester
Roseville Sauk Center South St. Paul Spring Lake Park Southwest Metro Ed St. Cloud
St Croix/Stillwater St. James St. Michael/Albertville
St. Paul St. Peter Underwood United Educators of 6067 Waconia West St. Paul
Watertown Mayer West Metro United Educators
White Bear Lake Worthington