Minnesota Legislature
HF 2778
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing grants for the schools mentoring
schools program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005
Supplement, section 122A.628.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 122A.628, is amended to read:
122A.628 SCHOOLS MENTORING SCHOOLS REGIONAL SITES.
Subdivision 1.
Program.
The commissioner of education shall select up to four
school districts, or partnerships of school districts, for the purpose of assisting other school
districts in the region with the development of thorough and effective teacher mentoring
programs. The commissioner shall use geographic balance and proven teacher induction
programs as criteria when selecting the sites. One site must include the Brainerd teacher
support system, which has been cited by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as a model
program and was one of only six programs in the nation to be recognized for the 2004
NEA-Saturn/UAW partnership award. The sites shall be known as schools mentoring
schools regional sites.
The sites shall provide high quality mentoring assistance programs and services to
other nearby school districts for the development of effective systems of support for new
teachers. The sites shall offer coaching/mentor training, in-class observation training, and
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sites shall use their recognized experience and methods to equip schools to work with their
own new and beginning teachers. The commissioner shall review and report annually to
the legislature on the operation of each training center.
Subd. 2.
Revenue.
A school district that is selected to participate in the schools
mentoring schools program under this section new text begin is eligible for a schools mentoring schools
grant or new text end may utilize its professional compensation revenue under section 122A.4142,
subdivision 4, to pay regional training sites for staff development and training services.
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This section is effective July 1, 2006.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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The following amount is appropriated for the designated fiscal year from the general
fund to the commissioner of education for schools mentoring schools regional site grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.628:
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150,000 new text end |
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$50,000 each for the following schools mentoring schools regional training sites:
(1) Brainerd Teacher Support System-Brainerd Public Schools, Center for Mentoring;
(2) Induction-Minnesota State University, Mankato; and (3) Mentoring Initiative-Lakes
Country Service Cooperative, Fergus Falls.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2006.
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