ACTION ITEM
Graduation rates will be released to the public on Tuesday, February 27. Districts will receive an embargoed copy of the statewide graduation file, including school and district rates, on Friday, February 23.
As part of the transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Minnesota is using a new graduation rate calculation. This new calculation uses seven racial and ethnic groups instead of the previous five, and includes several smaller changes as well. An FAQ summarizing those changes is available on the MDE website. As a result of these changes, this year’s graduation rate release will include data going back to 2012 using the new calculation. Doing so allows discussion of changes over time between 2012 and 2017 using the new calculation; graduation rates using the old calculation cannot be accurately combined with the new calculation when discussing changes over time.
Questions about graduation rates can be directed to Michael Diedrich at 651-582-8332.
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WORKSHOPS
Dr. Gilman W. Whiting of Vanderbilt University will present a workshop on the Scholar Identity Model, a psycho-social model designed for assisting communities in developing methods to combat academic apathy. Dr. Whiting is a dynamic speaker and the founding chair of the Achievement Gap Institute for the George W. Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt. Attendees will learn about research, theory and practice relative to underachieving, high-ability students, the Scholar Identity Model and will gain a model for engaging students who appear to lack motivation. The target audience for this workshop includes classroom teachers, out-of-school service providers, success coaches, administrators, psychologists, counselors, social workers, integration specialists, deans, and gifted and talented education coordinators and specialists. Register for the scholar identify model workshop.
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Registration is now open for the Hormel Foundation Gifted and Talented Education Symposium, a collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), the Hormel Foundation, and Austin Public Schools. Daily sessions provide high quality research-based practices on the assessment of students for services, program models, social and emotional needs, instructional strategies, under-represented populations, integration of STEM and technology, and specific content areas. The Leadership Academy will be held on June 19 with a parent day on June 20. Districts with school calendars that conflict with some of the symposium dates should contact Wendy Behrens to inquire about options for partial attendance. Register for the Hormel Symposium.
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