Minnesota Student Teacher Grants: Designated Teacher Shortage Areas
Designated teacher shortage areas are a licensure areas that are identified by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in coordination with the commissioner using data collected for the teacher supply and demand report under MN Statute 122A.091, subdivision 5. Only licensure areas within the following fields may be identified as a license shortage area:
- English as a second language;
- Early childhood;
- Special education;
- Career and technical education;
- Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, and
- World languages
For 2023, the teacher shortage areas identified are:
| Licensure Area | License Code |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Education | 010100 |
| American Indian Language and Culture | 150110 |
| American Sign Language | 060200 |
| Bilingual/ Bicultural Education | 060301 |
| Business | 140050 |
| CTE: Communications Technology Careers | 300000 |
| CTE: Construction Careers | 300100 |
| CTE: Creative Design Careers | 300400 |
| CTE: Early Childhood Careers | 300500 |
| CTE: Hospitality Service Careers | 300600 |
| CTE: Manufacturing Careers | 300200 |
| CTE: Medical Careers | 300300 |
| CTE: Transportation Careers | 300700 |
| Dance | 050800 |
| Dance and Theatre | 050700 |
| Early Childhood Education | 180150 |
| English as a Second Language | 060206 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | 090100 |
| Library Media Specialist | 941000 |
| Mathematics | 110000 |
| Music: Instrumental (Band/ Orchestra) and Classroom Music | 120500 |
| Music: Vocal and Classroom Music | 120400 |
| Parent and Family Education | 180401 |
| Science: Chemistry | 130301 |
| Science: Earth and Space Science | 130400 |
| Science: Life Science | 130200 |
| Science: Physics | 130302 |
| Science: Science 5-8 | 130600 |
| Special Education: Academic and Behavioral Strategist | 199810 |
| Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders | 190202 |
| Special Education: Blind or Visually Impaired | 190498 |
| Special Education: Deaf or Hard of Hearing | 190497 |
| Special Education: Developmental Disabilities | 199800 |
| Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education | 190500 |
| Special Education: Emotional Behavior Disorders | 190200 |
| Special Education: Learning Disabilities | 190201 |
| Special Education: Oral/ Aural Deaf Education | 190490 |
| Special Education: Physical and Health Disabilities | 190310 |
| Technology | 100100 |
| Theatre Arts | 050600 |
| Visual Arts | 020000 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Arabic | 060201 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Chinese | 060203 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Dakota | 060222 |
| World Languages and Cultures: French | 060208 |
| World Languages and Cultures: German | 060209 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Greek | 060106 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Hebrew | 060212 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Hmong | 060400 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Italian | 060213 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Japanese | 060214 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Korean | 060401 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Latin | 060105 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Norwegian | 060215 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Ojibwa | 060221 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Polish | 060216 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Russian | 060218 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Somali | 060402 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Spanish | 060219 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Swahili | 060225 |
| World Languages and Cultures: Swedish | 060220 |
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