PRESS RELEASE
As students return to school, the Minnesota Department of Health is issuing a health advisory regarding the latest evidence that early nicotine use increases the risks of addiction for youth now and later in life.
“Far too many teens are being introduced at an early age to e-cigarettes,” said Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. “Nicotine negatively impacts learning, memory, and attention. As students start their new school year, I encourage educators, parents, and health care providers to come together and raise awareness about the dangers of e-cigarettes on our youth, so we can quickly address these troubling trends and put a full-stop to them.”
More information, including the new health advisory and the school toolkit, can be found at E-cigarettes and Other Vaping Products.
For full press release, visit the Minnesota Department of Health website.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
"Staying Strong" ‒ How to Support New Teachers in Creating Inviting, Safe, and Supportive Classrooms.
Minnesota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), along with the Minnesota Department of Education’s Division of School Support, is sponsoring the fifth annual New Teacher Support Summit. The summit will be held at the TIES Conference Center (now Sourcewell), 1644 Larpenteur Avenue West, Falcon Heights, Minnesota from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and refreshments with award-winning speaker Sarah Brown Wessling.
To register for this event visit the Minnesota ASCD website. Early bird deadline is October 12, 2018.
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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 19, 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 17, November 8, December 12, January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17 and May 15. All calls are from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
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All District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) received an email from Pearson explaining that they will be offering Student Information System (SIS) and data warehouse vendors the opportunity to receive regularly scheduled extracts of preliminary On-Demand test result data for the MCA and MTAS during the 2019 testing window. This will allow vendors to load the preliminary on-demand data directly into their system, providing more ready access for teachers.
Keep in mind that only vendors who have provided commitment to use the extracts to Pearson by September 28 will be eligible to receive regularly scheduled extracts for the spring 2019 test administration. If your district would like to use this service, please work with your DAC to consider contacting your SIS vendor or data warehouse vendor to express your interest. Contact your DAC for any additional information in the memo.
A data sharing agreement will be required between the district, the SIS or data warehouse vendor, and MDE. The agreement will be provided to districts by the SIS or data warehouse vendor and must be signed and on file at MDE by December 10. In addition, in order for the data to be included on the extract, DACs will be required to authorize in PearsonAccess Next which SIS or data warehouse vendor should receive their student data on a regularly scheduled extract. If the DAC does not authorize the data to be sent on an SIS or data warehouse vendor extract, it will not be included. DACs will be able to begin authorizing Pearson to provide data to vendors in February, and the first extract will be provided in March.
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