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Access your district's report via Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) website. Go to data reports and analytics under school finance reports and choose Minnesota Funding Reports (MFR). Select your district from the drop down menu, choose levy limitation and certification reports and year 2017-18.
Please review the current report promptly and submit data changes as soon as possible. Memos with further instructions on the levy information system, timelines with line references and revision instructions are posted on the levy certification process webpage.
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Under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, school districts are to develop a WBWF annual report and report summary for each school year. The district annual report and summary include the WBWF student achievement goals that were established last year, the strategies and initiatives that the district engaged in to meet the goals, and the subsequent progress made on those goals by the end of the school year. Districts post their annual reports on the district website, and submit the summary report to the Minnesota Department of Education each year.
A template format for districts to use to create their 2016-17 WBWF summary has been posted to the WBWF website. Summaries using this template should be submitted by December 15, 2017, to mde.worldsbestworkforce@state.mn.us.
The WBWF website also has a rubric that the department will use to review the summaries and provide feedback to districts. Districts should use this rubric as a guide when completing the summaries.
Please contact mde.worldsbestworkforce@state.mn.us with any questions.
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On Monday, September 18, the department will submit its state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to the U.S. Department of Education for their review and approval. By the close of business Monday, Minnesota’s plan will be posted and available on our ESSA page. Districts and charter schools may want to share this within your school and family communities after it is posted. Thank you to everyone who participated in the numerous committees and working groups over the last 18 months to help us create this plan, which puts a sharp focus on equity for all children in our schools. Also, thank you to those who hosted us in our public meetings and provided important feedback that helped to shape the plan.
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Eating healthy snacks helps children put their best foot forward both on and off the field. And this year, it might take them to the Super Bowl Festival! Children in Minnesota between the ages of 8 and 14 are invited by the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Legacy Fund to submit a healthy snack recipe as part of Super Snack Challenge! Your Super Snack could be selected as one of the 52 winning snacks, earning you a chance to attend the Super Snack Challenge Kids Tailgate Party during our 10-day Super Bowl LII festival. Learn how to enter.
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Superintendents and charter school directors are invited to participate in this monthly audio conference call hosted by Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. The first call this school year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m. A notice providing dial-in instructions will be sent prior to the call. Comments to offer and/or questions you would like to ask are encouraged.
Conference Call Schedule: October 18, November 7, December 14, January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18 and May 16. All calls are from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
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The Minnesota
Board of Teaching has taken the following licensure action:
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Larson, Margaret (FF #137721) Ms. Larson’s license was suspended on September 13, 2017, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.72, until she meets requirements of the Board of Teaching.
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The Minnesota Department of Education is republishing the Notice of Expedited Rulemaking Without a Hearing for the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in the State Register due to an accidental omission. The department is still moving forward with the expedited rulemaking process on the K-12 physical education academic standards rules. The Notice of Intent to Adopt Expedited Rules Without a Public Hearing will be published in the State Register on September 18, 2017. This notice provides information on how to submit a comment on the proposed rules. The comment period ends October 20, 2017. The notice, along with the proposed K-12 academic standards rules in physical education, are available for review on the K-12 Academic Standards in Physical Education rulemaking webpage.
You can also read more about the K-12 academic standards review process on the K-12 academic standards webpage on health and physical education.
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