as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2019 03:32pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing curriculum review and best practices sharing;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
120B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The department must establish a process for a
teacher to submit a curriculum aligned to the language arts, mathematics, or science standards
and benchmarks for review and best practices sharing. The process developed under this
section is not a rule for purposes of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
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(b) A review team consisting of Tier 3 and 4 teachers holding licenses in the standard
area must review the submitted curricula. The department, in conjunction with stakeholders,
must publicize the process for submitting curriculum.
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Curricula selected by the review team as model curricula
must be available to teachers throughout the state. The department's website must contain
the selected curricula or links to stakeholders' websites with the curricula selected as best
practices. The website must indicate that the selected curricula are examples aligned to
appropriate standards and benchmarks, but the examples are not considered endorsements
by the department. The first shared curricula must be posted by January 1, 2020.
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The department may pay a stipend to a member of the review team
and to a teacher whose curriculum is chosen for sharing. The stipend for a review team
member equals $....... The stipends for a teacher whose curriculum is chosen for sharing
equals $....... Stipends must be given on a first-come, first-served basis. The department
may only use money appropriated for this purpose in granting a stipend under this
subdivision.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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For stipends under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.111, subdivision 3:
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For information
technology costs associated with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.111:
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