ACTION ITEMS
Read the September memorandum from Mary Barrie. Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) Concurrent Enrollment is a program authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, in which courses are taught in the high school by either a postsecondary professor or an accredited high school teacher. PSEO allows students to earn both high school and postsecondary credit (dual credit). For high schools partnering with postsecondary institutions that are not accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), the signed concurrent enrollment program aid application for FY 2020 and required documentation are due to the Minnesota Department of Education no later than October 30, 2019. This deadline has been set so that information can be gathered to determine payments to districts in a timely manner. The application allows the high school to generate concurrent aid for the dual credit courses that are offered at the high school during the 2019-20 school year. A new signed application is required each school year. An application is not required for partnerships with postsecondary institutions that are NACEP accredited.
Access the concurrent enrollment program aid application.
For more information, visit the NACEP in Minnesota 2019-20 webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact Jacqui McKenzie.
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Each year on October 1, as part of Minnesota’s compulsory instruction requirements, nonpublic schools, including educators of both private and homeschool students, are responsible for reporting to the superintendent of the district in which the student resides. If the superintendent does not receive this report, or it appears from the report that the student is receiving instruction in violation of Minnesota’s compulsory instruction requirements (Minn. Stat. §§ 120A.22 or 120A.24), the superintendent must notify the student’s parent, specifically listing the alleged violations. If the alleged violation(s) is not corrected within 15 days of the parent’s receipt of the district notification, the superintendent must request fact-finding and mediation services from the Minnesota Department of Education (Minn. Stat. § 120A.26, subd. 4). For more information about your school district’s obligations under the compulsory instruction statutes, see the Compulsory Instruction Compliance Data Reporting webpage, or contact Liz Stoneburg (651-582-8235).
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Item of Interest
Community members who use the Minnesota Department of Education Report Card have noticed changes to some of the reports. These changes are the result of revised privacy protections being implemented by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). MDE balances the need to report information about school accountability and student success with the need to protect individual student privacy. State and federal data privacy laws protect educational data about individual students, and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prevents MDE from releasing personally identifiable information (PII) about students. Under FERPA, PII includes not only a student’s name or student identifier number but also personal characteristics like unique combinations of demographic information, such as gender, age, and race or ethnicity that could identify a specific student to a reasonable person in the community. More information on recent changes to the Report Card is available in the FAQ document.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
These meetings are designed for leaders to give and receive support; administrators and teacher leaders who are passionate about leading change in mathematics education for all students. Anyone who is in a department or team, school or district leadership position is encouraged to attend.
Sessions will focus on addressing equity issues in K-12 mathematics classrooms.
Smarter Together! Engaging All Students in Challenging Mathematics
Two-day Leadership Series
October 24, 2019, and February 18, 2020
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Conference Center B, Room 15-16
Learn more and register for the Two-Day Leadership Series
Minnesota Math Leaders Networking Meetings
November 26, 2019 - Equalizing Status by Fours in K-12 Classrooms
Learn more and register for the Minnesota Math Leaders Networking Meetings
March 19, 2020 - More information will be available soon on the MDE Mathematics webpage.
Meetings are sponsored by Minnesota Math Leaders and Minnesota Department of Education.
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