People who want to teach but don’t have the full credentials will have an opportunity to become certified as short-call substitute teachers under the Minnesota Limited Short-Call Substitute program. Resource Training and Solutions in St. Cloud has announced that it will coordinate a two-day program Sept. 15-16, to prepare individuals to apply to become short-call substitutes. The fee for the two-day program is $135. Under Minnesota law, limited short-call substitute teacher licenses are granted only if teachers who hold regular teaching licenses are not available or if a district is experiencing a hardship in securing a sufficient number of regularly licensed teachers to meet the district’s need for short-call substitute teachers. The district superintendent may request that a short-call substitute license be granted to an individual who holds a baccalaureate degree from a college or university that is accredited by the regional association for the accreditation of colleges and secondary schools. Licensure is good for two years and must be renewed bi-annually. For more information, please contact Joyce Rife at Resource Training and Solutions, P.O. Box 1476, St. Cloud, MN 56302, phone (320) 255-3236, or on the Web at www.resourcetraining. com.
