SF 1709

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for
middle school math and science initiatives.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin 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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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Middle school math and science initiatives. new text end

new text begin For
a grant to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the middle school
math and science initiatives:
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new text begin $800,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
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new text begin $800,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
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new text begin Of this amount, $500,000 each year is available for the
inquiry zone science program and $300,000 each year is available
for the healthy schools initiative program.
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new text begin This grant includes funding for an evaluation of the
inquiry zone science and healthy schools initiative programs by
an independent entity approved in advance by the Department of
Education. By February 1, 2007, based on the evaluation, the
department must report to the committees of the legislature
having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
on the extent to which the inquiry zone science program and the
healthy schools initiative program generated greater engagement
in science, increased middle school student achievement in
science, and improved teachers' confidence and competence in
teaching science and math. The report must be based on a
longitudinal evaluation of each of the programs and include
disaggregated data on test scores.
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