Minnesota Legislature
SF 2253
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/04/2014 09:39am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education; further recognizing students' proficiency in languages
in addition to English; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.022;
Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 120B.11, subdivision 3;
120B.115; 124D.861, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.022, is amended to read:
120B.022 ELECTIVE STANDARDS.
Subdivision 1.
Elective standards.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A district must establish its own standards in
the following subject areas:
(1) career and technical education; and
(2) world languages.
A school district must offer courses in all elective subject areas.
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Foreign language and culture; proficiency certificates. new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end World
languages teachers and other school staff should develop and implement world languages
programs that acknowledge and reinforce the language proficiency and cultural awareness
that non-English language speakers already possess, and encourage students' proficiency
in multiple world languages. Programs under this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end must encompass
indigenous American Indian languages and cultures, among other world languages and
cultures. The department shall consult with postsecondary institutions in developing
related professional development opportunitiesnew text begin for purposes of this sectionnew text end .
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school may award Minnesota
World Language Proficiency Certificates or Minnesota World Language Proficiency High
Achievement Certificates, consistent with this subdivision.
new text begin (c) new text end The Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate recognizes students who
demonstrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing language skills at the American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Intermediate-Low level on a valid and
reliable assessment tool. For languages listed as Category 3 by the United States Foreign
Service Institute or Category 4 by the United States Defense Language Institute, the
standard is Intermediate-Low for listening and speaking and Novice-High for reading
and writing.
new text begin (d) new text end The Minnesota World Language Proficiency High Achievement Certificate
recognizes students who demonstrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing language
skills at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Pre-Advanced level
for K-12 learners on a valid and reliable assessment tool. For languages listed as Category
3 by the United States Foreign Service Institute or Category 4 by the United States
Defense Language Institute, the standard is Pre-Advanced for listening and speaking and
Intermediate-Mid for reading and writing.
new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end
new text begin State bilingual and multilingual seals. new text end
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(a) Consistent with efforts to
strive for the world's best workforce under sections 120B.11 and 124D.10, subdivision 8,
paragraph (u), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections
124D.861 and 124D.862, voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established
to recognize high school graduates who demonstrate level 5 functional native proficiency
in speaking and reading on the Foreign Services Institute language proficiency tests or on
equivalent valid and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English.
American Sign Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision
and a world language for purposes of subdivision 1a.
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(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal:
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(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits;
and
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(2) students whose primary language is other than English must demonstrate mastery
of Minnesota's English language proficiency standards.
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(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school graduate who demonstrates
functional native proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive
the state bilingual seal. A high school graduate who demonstrates functional native
proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the
state multilingual seal.
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(d) School districts and charter schools, in consultation with regional centers
of excellence under section 120B.115, must give students periodic opportunities to
demonstrate their level of proficiency in speaking and reading in a language in addition
to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable, a school district or
charter school may rely on a licensed foreign language immersion teacher or a nonlicensed
community expert under section 122A.25 to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or
indigenous language proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools
must maintain appropriate records to identify high school graduates eligible to receive the
state bilingual or multilingual seal. The school district or charter school must affix the
appropriate seal to the transcript of each high school graduate who meets the requirements
of this subdivision and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or
charter school must not charge the high school graduate a fee for this seal.
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(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world
languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other
than English under this section.
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(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a
student who demonstrates level 5 functional native proficiency in speaking and reading
in a language other than English and who participates in community service activities
that are integrated into the curriculum, involve the participation of teachers, and support
biliteracy in the school or local community.
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(g) The commissioner must develop a Web page for the electronic delivery of
these seals. The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are
equivalent to the Foreign Services Institute language proficiency tests and make all
language proficiency tests and equivalent assessments available to school districts and
charter schools without cost.
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(h) The colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
system must award at least four semester credits of foreign language to a student who
receives a state bilingual seal or a state multilingual seal under this subdivision and also
may award one or more semester credits of foreign language to a student who receives
a Minnesota world language proficiency certificate or a Minnesota world language high
achievement certificate under subdivision 1a.
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Subd. 2.
Local assessments.
A district must use a locally selected assessment to
determine if a student has achieved an elective standard.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
later.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
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 standards,
consistent with subdivision 2. A district advisory committee, to the extent possible, shall
reflect the diversity of the district and its school sites, and shall include teachers, parents,
support staff, students, and other community residents. The district may establish site
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 measures consistent with subdivision 1a and
sections 120B.022, deleted text begin subdivision 1deleted text end deleted text begin , paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin subdivisions 1a and 1bnew text end , and
120B.35, district assessments, and program evaluations. School 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.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
later.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.115, is amended to read:
120B.115 REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
(a) Regional centers of excellence are established to assist and support school
boards, school districts, school sites, and charter schools in implementing research-based
interventions and practices to increase the students' achievement within a region.
The centers must develop partnerships with local and regional service cooperatives,
postsecondary institutions, integrated school districts, the department, children's mental
health providers, or other local or regional entities interested in providing a cohesive
and consistent regional delivery system that serves all schools equitably. Centers must
assist school districts, school sites, and charter schools in developing similar partnerships.
Center support may include assisting school districts, school sites, and charter schools
with common principles of effective practice, including:
(1) defining measurable education goals under deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sectionsnew text end 120B.11, subdivision
2new text begin , and 120B.022, subdivisions 1a and 1bnew text end ;
(2) implementing evidence-based practices;
(3) engaging in data-driven decision-making;
(4) providing multilayered levels of support;
(5) supporting culturally responsive teaching and learning aligning state and local
academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks; and
(6) engaging parents, families, youth, and local community members in programs
and activities at the school district, school site, or charter school.
Centers must work with school site leadership teams to build capacity to implement
programs that close the achievement gap, increase students' progress and growth toward
career and college readiness, and increase student graduation rates.
(b) The department must assist the regional centers of excellence to meet staff,
facilities, and technical needs, provide the centers with programmatic support, and work
with the centers to establish a coherent statewide system of regional support, including
consulting, training, and technical support, to help school boards, school districts, school
sites, and charter schools effectively and efficiently implement the world's best workforce
goals under section 120B.11 and other state and federal education initiatives.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
later.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.861, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Public engagement; progress report and budget process.
(a) To
receive revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must
incorporate school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's
comprehensive integration plan.
(b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report its
progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan. At the hearing, the board must provide
the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing
the disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories of students
and in realizing racial and economic integration, consistent with the district plan and the
measures in paragraph (a). At least 30 days before the formal hearing under this paragraph,
the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student performance data,
and other longitudinal data on the district's Web site. A district must hold one hearing to
meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11.
(c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in
the year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or
disapprove the district's budget by June 1 of that year.
(d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (a) must be based on student
growth and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.30,
subdivision 1, and student performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive
reading and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016
school year under section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, and either (i) school enrollment
choices, (ii) the number of world language proficiency or high achievement certificates
awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision deleted text begin 1deleted text end deleted text begin , paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin 1a, or the number
of state bilingual and multilingual seals issued under section 120B.022, subdivision 1bnew text end ,
or (iii) school safety and students' engagement and connection at school under section
120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be based on:
students' progress toward career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision
1; or rigorous coursework completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph
(c), clause (2).
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
later.
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