Minnesota Administrative Rules

8710.1050 LIMITED INTERN LICENSES.

Subpart 1.

Authority to issue limited intern licenses.

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board authorizes the issuance of limited intern licenses that permit a person to serve as an intern under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board for the equivalent of no more than one school year while completing a preparation program leading to board licensure. The limited intern license does not authorize the intern to serve as a teacher or other education professional.

Subp. 2.

Criteria for issuance.

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant a limited intern license authorized under subpart 1 to an applicant if it finds that the following conditions are met:

A.

the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school requests a limited intern license according to this part;

B.

the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school verifies in writing that:

(1)

the intern position is designed to serve as a learning experience for a college or university student who is completing a preparation program leading to board licensure;

(2)

the intern will be assigned to assist a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board whose students are the responsibility of the licensed teacher or other licensed professional;

(3)

the intern will serve under the direct, day-to-day supervision of a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board, and will not serve as the classroom teacher or other education professional for students; and

(4)

the intern will not replace a licensed teacher or other licensed professional; and

C.

the applicant is recommended for limited intern licensure by a college or university approved by the board, verifying in writing that:

(1)

the applicant is currently enrolled in an approved preparation program leading to board licensure and has completed at least three years of preparation required for licensure; and

(2)

the college or university will assist in designing the learning experience and will provide supervision of the intern during the learning experience.

Subp. 3.

Validity and duration of limited intern licenses.

A limited intern license is issued for one school year or a portion of a school year from the date of issuance to the following June 30 and is valid for use in the requesting school district or charter school only. The license may be renewed once, upon application, if the intern must complete the equivalent of one school year of internship experience during the following school year. The license shall be revoked by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board when it has been demonstrated that the intent and purpose of the licensure have not been fulfilled.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 122A.09; 122A.18

History:

25 SR 805; L 2017 1Sp5 art 12 s 22

Published Electronically:

August 21, 2017