Subdivision 1. Character development education. (a) Character education is the shared responsibility of parents, teachers, and members of the community. The legislature encourages districts to integrate or offer instruction on character education including, but not limited to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence, gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, and resourcefulness. Instruction should be integrated into a district's existing programs, curriculum, or the general school environment. To the extent practicable, instruction should be integrated into positive behavioral intervention strategies, under section 122A.627. The commissioner shall provide assistance at the request of a district to develop character education curriculum and programs.
(b) Character development education under paragraph (a) may include a voluntary elementary, middle, and high school program that incorporates the history and values of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and may be offered as part of the social studies, English language arts, or other curriculum, as a schoolwide character building and veteran awareness initiative, or as an after-school program, among other possibilities.
Subd. 1a. Staff development; continuing education. (a) Staff development opportunities under section 122A.60 may include training in character development education that incorporates the history and values of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and is provided without cost to the interested school or district.
(b) Local continuing education and relicensure committees or other local relicensure committees under section 122A.187, subdivision 3, are encouraged to approve up to six clock hours of continuing education for licensed teachers who complete the training in character development education under paragraph (a).
Subd. 2. Funding sources. The commissioner must first use federal funds for character development education programs to the extent available under United States Code, title 20, section 7247. Districts may accept funds from private and other public sources for character development education programs developed and implemented under this section, including programs funded through the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, among other sources.
1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 19; 2016 c 189 art 25 s 15; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 2 s 13; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 14
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment
Section 120B.01 — Definitions.
Section 120B.018 — Definitions.
Section 120B.02 — Educational Expectations And Graduation Requirements For Minnesota's Students.
Section 120B.021 — Required Academic Standards.
Section 120B.022 — Elective Standards.
Section 120B.023 — Benchmarks.
Section 120B.026 — Physical Education; Exclusion From Class; Recess.
Section 120B.07 — Early Graduation.
Section 120B.10 — Findings; Improving Instruction And Curriculum.
Section 120B.115 — Regional Centers Of Excellence.
Section 120B.12 — Reading Proficiently No Later Than The End Of Grade 3.
Section 120B.122 — Dyslexia Specialist.
Section 120B.126 — Construction And Skilled Trades Counseling.
Section 120B.13 — Advanced Placement And International Baccalaureate Programs.
Section 120B.131 — College-level Examination Program (clep).
Section 120B.14 — Advanced Academic Credit.
Section 120B.15 — Gifted And Talented Students Programs.
Section 120B.16 — Secondary Credit For Students.
Section 120B.18 — American Sign Language.
Section 120B.20 — Parental Curriculum Review.
Section 120B.21 — Mental Health Education.
Section 120B.22 — Violence Prevention Education.
Section 120B.23 — Violence Prevention Education Grants.
Section 120B.232 — Character Development Education.
Section 120B.234 — Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education.
Section 120B.235 — American Heritage Education.
Section 120B.236 — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automatic External Defibrillator Instruction.
Section 120B.238 — Vaping Awareness And Prevention.
Section 120B.30 — Statewide Testing And Reporting System.
Section 120B.301 — Limits On Local Testing.
Section 120B.304 — School District Assessment Committee.
Section 120B.31 — System Accountability And Statistical Adjustments.
Section 120B.35 — Student Academic Achievement And Growth.
Section 120B.36 — School Accountability.
Section 120B.363 — Credential For Education Paraprofessionals.