Personnel Variances
A district may apply to the Commission of Education for a variance from Minnesota licensure requirements with regard to its employees for one year or less when:

• The district has made attempts to employ an appropriately licensed person and no one who meets district qualifications is available; and

• The person who will be employed holds any license issued by the Board of Teaching or the State Board of Education.

Paraprofessionals
A paraprofessional is a district employee who is primarily engaged in direct interaction with one or more pupils for instructional activities, physical or behavior management, or other purposes under the direction of a regular or special education teacher, school nurse, or related services provider.

The need for and the specific responsibilities of a paraprofessional shall be described in writing in the pupil's IEP. Paraprofessionals employed to work in programs for students with disabilities must be provided with ongoing training opportunities.

Qualified Interpreters
BRIC is committed to working closely with existing interpreter/transliterator training programs, Regions I and II Low Incidence Project and other agencies to ensure the ongoing staff development training for educational interpreters/transliterators in their employ.

* 2010-11 BRIC Cooperative Positions:

The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council, a large special education services cooperative serving 11 member Districts in North Central Minnesota, anticipates the following positions opening for the 2010-2011 school year:

* Filled * E/BD Teacher:   Full-time secondary level E/BD teacher for the 2010-2011 school year.   Position to be assigned to the Blackduck High School, ISD 32.  Must be eligible for  licensure in Minnesota. 

* Filled * Regional ECSE Facilitator
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council, a large special education services cooperative serving 11 member Districts in North Central Minnesota  has an immediate opening  for a part-time Regional ECSE Facilitator. 

* Filled * Special Education Paraprofessional
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council, a large special education services cooperative serving 11 member Districts in North Central Minnesota  has an immediate opening  for a full-time  special education paraprofessional  to be assigned to the Cass Lake-Bena ISD 115. 

* Filled * DCD Teacher
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council, a large special education services cooperative serving 11 member Districts in North Central Minnesota has this position opening for the 2010-2011 school year.  Full-time special education teacher for Developmental Cognitive Delay to be assigned to the Cass Lake-Bena ISD 115.  

* Filled * Home Bound SPED Instructor
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council, a large special education Cooperative serving 11 member Districts in North Central Minnesota has the following opening:  Licensed special education instructor to serve medically home bound, special needs student.  Part-time position in the Bemidji area.

 **FILLED**   Speech/Language Clinician
The Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council anticipates a full-time, school based special education position opening to be assigned to the Cass Lake-Bena ISD 115. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in Minnesota.  Clinical Competency Certification ( CCC ) preferred.