Minnesota Legislature
SF 524
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/18/2015 02:32pm
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A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying Principals' Leadership Academy provisions;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.74.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.74, is amended to read:
122A.74 PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP deleted text begin INSTITUTEdeleted text end new text begin ACADEMYnew text end .
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
(a) The commissioner of education may contract
with deleted text begin the Minnesota State University Mankato ordeleted text end the regents of the University of deleted text begin Minnesota
to establish adeleted text end new text begin Minnesota'snew text end Principals' Leadership deleted text begin Institutedeleted text end new text begin Academynew text end to provide new text begin licensed
principals in Minnesota with a research-based and independently evaluated new text end professional
development deleted text begin to school principalsdeleted text end new text begin program focused on instructional and organizational
leadershipnew text end by:
(1) creating a network of leaders in the educational and business communities to
communicate current and future trends in leadership techniques;
(2) helping to create a vision for the school that is aligned with the community and
district prioritiesnew text begin and that utilizes strategic thinking in an ongoing review of the visionnew text end ;
(3) developing strategies to retain highly qualified teachers and ensure that diverse
student populations, including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners,
and gifted students, among others, have equal access to these highly qualified teachers; and
(4) providing training to analyze data using culturally competent tools.
(b) The University of Minnesota must cooperate with participating members of
the business community new text begin and educational leaders new text end to provide deleted text begin funding anddeleted text end content for the
institute.
(c) Participants must agree to attend the Principals' Leadership deleted text begin Institute for four
weeksdeleted text end new text begin Academynew text end during the academic summer.
(d) The Principals' Leadership deleted text begin Institutedeleted text end new text begin Academynew text end must incorporate program elements
offered by leadership programs at the University of Minnesota deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end program elements
used by the participating members of the business community deleted text begin to enhance leadership
within their businessesdeleted text end new text begin , and current research-based practices in educational leadershipnew text end .
Subd. 2.
Method of selection and requirements.
(a) The board of each school
district new text begin and charter school new text end in the state may select a new text begin licensed new text end principalnew text begin or school leadernew text end ,
upon the recommendation of the district's superintendent deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or charter school's board of
directors,new text end based on the principal's leadership potential, to deleted text begin attend the institutedeleted text end new text begin apply to the
Principals' Leadership Academynew text end .
(b) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants
to the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin administrator of the Principals' Leadership Academynew text end by February
1. In addition, a principal new text begin or school leader new text end may submit an application directly to the
deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin administrator of the Principals' Leadership Academynew text end by February 1. new text begin A
committee comprised of the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee,
the executive directors of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, the
Minnesota Elementary Principals Association, the Minnesota Association of Secondary
School Principals, the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, and Charter School
Partners shall make recommendations to the administrator of the Principals' Leadership
Academy from the applicants. The recommended applicants shall be regionally diverse and
include charter school leaders. The administrator of the Principals' Leadership Academy
shall select applicants and notify the applicants and their recommending organizations of
the selected applicants to participate in the Principals' Leadership Academy each year.
new text end The deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin administrator of the Principals' Leadership Academynew text end shall notify the
school board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals
selected to participate in the Principals' Leadership deleted text begin Institutedeleted text end new text begin Academynew text end each year.
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Program delivery. new text end
new text begin
A Principals' Leadership Academy shall be offered
annually in the seven-county metropolitan area and in greater Minnesota. The Principals'
Leadership Academy in greater Minnesota shall be at one of the designated Centers of
Excellence in cooperation with the Department of Education.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end
new text begin
$....... in fiscal year 2016 and $....... in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated to the
commissioner of education for a grant to the Principals' Leadership Academy under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.74, to reduce the costs to participants or schools to
$2,000 per participant.
new text end