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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) [email protected] Liz Parr-Smestad EMC PE (St. Paul) [email protected] Gary Davidson EC Gen (Edina) [email protected] Amy Ensign AYA ELA (St. Paul) [email protected] Sharon Kjellberg MC Gen (Mounds View) [email protected] Scott Charlesworth-Seiler MC Gen (Mpls) [email protected] Nick Faber EA Gen (St. Paul) [email protected] Angela McCormack AYA Math (Big Lake) [email protected] Lynette Wayne EC Gen (Hastings) [email protected] Libby Sandvick AYA Science (Edina) [email protected] Lacey Smith EC Gen (Cook County) [email protected] (over) 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