PRESS RELEASE
May 15, 2019 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today issued a binding written opinion that under Minnesota law, “public schools are prohibited from denying students – who are eligible to receive their diploma – the opportunity to participate in graduation ceremonies due to unpaid meal debts.”
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ACTION ITEM
Each year, information regarding schools and districts is updated in the Minnesota Department of Education master database for organizations (MDE ORG), which validates sites for all major department reporting systems such as MARSS, STAR, UFARS, ESSA, assessments, etc. It is important that a single point person is identified as the Site Verification Coordinator for your district. This person has access to request and certify school configuration changes and update other essential contact information for all sites within the district.
If your district or charter school will be welcoming a new superintendent or director soon, please note the following important information which will assist in the transition. We ask that you review your district and school sites, as well as the district contacts which you can update for the FY20 school year. To ensure data collections, payments, and reports are correct, district and school site information and contacts for the FY20 school year must be reviewed and certified by August 31, 2019.
Please read the May 16 memorandum from Matthew Porett regarding the timeline and critical steps to maintaining accurate district and school site directory information which is critical in correctly processing records for your district including students, staff, payments, and federal programs.
If you have any questions, please email them to mde.school-verify@state.mn.us.
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ITEM OF INTEREST
Please read the Summary of Audit Requirements FY 2019 Audits on the Division of School Finance, Financial Management webpage. Minnesota Statutes require reporting of audited financial data be completed by statutory deadlines. This memorandum explains the process of these audit requirements. Please share with anyone who deals with audits.
If you have any questions, contact Pam Sanders.
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