Saturday, July 02, 2016

Dr. Natalie Rasmussen

Assistant Principal, Minneapolis North High School
Dear Dr. Natalie Rasmussen:
The 2016 Minnesota Legislature created a Career and Technical Educator Licensing Advisory
Task Force (M.S. 136F.361) to review the current status of career and technical educator
licenses and, if deemed necessary, provide recommendations on changes. Additionally, the task
force must provide recommendations for methods to increase access for school districts to
licensed career and technical educators. The task force must report its findings and
recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2017.
The Career and Technical Educator Licensing Advisory Task Force consists of members
appointed by the Commissioner of Education. You have been recommended to be appointed to
participate in the work of the task force.
To develop and implement a plan to reach this goal, the Career and Technical Educator
Licensing Advisory Task Force will hold a series of meetings, with the first meeting on August
11, 2016, at 1:00-3:15p.m. at MDE. The subsequent meeting dates for the advisory task force
committee are tentatively scheduled to start at 1:00-3:15 p.m. at MDE on:
September 20, 2016,
October 20, 2016,
November 15, 2016,
December 8, 2016
I hope that you accept my invitation to participate. To confirm your participation, please forward
your name and contact information no later than July 11th for the Career and Technical
Educator Licensing Advisory Task Force to Paula Palmer, Director, Career and College
Success, at paula.palmer@state.mn.us. If you are unable to participate, I would encourage
you to recommend another individual from your organization in a similar role for consideration.
Pleases note that statute prohibits working group members from receiving expenses or per diem
payments for serving on this working group.
Thank you for your prompt consideration and response to this request. I look forward to your
involvement in the Career and Technical Educator Licensing Advisory Task Force.
Sincerely,

Dr. Brenda Cassellius

Commissioner