Renewing Minnesota Teaching License Information:

Your Minnesota teaching license states your areas of licensure, grade levels and renewal requirements. All Minnesota licenses expire on June 30 of the year of expiration. To renew your license submit an application and Conduct Review Statement to the Educator Licensing and Teacher Quality Division, along with a check or money order for $57 payable to the "Commissioner, Department of Education" at the address shown on the form. The fee is nonrefundable. You must also provide verification of having met the renewal requirements stated on the expiring license.

In addition to the 125 clock hour requirement, the MN Legislature, by statute, requires ALL teachers to evidence the following to renew a license:

1. Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2001, and after, applicants must include in their professional development activities which address positive behavioral intervention strategies and accommodation, modification, and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to appropriately meet the needs of varied students in achieving graduation standards.
2. Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2004, and after, applicants must also include in their professional development activities which evidence further reading preparation, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
3. Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2005, and after, applicants must also include in their professional development activities which provide an understanding of key warning signs for early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents.