Minnesota Legislature
HF 442
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/10/2011 10:09am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; repealing two percent set-aside for professional
development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.414,
subdivisions 1a, 4; 122A.60, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 122A.61.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 1a, is amended to
read:
Subd. 1a.
Transitional planning year.
(a) To be eligible to participate in an
alternative teacher professional pay system, a school district, intermediate school district,
or site, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative pay
system, must:
(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the school district or
intermediate school district and the exclusive representative of the teachers to complete a
plan preparing for full implementation, consistent with subdivision 2, that may include,
among other activities, training to evaluate teacher performance, a restructured school
day to develop integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities, release
time to develop an alternative pay system agreement, and teacher and staff training on
using multiple data sources; and
(2) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes,
consistent with deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 122A.60 deleted text begin and 122A.61deleted text end , to develop the alternative teacher
professional pay system agreement under this section.
(b) To be eligible to participate in an alternative teacher professional pay system, a
charter school, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative
pay system, must:
(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the charter school and the
charter school board of directors;
(2) submit the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the charter
school indicating at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative
pay system; and
(3) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes,
consistent with deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 122A.60 deleted text begin and 122A.61deleted text end , to develop the alternative teacher
professional pay system.
(c) The commissioner may waive the planning year if the commissioner determines,
based on the criteria under subdivision 2, that the school district, intermediate school
district, site or charter school is ready to fully implement an alternative pay system.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Planning and staff development.
A school district that qualifies to
participate in the alternative teacher professional pay system transitional planning year
under subdivision 1a may use up to two percent ofnew text begin its general educationnew text end basic revenue
deleted text begin that would otherwise be reserved under section 122A.61deleted text end for complying with the planning
and staff development activities under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Staff development committee.
A school board deleted text begin must use the revenue
authorized in section 122A.61 for in-service education for programs under section
120B.22, subdivision 2, or for staff development plansdeleted text end new text begin may implement a staff development
plannew text end under this section. new text begin If a school board implements a plan under this section, new text end the board
must establish an advisory staff development committee to develop the plan, assist site
professional development teams in developing a site plan consistent with the goals of the
plan, and evaluate staff development efforts at the site level. A majority of the advisory
committee and the site professional development team must be teachers representing
various grade levels, subject areas, and special education. The advisory committee must
also include nonteaching staff, parents, and administrators.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.
Effective staff development activities.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Staff development activitiesnew text begin
implemented under this sectionnew text end must:
(1) focus on the school classroom and research-based strategies that improve student
learning;
(2) provide opportunities for teachers to practice and improve their instructional
skills over time;
(3) provide opportunities for teachers to use student data as part of their daily work
to increase student achievement;
(4) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills;
(5) align with state and local academic standards;
(6) provide opportunities to build professional relationships, foster collaboration
among principals and staff who provide instruction, and provide opportunities for
teacher-to-teacher mentoring; and
(7) align with the plan of the district or site for an alternative teacher professional
pay system.
Staff development activities may include curriculum development and curriculum training
programs, and activities that provide teachers and other members of site-based teams
training to enhance team performance. The school district also may implement other
staff development activities required by law and activities associated with professional
teacher compensation models.
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(b) Release time provided for teachers to supervise students on field trips and school
activities, or independent tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher's knowledge
and instructional skills, such as preparing report cards, calculating grades, or organizing
classroom materials, may not be counted as staff development time that is financed with
staff development reserved revenue under section 122A.61.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Staff development report.
(a) By October 15 of each year, deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end district
deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin implementing a staff development plan under this section, in conjunction with its
new text end site staff development committeesnew text begin ,new text end shall write and submit a report of staff development
activities and expenditures for the previous year, in the form and manner determined by
the commissioner. The report, signed by the district superintendent and staff development
chair, must include assessment and evaluation data indicating progress toward district and
site staff development goals based on teaching and learning outcomes, including the
percentage of teachers and other staff involved in instruction who participate in effective
staff development activities under subdivision 3.
(b) The report must break down expenditures for:
(1) curriculum development and curriculum training programs; and
(2) staff development training models, workshops, and conferences, and the cost of
releasing teachers or providing substitute teachers for staff development purposes.
The report also must indicate whether the expenditures were incurred at the district
level or the school site level, and whether the school site expenditures were made possible
by grants to school sites that demonstrate exemplary use of allocated staff development
revenue. These expenditures must be reported using the uniform financial and accounting
and reporting standards.
(c) The commissioner shall report the staff development progress and expenditure
data to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over
education by February 15 each year.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.61,
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is repealed.
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