2004 Minnesota Statutes

     122A.413 Educational improvement plan. 

    Subdivision 1.    Qualifying plan.  A district may 
 develop an educational improvement plan for the purpose of 
 qualifying for alternative teacher compensation aid under 
 sections 122A.414 and 122A.415.  The plan must include measures 
 for improving school district, school site, teacher, and 
 individual student performance.  

    Subd. 2.    Plan components.  The educational 
 improvement plan must be approved by the school board and have 
 at least these elements: 

    (1) assessment and evaluation tools to measure student 
 performance and progress; 

    (2) performance goals and benchmarks for improvement; 

    (3) measures of student attendance and completion rates; 

    (4) a rigorous professional development system that is 
 aligned with educational improvement, designed to achieve 
 teaching quality improvement, and consistent with clearly 
 defined research-based standards; 

    (5) measures of student, family, and community involvement 
 and satisfaction; 

    (6) a data system about students and their academic 
 progress that provides parents and the public with 
 understandable information; and 

    (7) a teacher induction and mentoring program for 
 probationary teachers that provides continuous learning and 
 sustained teacher support.  The process for developing the plan 
 must involve district teachers. 

    Subd. 3.    School site accountability.  A district that 
 develops a plan under subdivisions 1 and 2 must ensure that each 
 school site develops a board-approved educational improvement 
 plan that is aligned with the district educational improvement 
 plan under subdivision 2.  While a site plan must be consistent 
 with the district educational improvement plan, it may establish 
 performance goals and benchmarks that meet or exceed those of 
 the district.  The process for developing the plan must involve 
 site teachers.  

    HIST: 1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 53