Tiered Licensure Task Force Appointees Named

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 10/14/2011 10:19 AM CDT

October 14, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact: Michael Howard, 651-582-8211

 

Tiered Licensure Task Force Appointees Named

Roseville, Minnesota – Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius has named members to serve on the legislatively mandated Tiered Licensure Task Force.  Members of the task force are charged with developing policy recommendation to implement a tiered licensure system in Minnesota.

“The membership of this panel is comprised of education leaders committed to supporting the professional craft of teaching and improving the quality of education that each Minnesota child receives,” said Commissioner Cassellius. “I look forward to their recommendations as we continue striving to provide a world class education to every Minnesota student.”

The task force was created by legislation passed during the 2011 special session. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:30 PM at the Minnesota Department of Education.

Membership on the taskforce is listed below:

 

Tiered Licensure Advisory Task Force Membership

 

Members of Task Force per Statute

Agency Represented

Tim Alexander

Minnesota Association of School Personnel Administrators (MASPA)

Jim Bartholomew

Minnesota Business Partnerships

Bill Blazar

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Mary Cecconi

Parents United

Carol Clark

Minnesota Association of Career and Technical Educators (MACTE)

Mary Pat Cumming

Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP)

Matt Dorschner

Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association (MESPA)

Garnet Franklin

Education Minnesota

Bill Kautt

Minnesota School Boards Association

Eric Schneider

Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA)

Barbara Washington

Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE)

 

 

Selection from

Open Appointments

Agency Represented if any; General Background

Jane Gilles

Former classroom teacher, former accountability and accreditation coordinator at U&M, now Education Issues specialist at Education MN

Daniel Gregory

Representing MN ASCD, currently a disability intervention specialist at Anoka –Hennepin Schools,  with experience as a special education classroom teacher

Allen Hoffman

Superintendent/principal of Comfrey Public School, former board member and ED of MN Board of Teaching

John Melick

former MDE educator licensing director till May ’11, now Assoc. Director of Field Experience, Cappella University

Catherine Pulkinen

Core Faculty and Content Lead for Masters in Special Education Teaching, Cappella University. Native American Youth Development Specialist/Distance Learning Advisor, University of Wisconsin.

Laura Saatzer

Lead Peer Assistance and Review Consulting Teacher, working with first year teachers, St. Paul Public Schools

Greg Utecht

Project Manager, TIES, former classroom teacher, currently on advisory group to explore tiered certification for athletic sports officials

 

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