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PELSB reports FY26 budget shortfall averted by carryover funds; unveils teacher-prep dashboard
Summary
PELSB staff reported a projected biennial shortfall of nearly $500,000 that could have cut 3–4 FTEs; a recent law allowing carryover of unspent funds enabled the agency to avoid layoffs. Staff also demonstrated a new teacher-preparation dashboard with disaggregation by enrollment, completers, licensure and hiring.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board received two operational updates Sept. 19: a FY26 budget briefing and a demonstration of a new teacher-preparation data dashboard.
Dr. Bailey told the board PELSB oversees roughly 105,000 licensed teachers (about 72,000 actively teaching in Minnesota) and some 38 teacher-preparation providers. The agency faces a projected biennial shortfall of…
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