After “years of intense pressure on school test scores, the state’s education department on Monday submitted” its ESSA plan to the federal government, which “broadens its previous reach—promising to evaluate more schools than before, and in a well-rounded fashion.
The Minnesota Dept. of Education is “hitting the road this month” for a series of public meetings regarding the state’s ESSA plan.
The Minnesota Dept. of Education released the state’s draft ESSA plan for public review. Comments will be accepted until August 31.
The Minnesota Legislature submitted a bill requiring members to review the state’s ESSA plan 30 days before submission to the Dept. of Education. The bill also “directs the commissioner to ensure there’s alignment with the existing state school accountability system, the World’s Best Workforce, to...
The Minnesota Dept. of Education released preliminary elements of the state’s ESSA plan. These factors included details about testing frequency, indicators for identifying troubled schools, and plans for holding schools accountable.
Members of the ESSA Educator Quality committee are working together to improve Minnesota’s accountability laws under ESSA. Richard Rosivach, a history teacher at Irondale High School and member of the committee, noted the group had “successfully worked through some difficult topics.”
Due to the extension of the original ESSA deadline, the Minnesota Dept. of Education announced they will submit their draft plan in September 2017. The department will facilitate “additional stakeholder engagement and community outreach.”
With the help of a multi-pronged work group, the Minnesota Dept. of Education (MDE) has already narrowed down a front runner to use as an indicator of school quality or student success in its accountability plan: chronic absenteeism. According to the Minnesota Post, “groups have...
The Minnesota Dept. of Education will begin conducting their second round of regional meetings to engage with stakeholders around the state’s plan for ESSA implementation – a total of six meetings beginning October 5th. Feedback from Minnesota’s July meetings has been posted to the site.
The Minnesota Dept. of Education’s technical committee, tasked to define Minnesota’s accountability system under ESSA, met last week for their third public meeting. In addition to summer meetings, committee meetings will continue in October, November and December.
