Eagle Ridge Academy - - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS: Charter School Investigation - Of the 143 charter schools in Minnesota, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS obtained the teacher lists for 119 of those schools, and compiled a list of 1,792 teachers. We compared that list with the Minnesota Department of Education's list of 91,000 licensed teachers. Initially we found 184 teachers at 65 different schools who were not listed on the state database. We e-mailed the principal or director of each school to confirm our findings. We found many teachers who had a different legal name on their teaching license and other teachers who were no longer with the school. Based on the information from each school, we found 50 teachers who it appears don't have a valid license and 17 schools that did not respond to our request. <b>Use the zoom tools on the left, and click on a marker to learn more about the teacher and school.</b>

Eagle Ridge Academy

Teachers:
Austen Rockcastle
Robert Stulac

School Response:
"Rockcastle should be cleared on a community expert until 2010 and there really isn't a license of Humanities."

"Bob Stulac has submitted a portfolio for review to get his license. They review those slowly, but we are confident he will be licensed. His past work and academics are spectacular."

Dept. of Education Response:
A valid MN license is required for all teachers.

United States

Eden Prairie

7255 Flying Cloud Dr

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS: Charter School Investigation

Of the 143 charter schools in Minnesota, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS obtained the teacher lists for 119 of those schools, and compiled a list of 1,792 teachers. We compared that list with the Minnesota Department of Education's list of 91,000 licensed teachers.

Initially we found 184 teachers at 65 different schools who were not listed on the state database.

We e-mailed the principal or director of each school to confirm our findings. We found many teachers who had a different legal name on their teaching license and other teachers who were no longer with the school.

Based on the information from each school, we found 50 teachers who it appears don't have a valid license and 17 schools that did not respond to our request.

Use the zoom tools on the left, and click on a marker to learn more about the teacher and school.