ACTION ITEMS
Please read the Estimate of Referendum Cap Inflation Adjustment Memo on the Minnesota Department of Education Referendum webpage. This memo explains the updated estimate of the referendum cap inflation adjustment and school district referenda with an automatic inflation adjustment. Contact Michael Schwartz (651-582-8399) with questions.
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Each year, information regarding schools and districts is updated in the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) master database for organizations (MDE-ORG), which validates sites for all major department reporting systems, such as Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARSS), Staff Automated Reporting (STAR), Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS), Every Student Succeeds Act (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 Fiscal Year (FY) 20 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 to correctly process records for your district, including students, staff, payments, and federal programs.
If you have questions, email mde.school-verify@state.mn.us.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Minnesota Department of Health toolkit provides tools and resources for Minnesota school staff, including administrators, educators, teachers and health services staff, who are working to address the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products in schools. It outlines opportunities for action that can be taken by various school staff, along with resources and tools to help.
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry intends to adopt permanent rules governing the adoption of the 2018 edition of the International Building Code, Minnesota Rules, chapter 1305.
The following document related to this rulemaking was published in the August 12, 2019, edition of the State Register:
- Dual Notice: Notice of intent to adopt rules without a public hearing unless 25 or more persons request a hearing, and notice of hearing if 25 or more requests for hearing are received.
The dual notice provides details about the hearing and cancellation of the hearing.
The dual notice, proposed rules and statement of need and reasonableness, along with other information about the status of the rulemaking, are available in the rulemaking docket.
The comment period for this rulemaking ends at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Engaged Classroom Institute offers a comprehensive approach to instruction, classroom management, and discipline. This dynamic four-day experience is designed specifically for instructional leaders, professional development leads, academic coaches, and teacher leaders to learn to support middle and high school teachers to reflect on their current practice and study frameworks, strategies, and mindsets that increase engagement, build high-performing classroom communities, improve academic achievement, and foster social emotional competencies essential to student success.
If you have questions about the institute, contact Heather Hirsch (651-582-8628) or Anne Danielson (651-582-8484). Register for the Engaged Classroom Institute.
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WEBINAR
As teen vaping trends rise, so does use in our schools. E-cigarettes recently surpassed conventional cigarettes as the most commonly used commercial tobacco product among Minnesota teens. The Minnesota Department of Health is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, August 20 at 12 p.m. for school leaders that will provide the latest information on how schools are addressing the problem. Participants will learn about a model policy for K-12 schools in Minnesota, including the elements necessary for a comprehensive and effective policy, and the importance of ensuring youth use is addressed with approaches that effectively alleviate the addictive properties of nicotine in place of strictly punitive measures. Register for Navigating the Changing Landscape of Vaping: Tools for Minnesota’s Schools webinar.
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