Voyageurs Expeditionary High School - - 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>

Voyageurs Expeditionary High School

Teacher:
Dave Hudson

School Response:
Hired as a paraprofessional and a community expert in the area of Art.

Dept. of Education Response:
A community expert permission has not been granted.

Teacher:
Judy Pagnotta

Pagnotta is listed on the school's website as a teacher.

School Response:
Hired as a paraprofessional.

Dept. of Education Response:
All teachers must be licensed.

Bemidji

102 1st St W

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.