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Board to Consider University of Minnesota NextGen Teacher Apprenticeship MOU at June 24 Meeting

Columbia Heights Public Schools Board of Education · June 12, 2025
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Summary

Director Bennett told the board the district will present an MOU on June 24 to join the University of Minnesota NextGen teacher apprenticeship program, a two-year paid pathway for paraprofessionals to earn a bachelor27s degree and a tier-3 license while remaining employed in-district.

Director Bennett presented the University of Minnesota NextGen teacher apprenticeship program as an information item and said the district was invited to participate in program design. The apprenticeship is a two-year registered program that combines university coursework (mostly online through the U of M) and job-embedded training under a mentor teacher. Participating paraprofessionals (education assistants/paraprofessionals) with an AA degree would maintain their hourly pay, receive a small stipend increase…

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