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April 18, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) will host a series of technical assistance webinars for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that used and/or indicated use of CEIS under either Voluntary CEIS (FIN 425) or Mandatory CEIS (FIN 429). Access the MDE CEIS webpage for more information.
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Monday, April 28, 2025, 10-11 a.m., CEIS Webinar 1: Fiscal and Program Requirements. Topics include CEIS/Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) state and LEA requirements, applicability to charter schools, education cooperatives and traditional LEAs. Register for CEIS Webinar 1 on the ZoomGov website.
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Monday, May 5, 2025, 10-11 a.m., CEIS Webinar 2: Minnesota Methodology and CEIS Data. Topics include CEIS computations, formulas, and data used to identify LEAs for significant disproportionality. Register for CEIS Webinar 2 on the ZoomGov website.
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Friday, May 9, 2025, 10-11 a.m., CEIS Webinar 3: Minnesota's Reasonable Progress Standard (for Year 3 sites). Topics include understanding Minnesota's standard for LEAs that meet the state threshold for significant disproportionality but are making reasonable progress and understanding the criteria for meeting scaling up the use of an evidence-based practice to qualify for reasonable progress. Register for CEIS Webinar 3 on the ZoomGov website.
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Friday, May 16, 2025, 10-11 a.m., CEIS Webinar 4: CEIS Program and Public Reporting Requirements. Topics include CEIS reporting requirements in the Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARSS) for charter schools, education cooperatives and traditional districts. The webinar will also provide guidance for how LEAs should publicly report on the revision of those policies and practices that led to the significant disproportionality under 20 USC § 1418(d)(2)(c). Register for CEIS Webinar 4 on the ZoomGov website.
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Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CEIS Webinar 5: Questions and Answers (open-ended). Register for CEIS Webinar 5 on the ZoomGov website.
Please remember to complete your record reviews in Stepwell MN. They are due April 30, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Nesset.
The 2025 Part B Annual State Application on the Federal Reporting section of the MDE website includes statements of assurances for Minnesota's program for children with disabilities and proposed descriptions for the use of federal grant funds. The plan must be publicly available throughout the state for a minimum 30-day public comment period. The 2025 Part B Annual State Application is available for comment March 20-April 19, 2025. If you wish to submit a public comment, please send it to Sonia Smith at .
Students, parents and teachers are invited to share their stories
MDE is engaging in conversations with students, families, and education partners to gauge the impact of federal actions on Minnesota school communities. We invite you to visit the new public feedback portal on the homepage of our website to share your story about the impacts you are seeing and experiencing.
As a reminder, Commissioner Jett's previous communications to Minnesota families and educators are available on the MDE News Release website for easy access and sharing. Thank you for your continued dedication to serving our students, educators, schools, and libraries.
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