Mission & Duties

Who We Are: The Minnesota Board of School Administrators (BOSA)

BOSA was created in 2001 by the Minnesota legislature with the backing of education administration groups in the state. Nine Board members were appointed in August, 2001, and the first Board meeting was held in September, 2001. A tenth member was added to the Board in 2003 by the Legislature to represent Directors of Community Education.

Our Purpose:

• Set and maintain high standards for a quality licensing system for Minnesota public school administrators.

• Ensure the best qualified administrators are serving the needs of Minnesota students and communities.

What We Do:

BOSA has several key responsibilities outlined in MN Statute 122A.14:

• We license school administrators in Minnesota.

• We consider requests for exceptions to the licensing process.

• We approve training programs for school administrators.

• We manage the system for continuing education credits (CEUs) for school administrators.

• We enforce and advise administrators on ethical conduct standards.

• We propose rules and regulations for school administrators.

• We collect annual fees from licensed administrators to support our work.

• We provide reports on our activities every two years.