Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Jim Bartholomew and Janet Schutz to the Board of Teaching.

Jim Bartholomew currently serves as Education Policy Director at the Minnesota Business Partnership. From January 2003 until January 2004, he served as Director of Government Relations for the Minnesota Department of Education. Bartholomew previously served as a member of the Minnesota State Board of Education and as currently serves as a board member of the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation. He and his wife Julia live in Edina and have two children in public school. Bartholomew is appointed as a public member of the board and will serve a four-year term ending January 7, 2008. He replaces Jane Leonard on the Board.

Janet Schutz served as a member of the Board of Education for Wayzata Public Schools from 1997 until 2003, including serving as the Board's Chair from 2000 to 2001. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts from 2000 until 2003. Schutz also serves as a member of Governor Pawlenty's Education Finance Reform Task Force. She and her husband Ronald live in Medina and have three children who have all attended public school. Schutz is appointed as a public member of the board and will serve a four-year term ending January 7, 2008. She replaces Betty Aune 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.