FAQ

• The MTLE Test must be taken prior to starting and scores must be sent directly to Bemidji.  The School Code is:  RA 6676
• Fastrack Partners with the ALL Online Special Ed Program. You may enroll in the Special Education program with ANY BS or BA degree. Click here for information:
• The FasTrack Initiative is a four semester initative which consists of three semesters in the academic year and one summer semester.  Student Teaching is completed during the last semester of your program. 
• The four face-to-face meetings in Minneapolis are mandatory.
• DLiTE and Fastrack are eligible for Workforce Displacement Funds. Click here for information
• Bemidji also has a hybrid/online K-8 Teacher Licensure program. The DLiTE Program
• Mentors complete a mandatory online orientation. They are not required to travel to the twin cities.
• Mentor selection:  No relatives or friends, must have at least three years experience, and must currently be teaching in a general education public school in your area.
• The mentor teacher must be licensed in the area in which the student is seeking licensure. For instance, if student is seeking a K-6 license, the mentor needs to be licensed K-6. If they are seeking a 9-12 Chemistry license, the mentor needs a 9-12 Chemistry license. If they are seeking a K-12 SPED license, the mentor needs that license.The Teacher’s license number is also needed.
• You can take content courses before, during, or after your Fastrack sequence.
• If you have a History degree and want to teach English, there will be MANY more content courses.
• Content Portfolio Questions go to Trudy Hervey at the MN Dept. of Education  651-582-8819 or trudy.hervey@state.mn.us
• Student Teaching is full time for 12 weeks.  You may delay student teaching when your course sequence is finished.  NOTE: IF you have teaching experience on a limited license, a process is available that could result in a reduction of student teaching weeks or possibly a waiver of the requirement.
• You are not enrolled in the program until you have registered for ED Psych and Foundations.  The Fastrack Initiative is rolling admissions until 30 have registered.
• Wanting to pursue the MEd?  Due to some recent revelations, it has occurred to us that students who declare they wish to pursue the MEd during/after the FasTrack program do not realize that simply applying to FasTrack and submitting additional paperwork for the MEd application may be insufficient for getting them into the MEd program. 
  
  Students not only need to submit the additional application materials for the MEd, they must also meet department requirements and submit all materials prior to the departmental deadline if they are to be considered in the batch that is sent forward for evaluation before admission into the program.  For example, many students who have submitted an application for both programs may meet the FST spring deadline but have completely missed the MEd spring deadline, so they are not eligible for consideration until the following fall for the MEd program.  Many may also lack the standard GPA for being admitted into the MEd program, which they will not realize until after the batch of students has been gone through by the department.