PRESS RELEASES
Minnesota students again posted the highest average score on the ACT college entrance exam, among the 17 states where 90 percent or more of students took the exam, earning an average composite score of 21.4. This score is up 0.1 points from 2018. Nationally, 52 percent of 2019 high school graduates took the ACT, earning an average composite score of 20.7. Scores for Minnesota’s student groups are very close to scores from 2018, meaning gaps between student groups remain the same.
Read the full press release on Minnesota Department of Education’s website.
View ACT results for Minnesota districts and schools in our Data Center.
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The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services (DPS-DVS) has added more than 3,000 weekend appointments for Minnesotans waiting to take the Class D road test. The additional Saturday and Sunday appointments are part of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division’s (DPS-DVS) effort to reduce wait times and develop a long-term solution to meet the needs of Minnesotans wanting to earn driving privileges. The three DVS metro exam stations in Arden Hills, Eagan and Plymouth will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Nov. 2-Dec. 22, in addition to regular Monday through Friday hours.
Read the full press release on DPW’s website.
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ACTION ITEM
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to provide districts and charters with a new reporting process for the World’s Best Workforce (WBWF) summary and the Achievement and Integration (A&I) Progress Report. The new process builds off last year’s combined reporting template and allows districts/charters to submit information online using a survey format. The intent of the combined report is to help districts and charter schools build connections at the local level, while the online survey submission will hopefully allow for increased efficiency.
The 2018-19 Combined WBWF Summary and Achievement and Integration Progress Report fulfills the two requirements:
- Under the WBWF legislation, districts and charter schools are to develop and implement a comprehensive, long-term strategic plan aligned to the five goals of the WBWF. Each year, districts develop and post an annual report to district websites and submit a short summary of that report to MDE. This serves as the WBWF summary submission to MDE.
- Districts that participate in the A&I program have established goals and strategies in their approved plans, and on an annual basis, report progress toward those goals. This report serves as the A&I progress report submission to MDE.
All districts and charter schools should use the 2018-19 Combined WBWF Summary and Achievement and Integration Progress Report. Only districts that participate in the A&I program are required to complete A&I portions of the report. This report should be submitted online by December 15, 2019. We highly encourage early submissions. The survey will close at 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2019.
Districts/charters may find it helpful to use a Word version of the form to work collaboratively prior to entering information in the online survey. Please note that the completed report must be submitted through the survey not using the Word document.
Please contact mde.worldsbestworkforce@state.mn.us with questions about the WBWF portion of the summary, and mde.integration@state.mn.us with questions about the A&I section.
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