Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Charlene Delaney and Asad Zaman to the Board of Teaching. 

Charlene Delaney, or Rosemount, has been a Minnesota classroom teacher for over 28 years.  She currently serves as Work Experience Coordinator and Department Chair for Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools.  Delaney previously served as Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Summer English Language Camps in Poland.  She continues to be actively involved in this program, and will spend part of the coming summer in Poland.  Delaney began her teaching career as a public school kindergarten teacher in Greendale, Wisconsin.  Delaney received a B.S. in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, and a M.S. in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  She is appointed as a classroom teacher member of the Board and will serve a four-year term which ends January 5, 2009.  Delaney replaces Allen Hoffman on the Board. 

Asad Zaman, of Inver Grove Heights, has been the Executive Director of the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy since 2003.  As Executive Director, he serves as the principal of this charter school.  Zaman previously served as a Principal Consultant for InterimLogic Solutions, Inc., as a Project Leader for Thompson Corporation/West Group, and as a Team Integration Coordinator for Electronic Data Systems/Technical Engineering Solution Centers.  He has served on the President's Advisory Committee for Inver Hills Community College, the Minnesota Governor's 2003 Education and Graduation Standards Committee, and as Imam and Treasurer of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.  Zaman received a B.S. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.  He is appointed as a school administrator member of the Board and will serve a four-year term which ends January 5, 2009.  Zaman replaces Dee Grover-Thomas on the Board. 

The Board of Teaching establishes rules governing the licensing of public school teachers and the accreditation of teacher education programs.  The Board also establishes a code of ethics for teachers and has the authority to suspend or revoke a teaching license.  The board is made up of eleven members appointed by the Governor.