Minnesota Legislature
HF 7
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 01/10/2013 11:57am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; clarifying the district process for reviewing curriculum,
instruction, and student achievement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 120B.11.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.11, is amended to read:
120B.11 SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCESS FOR REVIEWING CURRICULUM,
INSTRUCTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section and section 120B.10,
the following terms have the meanings given them.
(a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable a
student to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements.
(b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for
providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills
new text begin and college and career readinessnew text end .
Subd. 2.
Adopting policies.
A school board shall deleted text begin have in place an adopted written
deleted text end new text begin adopt anew text end policy new text begin to support and improve teaching and learning new text end that includes deleted text begin the followingdeleted text end :
(1) district goals for instruction including the use of best new text begin teaching new text end practices, district
and school curriculum, and achievement for all student subgroupsnew text begin identified in section
120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2)new text end ;
(2) a process for evaluating each student's progress toward meeting new text begin state and local
new text end academic standards and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of instruction new text begin in pursuit
of student and school success new text end and curriculum affecting students' deleted text begin progressdeleted text end new text begin academic
achievement and growthnew text end ;
(3) a new text begin performance-based new text end system for periodically reviewing and evaluating new text begin the
effectiveness of new text end all instruction and curriculum new text begin that includes, among other measures to
improve teaching and learning, a performance-based system for annually evaluating
school principals under section 123B.147, subdivision 3, and school teachers under
section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5new text end ;
(4) a plan for improving instruction, curriculum, and student new text begin academic new text end achievement
new text begin and growthnew text end ; and
(5) an education effectiveness plan aligned with deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sections 120B.023,
subdivision 2, andnew text end 122A.625 that integrates new text begin high-quality new text end instruction, new text begin rigorous new text end curriculum,
deleted text begin anddeleted text end technologynew text begin , and a collaborative professional culture that develops teacher quality,
performance, and effectivenessnew text end .
Subd. 3.
District advisory committee.
Each school board shall establish an
advisory committee to ensure active community participation in all phases of planning and
improving the instruction and curriculum affecting state and district academic standardsnew text begin ,
consistent with subdivision 2new text end . A district advisory committee, to the extent possible,
shall reflect the diversity of the district and its deleted text begin learningdeleted text end new text begin schoolnew text end sites, and shall include
teachers, parents, support staff, students, and other community residents. The district
may establish deleted text begin buildingdeleted text end new text begin sitenew text end teams as subcommittees of the district advisory committee
under subdivision 4. The district advisory committee shall recommend to the school
board rigorous academic standards, student achievement goals and measuresnew text begin consistent
with section 120B.35new text end , new text begin district new text end assessments, and program evaluations. deleted text begin Learningdeleted text end new text begin School
new text end sites may expand upon district evaluations of instruction, curriculum, assessments, or
programs. Whenever possible, parents and other community residents shall comprise at
least two-thirds of advisory committee members.
Subd. 4.
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A school may establish a deleted text begin buildingdeleted text end new text begin sitenew text end team to develop
and implement an education effectiveness plan to improve instruction, curriculum,
and student achievementnew text begin at the school site, consistent with subdivision 2new text end . The team
shall advise the board and the advisory committee about developing an instruction and
curriculum improvement plan that aligns curriculum, assessment of student progress in
meeting state and district academic standards, and instruction.
Subd. 5.
new text begin Local new text end report.
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(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:
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(1) student achievement goals for meeting state academic standards;
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(2) results of local assessment data, and any additional test data;
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(3) the annual school district improvement plans including staff development goals
under section 122A.60;
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(4) information about district and learning site progress in realizing previously
adopted improvement plans; and
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(5) the amount and type of revenue attributed to each education site as defined
in section 123B.04.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin Consistent with requirements for school performance report cards under section
120B.36, subdivision 1,new text end the school board shall publish a deleted text begin summary of thedeleted text end report new text begin about
student achievement goals, local assessment outcomes, plans for improving curriculum
and instruction, and success in realizing previously adopted student achievement goals
and improvement plans new text end in the local newspaper with the largest circulation in the district,
by mail, or by electronic means such as the district Web site. deleted text begin 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.
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(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:
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(1) the name of each committee member and the date when that member's term
expires;
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(2) the method and criteria the school board uses to select committee members; and
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(3) the date by which a community resident must apply to next serve on the committee.
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Subd. 6.
Student evaluation.
The school board annually shall provide high school
graduates or GED recipients who deleted text begin receivedeleted text end new text begin receivednew text end a diploma or its equivalent from the
school district new text begin within the two previous school years new text end with an opportunity to report to the
board new text begin by electronic means new text end on the following:
(1) the quality of district instruction, curriculum, and services;new text begin and
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(2) the quality of district delivery of instruction, curriculum, and servicesdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
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(3) the utility of district facilities; and
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(4) the effectiveness of district administration.
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For purposes of improving instruction and curriculum and realizing student
achievement goals, and consistent with section 13.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), the
board must forward a summary of its evaluation findings to the commissioner upon
request in the format the commissioner directs.
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Subd. 7.
Periodic report.
Each school district shall periodically ask affected
constituencies about their level of satisfaction with school. The district shall include the
results of this evaluation in the report required under subdivision 5.
Subd. 8.
Biennial evaluation; assessment program.
At least once every two years,
the district report new text begin under subdivision 5 new text end shall include an evaluation of the new text begin effectiveness of
new text end district testing programsdeleted text begin , according to the following:deleted text end new text begin .
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(1) written objectives of the assessment program;
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(2) names of tests and grade levels tested;
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(3) use of test results; and
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(4) student achievement results compared to previous years.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to reports on the 2013-2014 school year and later.
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