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