Bill Text: MN HF1945 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Nontraditional student instructional program choices ensured, students' personal learning plans modified, and report required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-27 - Author added Slocum [HF1945 Detail]
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1.2relating to education; ensuring nontraditional instructional program choices;
1.3modifying students' personal learning plans; requiring a report;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivisions 1a, 4; Minnesota
1.5Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 120B.125;
1.6proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 1, is
1.9amended to read:
1.10 Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section120B.10 ,
1.11the following terms have the meanings given them.
1.12 (a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable
1.13a student to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements,
1.14including nontraditional instructional programs under section 124D.061.
1.15 (b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for
1.16providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills
1.17and career and college readiness.
1.18 (c) "World's best workforce" means striving to: meet school readiness goals; have
1.19all third grade students achieve grade-level literacy; provide students with a choice
1.20of nontraditional instructional programs; close the academic achievement gap among
1.21all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and
1.22students not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before
1.23graduating from high school; and have all students graduate from high school.
1.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
1.25later.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 1a, is
2.2amended to read:
2.3 Subd. 1a. Performance measures. Measures to determine school district and
2.4school site progress in striving to create the world's best workforce must include at least:
2.5(1) student performance on the NationalAssociation Assessment of Education
2.6Progress where applicable;
2.7(2) the size of the academic achievement gap by student subgroup;
2.8(3) student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments;
2.9(4) high school graduation rates;and
2.10(5) career and college readiness under section120B.30, subdivision 1 ; and
2.11(6) summary information about the effectiveness of nontraditional instructional
2.12programs under section 124D.061.
2.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
2.14later.
2.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 3, is
2.16amended to read:
2.17 Subd. 3. District advisory committee. Each school board shall establish an
2.18advisory committee to ensure active community participation in all phases of planning and
2.19improving the instruction and curriculum affecting state and district academic standards,
2.20consistent with subdivision 2 and section 124D.061. A district advisory committee, to
2.21the extent possible, shall reflect the diversity of the district and its school sites, and shall
2.22include teachers, parents, support staff, students, and other community residents. The
2.23district may establish site teams as subcommittees of the district advisory committee
2.24under subdivision 4. The district advisory committee shall recommend to the school board
2.25rigorous academic standards, student achievement goals and measures consistent with
2.26subdivision 1a and sections120B.022, subdivision 1 , paragraphs (b) and (c), and
120B.35 ,
2.27and 124D.061, district assessments, and program evaluations. School sites may expand
2.28upon district evaluations of instruction, curriculum, assessments, or programs. Whenever
2.29possible, parents and other community residents shall comprise at least two-thirds of
2.30advisory committee members.
2.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
2.32later.
3.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.125, is amended to read:
3.2120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION
3.3TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT;INVOLUNTARY
3.4CAREER TRACKING PROHIBITED PERSONAL LEARNING PLANS.
3.5(a) Consistent with sections120B.128 ,
120B.13 ,
120B.131 ,
120B.132 ,
120B.14 ,
3.6120B.15
,
120B.30, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), 124D.061, 125A.08, and other related
3.7sections, school districts,beginning in by the 2013-2014 2014-2015 school year, must
3.8assist all studentsby no later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college, and
3.9career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan for achieving kindergarten
3.10through grade 12 career and college readiness and a smooth and successful transition to
3.11postsecondary education or employment. All students' plans mustbe designed to:
3.12(1) provide a comprehensive academic planfor completing to prepare for and
3.13complete a college and career-ready curriculumpremised on by meeting state and local
3.14academic standards and developing 21st century skills such as team work, collaboration,
3.15and good work habits;
3.16(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;
3.17(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning
3.18styles that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education
3.19and employment choices;
3.20(4) set age- and grade-appropriate career and college ready goals and create the
3.21timelines and identify effective means for achieving those goals;
3.22(4) (5) help students gain access to postsecondary education and career options;
3.23(5) (6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied
3.24learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied learning
3.25opportunities into strong academic content;
3.26(6) (7) help students and families identify and gain access to appropriate counseling
3.27and other supports and assistance that enable students to complete required coursework,
3.28prepare for postsecondary education and careers, and obtain information about
3.29postsecondary education costs and eligibility for financial aid and scholarship;
3.30(7) (8) help students and families identify collaborative partnerships of kindergarten
3.31through grade 12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies,
3.32and local and regional employers that supportstudents' middle and high school students
3.33through their transition to postsecondary education and employment and provide students
3.34with experiential learning opportunities; and
3.35(8) (9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent
3.36or guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule
4.1keeps the student making adequate age- and grade-appropriate progress to meet state and
4.2local academic standards and high school graduation requirements and with a reasonable
4.3chance to succeed with employment or postsecondary education without the need to first
4.4complete remedial course work.
4.5(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
4.6introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction,
4.7or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to
4.8involuntarily select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job
4.9training.
4.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.11 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
4.12 Subd. 1a. Individualized learning and instruction; improved student
4.13achievement. To promote individualized learning and instruction and improve student
4.14achievement under subdivisions 4 and 4a, a participating school board under this section
4.15may consider how to:
4.16(1) assist a school site to adapt instruction to the needs and aptitudes of individual
4.17students, and establish goals and standards for individual students in addition to the state
4.18academic standards applicable to all students;
4.19(2) coordinate the pace of instruction and learning with the needs and aptitudes of
4.20individual students at a school site;
4.21(3) provide useful data and assist with research in developing and improving
4.22innovative, cost-effective, research-based individualized learning, instruction, and
4.23assessment under this section andsection sections 124D.061 and
124D.10 ;
4.24(4) demonstrate and help evaluate instructional alternatives to age-based grade
4.25progression;
4.26(5) more effectively motivate students and teachers; and
4.27(6) expand use of learning technology to support individualized learning, instruction,
4.28assessment, and achievement.
4.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
4.30later.
4.31 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.32 Subd. 4. Achievement contract. A school board may enter a written education site
4.33achievement contract with each site decision-making team for: (1) setting individualized
5.1learning and achievement measures and short- and long-term educational goals for each
5.2student at that site; (2) recognizing each student's educational needs, interests, aspirations,
5.3 and aptitudes and levels of academic attainment, whether on grade level or above or below
5.4grade level, so as to improve student performance through such means as a cost-effective,
5.5research-based formative assessment system designed to promote individualized
5.6learning and assessment and through nontraditional instructional programs under section
5.7124D.061; (3) using student performance data to diagnose a student's academic strengths
5.8and weaknesses and indicate to the student's teachers the specific skills and concepts
5.9that need to be introduced to the student and developed through academic instruction or
5.10applied learning, organized by strands within subject areas and linked to state and local
5.11academic standards during the next year, consistent with the student's short- and long-term
5.12educational goals; and (4) assisting the education site if progress in achieving student or
5.13contract goals or other performance expectations or measures agreed to by the board and
5.14the site decision-making team are not realized or implemented.
5.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
5.16later.
5.17 Sec. 7. [124D.061] NONTRADITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
5.18CHOICE.
5.19 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
5.20section.
5.21(b) "Nontraditional instructional program" means comprehensive instruction
5.22districts develop under this section in consultation with regional centers of excellence
5.23under section 120B.115. The comprehensive instruction includes career and college
5.24ready curriculum aligned with state and local academic standards that districts provide
5.25in a nontraditional context distinct from the regular education program. Examples of
5.26nontraditional instructional programs include, but are not limited to, magnet schools,
5.27online and digital learning under section 124D.095, language immersion programs,
5.28project-based learning models, open schools, accelerated learning programs, college prep
5.29schools, career and technical programs, Montessori schools, military schools, work-based
5.30schools, and place-based learning.
5.31 Subd. 2. Rigorous course of study waiver applies. Consistent with the
5.32requirements for a rigorous course of study waiver under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a,
5.33a district providing a nontraditional instructional program under this section may declare
5.34that a student meets or exceeds specific academic standards required for graduation.
6.1 Subd. 3. Program choice. In each grade, kindergarten through grade 12, or in
6.2nongraded programs, a school district, singly or in cooperation with one or more other
6.3districts, must provide at least two nontraditional instructional programs. A nontraditional
6.4instructional program must provide at least 80 percent of an interested student's daily
6.5instruction. Nontraditional instructional program offerings may vary by grade. An area
6.6learning center and a contract alternative program do not meet the requirements of this
6.7section. A charter school does not meet the requirements of this section unless it is
6.8authorized by the school district and providing a nontraditional instructional program
6.9under this section.
6.10 Subd. 4. Program compliance. (a) A district complies with subdivision 3 if it
6.11meets the requirements in any paragraph (b) to (g).
6.12(b) A district offers two or more nontraditional instructional programs within the
6.13district.
6.14(c) A district offers a nontraditional instructional program at individual school sites
6.15that combined provide comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 instruction.
6.16(d) A district approves site decision-making agreements under section 123B.04 or
6.17123B.045 that combined provide comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 instruction.
6.18(e) A district enters into a joint powers agreement under section 471.59 with one or
6.19more adjoining school districts and:
6.20(1) a member district has fewer than 500 students in average daily membership;
6.21(2) a member district complies with paragraph (b), (c), or (d);
6.22(3) a member district offering a nontraditional instructional program with limited
6.23enrollment gives equal access to all students residing or enrolled in any member district; and
6.24(4) the joint powers agreement provides for transporting students between member
6.25districts.
6.26(f) A district offers a nontraditional instructional program for students in
6.27kindergarten through grade 12 in a charter school authorized by that district.
6.28(g) A district offers a combination of the options in paragraphs (b) to (f) to its
6.29kindergarten through grade 12 students.
6.30(h) Consistent with this section, a district may create a nontraditional instructional
6.31program with limited enrollment. The district shall establish and publish on the district's
6.32Web site the admission process for the limited enrollment program.
6.33(i) Using an electronic format determined by the commissioner, the district
6.34annually must submit to the commissioner a statement affirming its compliance with
6.35the requirements of this section.
7.1 Subd. 5. Nontraditional instructional programs; adoption and accountability.
7.2(a) A school board, at a public meeting, shall adopt a plan consistent with this section that
7.3includes at least the following:
7.4(1) a clearly defined structure for complying with subdivision 4;
7.5(2) a comprehensive description of the nontraditional instructional programs the
7.6district is providing;
7.7(3) a description of the enrollment process for the nontraditional instructional
7.8programs;
7.9(4) the specific measures and processes for periodically assessing, evaluating, and
7.10publicly reporting the effectiveness of each nontraditional instructional program provided
7.11by the district; and
7.12(5) the data-informed public process for modifying a plan under this paragraph.
7.13(b) The school board, in consultation with the parents of enrolled students and
7.14other interested community members, must publicly identify, implement, review, and
7.15appropriately revise nontraditional instructional programs informed by at least:
7.16(1) summary data about enrolled students' learning styles and educational needs and
7.17outcomes based on the students' personal learning plans under section 120B.125; and
7.18(2) input from parents and local and regional business and nonprofit organizations.
7.19 Subd. 6. Summary data; report. Using an electronic format and the data available
7.20under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner annually by
7.21February 15 must submit to the legislature a report summarizing districts participation in
7.22and outcomes for the nontraditional instructional programs that districts provide under
7.23this section.
7.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
7.25later.
1.3modifying students' personal learning plans; requiring a report;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivisions 1a, 4; Minnesota
1.5Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 120B.125;
1.6proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 1, is
1.9amended to read:
1.10 Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section
1.11the following terms have the meanings given them.
1.12 (a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable
1.13a student to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements,
1.14including nontraditional instructional programs under section 124D.061.
1.15 (b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for
1.16providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills
1.17and career and college readiness.
1.18 (c) "World's best workforce" means striving to: meet school readiness goals; have
1.19all third grade students achieve grade-level literacy; provide students with a choice
1.20of nontraditional instructional programs; close the academic achievement gap among
1.21all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and
1.22students not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before
1.23graduating from high school; and have all students graduate from high school.
1.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
1.25later.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 1a, is
2.2amended to read:
2.3 Subd. 1a. Performance measures. Measures to determine school district and
2.4school site progress in striving to create the world's best workforce must include at least:
2.5(1) student performance on the National
2.6Progress where applicable;
2.7(2) the size of the academic achievement gap by student subgroup;
2.8(3) student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments;
2.9(4) high school graduation rates;
2.10(5) career and college readiness under section
2.11(6) summary information about the effectiveness of nontraditional instructional
2.12programs under section 124D.061.
2.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
2.14later.
2.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 3, is
2.16amended to read:
2.17 Subd. 3. District advisory committee. Each school board shall establish an
2.18advisory committee to ensure active community participation in all phases of planning and
2.19improving the instruction and curriculum affecting state and district academic standards,
2.20consistent with subdivision 2 and section 124D.061. A district advisory committee, to
2.21the extent possible, shall reflect the diversity of the district and its school sites, and shall
2.22include teachers, parents, support staff, students, and other community residents. The
2.23district may establish site teams as subcommittees of the district advisory committee
2.24under subdivision 4. The district advisory committee shall recommend to the school board
2.25rigorous academic standards, student achievement goals and measures consistent with
2.26subdivision 1a and sections
2.27and 124D.061, district assessments, and program evaluations. School sites may expand
2.28upon district evaluations of instruction, curriculum, assessments, or programs. Whenever
2.29possible, parents and other community residents shall comprise at least two-thirds of
2.30advisory committee members.
2.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
2.32later.
3.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.125, is amended to read:
3.2120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION
3.3TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT;
3.4
3.5(a) Consistent with sections
3.7sections, school districts,
3.8assist all students
3.9career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan for achieving kindergarten
3.10through grade 12 career and college readiness and a smooth and successful transition to
3.11postsecondary education or employment. All students' plans must
3.12(1) provide a comprehensive academic plan
3.13complete a college and career-ready curriculum
3.14academic standards and developing 21st century skills such as team work, collaboration,
3.15and good work habits;
3.16(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;
3.17(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning
3.18styles that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education
3.19and employment choices;
3.20(4) set age- and grade-appropriate career and college ready goals and create the
3.21timelines and identify effective means for achieving those goals;
3.22
3.23
3.24learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied learning
3.25opportunities into strong academic content;
3.26
3.27and other supports and assistance that enable students to complete required coursework,
3.28prepare for postsecondary education and careers, and obtain information about
3.29postsecondary education costs and eligibility for financial aid and scholarship;
3.30
3.31through grade 12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies,
3.32and local and regional employers that support
3.33through their transition to postsecondary education and employment and provide students
3.34with experiential learning opportunities; and
3.35
3.36or guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule
4.1keeps the student making adequate age- and grade-appropriate progress to meet state and
4.2local academic standards and high school graduation requirements and with a reasonable
4.3chance to succeed with employment or postsecondary education without the need to first
4.4complete remedial course work.
4.5(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
4.6introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction,
4.7or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to
4.8involuntarily select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job
4.9training.
4.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.11 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
4.12 Subd. 1a. Individualized learning and instruction; improved student
4.13achievement. To promote individualized learning and instruction and improve student
4.14achievement under subdivisions 4 and 4a, a participating school board under this section
4.15may consider how to:
4.16(1) assist a school site to adapt instruction to the needs and aptitudes of individual
4.17students, and establish goals and standards for individual students in addition to the state
4.18academic standards applicable to all students;
4.19(2) coordinate the pace of instruction and learning with the needs and aptitudes of
4.20individual students at a school site;
4.21(3) provide useful data and assist with research in developing and improving
4.22innovative, cost-effective, research-based individualized learning, instruction, and
4.23assessment under this section and
4.24(4) demonstrate and help evaluate instructional alternatives to age-based grade
4.25progression;
4.26(5) more effectively motivate students and teachers; and
4.27(6) expand use of learning technology to support individualized learning, instruction,
4.28assessment, and achievement.
4.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
4.30later.
4.31 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.32 Subd. 4. Achievement contract. A school board may enter a written education site
4.33achievement contract with each site decision-making team for: (1) setting individualized
5.1learning and achievement measures and short- and long-term educational goals for each
5.2student at that site; (2) recognizing each student's educational needs, interests, aspirations,
5.3 and aptitudes and levels of academic attainment, whether on grade level or above or below
5.4grade level, so as to improve student performance through such means as a cost-effective,
5.5research-based formative assessment system designed to promote individualized
5.6learning and assessment and through nontraditional instructional programs under section
5.7124D.061; (3) using student performance data to diagnose a student's academic strengths
5.8and weaknesses and indicate to the student's teachers the specific skills and concepts
5.9that need to be introduced to the student and developed through academic instruction or
5.10applied learning, organized by strands within subject areas and linked to state and local
5.11academic standards during the next year, consistent with the student's short- and long-term
5.12educational goals; and (4) assisting the education site if progress in achieving student or
5.13contract goals or other performance expectations or measures agreed to by the board and
5.14the site decision-making team are not realized or implemented.
5.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
5.16later.
5.17 Sec. 7. [124D.061] NONTRADITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
5.18CHOICE.
5.19 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
5.20section.
5.21(b) "Nontraditional instructional program" means comprehensive instruction
5.22districts develop under this section in consultation with regional centers of excellence
5.23under section 120B.115. The comprehensive instruction includes career and college
5.24ready curriculum aligned with state and local academic standards that districts provide
5.25in a nontraditional context distinct from the regular education program. Examples of
5.26nontraditional instructional programs include, but are not limited to, magnet schools,
5.27online and digital learning under section 124D.095, language immersion programs,
5.28project-based learning models, open schools, accelerated learning programs, college prep
5.29schools, career and technical programs, Montessori schools, military schools, work-based
5.30schools, and place-based learning.
5.31 Subd. 2. Rigorous course of study waiver applies. Consistent with the
5.32requirements for a rigorous course of study waiver under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a,
5.33a district providing a nontraditional instructional program under this section may declare
5.34that a student meets or exceeds specific academic standards required for graduation.
6.1 Subd. 3. Program choice. In each grade, kindergarten through grade 12, or in
6.2nongraded programs, a school district, singly or in cooperation with one or more other
6.3districts, must provide at least two nontraditional instructional programs. A nontraditional
6.4instructional program must provide at least 80 percent of an interested student's daily
6.5instruction. Nontraditional instructional program offerings may vary by grade. An area
6.6learning center and a contract alternative program do not meet the requirements of this
6.7section. A charter school does not meet the requirements of this section unless it is
6.8authorized by the school district and providing a nontraditional instructional program
6.9under this section.
6.10 Subd. 4. Program compliance. (a) A district complies with subdivision 3 if it
6.11meets the requirements in any paragraph (b) to (g).
6.12(b) A district offers two or more nontraditional instructional programs within the
6.13district.
6.14(c) A district offers a nontraditional instructional program at individual school sites
6.15that combined provide comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 instruction.
6.16(d) A district approves site decision-making agreements under section 123B.04 or
6.17123B.045 that combined provide comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 instruction.
6.18(e) A district enters into a joint powers agreement under section 471.59 with one or
6.19more adjoining school districts and:
6.20(1) a member district has fewer than 500 students in average daily membership;
6.21(2) a member district complies with paragraph (b), (c), or (d);
6.22(3) a member district offering a nontraditional instructional program with limited
6.23enrollment gives equal access to all students residing or enrolled in any member district; and
6.24(4) the joint powers agreement provides for transporting students between member
6.25districts.
6.26(f) A district offers a nontraditional instructional program for students in
6.27kindergarten through grade 12 in a charter school authorized by that district.
6.28(g) A district offers a combination of the options in paragraphs (b) to (f) to its
6.29kindergarten through grade 12 students.
6.30(h) Consistent with this section, a district may create a nontraditional instructional
6.31program with limited enrollment. The district shall establish and publish on the district's
6.32Web site the admission process for the limited enrollment program.
6.33(i) Using an electronic format determined by the commissioner, the district
6.34annually must submit to the commissioner a statement affirming its compliance with
6.35the requirements of this section.
7.1 Subd. 5. Nontraditional instructional programs; adoption and accountability.
7.2(a) A school board, at a public meeting, shall adopt a plan consistent with this section that
7.3includes at least the following:
7.4(1) a clearly defined structure for complying with subdivision 4;
7.5(2) a comprehensive description of the nontraditional instructional programs the
7.6district is providing;
7.7(3) a description of the enrollment process for the nontraditional instructional
7.8programs;
7.9(4) the specific measures and processes for periodically assessing, evaluating, and
7.10publicly reporting the effectiveness of each nontraditional instructional program provided
7.11by the district; and
7.12(5) the data-informed public process for modifying a plan under this paragraph.
7.13(b) The school board, in consultation with the parents of enrolled students and
7.14other interested community members, must publicly identify, implement, review, and
7.15appropriately revise nontraditional instructional programs informed by at least:
7.16(1) summary data about enrolled students' learning styles and educational needs and
7.17outcomes based on the students' personal learning plans under section 120B.125; and
7.18(2) input from parents and local and regional business and nonprofit organizations.
7.19 Subd. 6. Summary data; report. Using an electronic format and the data available
7.20under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner annually by
7.21February 15 must submit to the legislature a report summarizing districts participation in
7.22and outcomes for the nontraditional instructional programs that districts provide under
7.23this section.
7.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
7.25later.
