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March 22, 2024
Updates in this email:
June 25-26, 2024
This free conference is focused on improving student outcomes in literacy and math within the Minnesota Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MnMTSS) Framework.
All breakout sessions will provide opportunities to learn, network and collaborate with statewide colleagues.
Location: DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington
Who should attend?
- District, Charter School and Tribal School Leaders, Program Coordinators, and Directors
- School Leaders
- Instructional Coaches
- Early Childhood through Grade 12 Educators
- Higher Education Professors
Please share with your networks. Registration and breakout session information will be available and open in April.
Contact COMPASS.Institute.MDE@state.mn.us with any questions.
June 19, 2024, will be the second time Minnesota celebrates Juneteenth as a state holiday. Juneteenth recognizes the historical pronouncement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865, when the Emancipation Proclamation was said to have been first publicly read in Texas by Union soldiers.
As is the case with other holidays defined in Minnesota Session Laws 2023 Chapter 5, no public business can be conducted on this day. This means schools cannot hold classes or programs, school board meetings, athletic practices and competitions and other school-associated events.
MDE and the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College encourage Native special education staff and all others interested to attend a webinar series intended to strengthen community by lifting the voices of Indigenous special education staff using State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) funding.
The fifth webinar in the series will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Zoom (link is sent with your registration confirmation)
Topic: Indigenous Human Development
CEUs will be available for both teachers and administrators.
Register for the SPDG Webinar: Indigenous Human Development - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
For more information on these webinars or the Native special education network, please contact Govinda Budrow.
For more information on the State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), please contact Dr. Becky Gerdes.
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Team will be hosting two public hearings to gather comments regarding Minnesota’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Part C Grant Application. This application is for federal funding supporting infants and toddlers who have dis/abilities and where there are worries about their development, and their families and caregivers. Plans for transitioning the lead state agency for Part C from the MDE to the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) will be a main priority during these public hearings. The public hearings are open for everyone interested in attending. Families, caregivers, community partners and providers are especially encouraged to attend.
First Public Hearing – March 27, 2024, 9:30-11 a.m.
Join the March 27 Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 161 157 7124
Passcode: 729277
*Note: This is a virtual event only. No registration is necessary. Please contact us at the ECSE Team mailbox no later than March 13, 2024, to request any needed virtual accommodations including signed or spoken language translations.
Second Public Hearing – April 12, 2024, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Join the April 12 Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 160 709 3242
Passcode: 671199
*Note: This is a virtual event only. No registration is necessary. Please contact us at the ECSE Team mailbox no later than March 29, 2024, to request any needed virtual accommodations including signed or spoken language translations
The 2023 Minnesota Legislature invested $15 million for grants to schools to start-up or expand the full-service community school strategy under Minnesota Statutes 2023, section 124D.231. Grant funding will expand systemic supports for students, families and communities across Minnesota. This is a one-time competitive grant opportunity with funding available until June 30, 2027. Grant amounts may range from $350,000 to $600,000 per site. Of the $14.7 million available, we will award at least $9.85 million for start-up grants, and no more than $4.85 million for expansion grants.
Applications must be submitted electronically by March 29, 2024 no later than 5 p.m. Application, instructions, timelines and further information can be found on the 2025-27 Full-Service Community School (FSCS) grant opportunity site.
We’re also recruiting reviewers for this grant opportunity. For more information, please contact Jackie Blagsvedt.
Information for the SFY 25 McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Education Grant Opportunity including the instructions and timelines is now available on the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Competitive Grant Opportunities website. Applications are due on April 12, 2024.
An informational webinar will be held on March 14, 2024, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. More information and attendance links are available on the MDE training calendar.
Please contact mde.HomelessEd@state.mn.us for further information.
Applications for the Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides Working Group are now open. Applications will close on March 22, 2024. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is seeking:
- Middle and high school social studies and English language arts teachers
- Pre-service teacher education program faculty with expertise in relevant topics
- University faculty with related academic expertise
- Representatives of Minnesota-based nonprofit organizations,
- Community groups and sovereign nations whose missions include educating about and honoring the victims and survivors of displacement, genocide and mass violence (See Education on the Holocaust and Genocide of Indigenous Peoples and Other Genocides Working Group Assumptions for Adults)
Applicants must agree to the assumptions and the timeline and be available for all meetings from April 2024 to October 2025. In addition to the scheduled full group meetings, there may be additional small group meetings scheduled to draft pieces of the guidance between meetings. Please read the Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides Working Group Assumptions for Adults document prior to completing the Application for Adults.
Additionally, MDE is seeking current Minnesota high school sophomores and juniors with a demonstrated interest in education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous peoples, or other genocides. Prior to applying, students should read the Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples and Other Genocides Working Group Assumptions for Students, and complete the separate Application for Students. All student application materials should be sent in a single email to mde.academic-standards@state.mn.us with the subject line: Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples and Other Genocides Working Group Student Application.
The Ethnic Studies Working Group Application for MDE is now open. Applications will close on March 22, 2024. MDE is seeking:
- Teachers with experience teaching Ethnic Studies to students in kindergarten to grade 8
- Parents or guardians of public kindergarten through grade 12 students
- Ethnic Studies high school teachers
- School board members or school administrators (including curriculum directors or directors of teaching and learning)
- Minnesota-based college-level faculty experts in Ethnic Studies and community members with a demonstrated commitment to Ethnic Studies or education about Minnesota’s racial, ethnic, religious, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or cultural diversity
Please read the Ethnic Studies Working Group Assumptions for Adults.
Additionally, MDE is seeking public school students in grades 11 and 12 during either the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year. Prior to applying, students should read the Ethnic Studies Working Group Student Assumptions and complete the separate student application. All student application materials should be sent in a single email to mde.academic-standards@state.mn.us with the subject line Ethnic Studies Working Group Student Application.
Applicants must agree to the assumptions and the timeline and be available for all meetings from April 2024 through October 2024. In addition to the scheduled full group meetings, there may be additional small group meetings scheduled to draft pieces of the guidance between meetings. Please read the Ethnic Studies Working Group Assumptions prior to completing the application.
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