The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) is required to survey districts on the supply and demand of teachers in Minnesota, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 122A.091 subdivision 5. The collected data is compiled in the biennial PELSB Supply and Demand Report, a comprehensive look at educator supply and demand across licensure areas, teacher demographics, and region.

This year’s survey will collect data from SY2023-2024 and SY2024-2025. For this survey, please use PELSB’s start and end dates for the school year, July 1-June 30. This survey helps PELSB to understand information about the district that the currently collected data cannot provide.

This email and survey link are being sent to the email addresses listed on the contact lists from MDE-ORG for District Business Manager and Superintendents/Directors for School Districts and Charter Schools.

This survey should be completed by one person per district, ideally the individual with the most involvement in district-wide hiring.

Future District Surveys

After receiving feedback from districts on the challenges involved in retroactive data extraction, PELSB will administer surveys to districts annually, rather than biennially, beginning with school year 2025-2026. This change will help districts purposefully plan for data collection every year.