Heritage Language & Culture Licensure Pathway Program
Minnesota’s students and families speak more than 300 home languages. In an effort to increase the opportunities for language instruction across the state, PELSB is committed to supporting heritage language teachers in the licensure process.
Heritage language and culture teacher means a teacher with a familial connection to their community's language and culture, who is proficient in the language and engaged in the culture, and uses this connection to support students as they learn academic content, become proficient in the language, and engage with the culture of that particular community. For the purposes of this section, a heritage language and culture teacher of American Sign Language is a teacher with a childhood connection to American Sign Language and whose primary language is American Sign Language.
A heritage language & culture teacher is a teacher with a connection to a community's language and culture who uses this connection and language proficiency to support students as they learn academic content or the language and culture of that particular community.
To sign-up for email updates about the Heritage Language & Culture Licensure Pathway Program, including notifications about upcoming information sessions and future application cycles, please fill out this form.
For more program information or questions about eligibility please contact Grant at Heritage.PELSB@state.mn.us.