HF 1220

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:46am

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying report by school boards to the commissioner;
requiring evidence of student achievement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 120B.11, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Report.

(a) By October 1 of each year, the school board shall use standard
statewide reporting procedures the commissioner develops and adopt a report that includes
the following:

(1) student achievement goals for meeting state academic standards;

(2) results of local assessment data, and any additional test data;

(3) new text begin evidence of student achievement in subject areas under section 120B.021,
subdivision 1, for which locally developed or statewide academic standards apply and
statewide assessments are not developed, and which shall be presented at a local public
meeting convened for the purpose of presenting the evidence;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end the annual school district improvement plans including staff development goals
under section 122A.60;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end information about district and learning site progress in realizing previously
adopted improvement plans; and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end the amount and type of revenue attributed to each education site as defined
in section 123B.04.

(b) The school board shall publish the report in the local newspaper with the largest
circulation in the district, by mail, or by electronic means such as the district Web site. If
electronic means are used, school districts must publish notice of the report in a periodical
of general circulation in the district. School districts must make copies of the report
available to the public on request. The board shall make a copy of the report available to
the public for inspection. The board shall send a copy of the report to the commissioner
of education by October 15 of each year.

(c) The title of the report shall contain the name and number of the school district and
read "Annual Report on Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Achievement." The report
must include at least the following information about advisory committee membership:

(1) the name of each committee member and the date when that member's term
expires;

(2) the method and criteria the school board uses to select committee members; and

(3) the date by which a community resident must apply to next serve on the
committee.