The Minnesota Association of
the Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE) presents the following MACTE Minute
for your consideration. It was MACTE’s intention to present a summary of our
recent statewide meeting and congress. The three day event in October engaged
158 participants in professional development and continuous improvement. The
theme for the three days was “Rethinking Schooling.” The theme represented
MACTE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in support of teaching and student
learning. After seeing the agenda for today’s meeting of the Board of Teaching, we
felt we needed to revise our MACTE Minute. However, the theme is still the
same, “Rethinking Schooling.” Schools and their students are changing, but we
continue to need qualified, effective teachers. On the BOT agenda today is a
significant item about launching rulemaking to revise MN Rule 8700.7600. This
item has to be one of the most significant topics that will face this Board. See full position statement.
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