Subdivision 1. Program establishment. The commissioner of education shall establish a program supporting a coalition of coordinated, aligned education partnerships as specified in this section, for a comprehensive network of evidence-based support services designed to close opportunity gaps by improving educational and developmental outcomes of children and their families within communities experiencing poverty and impediments to economic viability.
Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
(b) "Tier 1 grant" means a sustaining grant for the ongoing operation, stability, and expansion of existing education partnership program locations.
(c) "Tier 2 grant" means an implementation grant for expanding activity in education partnership program locations.
Subd. 3. Administration; design. (a) The commissioner shall establish program requirements, an application process and timeline for each tier of grants specified in subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design and implementation among grant recipients.
(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that:
(1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members;
(2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically rigorous schools at the center;
(3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating administrative barriers;
(4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area;
(5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and allow for continuous improvements to systems;
(6) collect and utilize data to improve student outcomes;
(7) share disaggregated performance data with the community to set community-level outcomes;
(8) employ continuous improvement processes;
(9) have a tribal entity, community foundation, higher education institution, or community-based organization as an anchor entity managing the partnership;
(10) convene a cross-sector leadership group and have a documented accountability structure; and
(11) demonstrate use of nonstate funds, from multiple sources, including in-kind contributions.
(c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address:
(1) kindergarten readiness and youth development;
(2) grade 3 reading proficiency;
(3) middle school mathematics;
(4) high school graduation;
(5) postsecondary educational enrollment;
(6) postsecondary education completion or attainment;
(7) physical and mental health;
(8) development of career skills and readiness;
(9) parental engagement and development;
(10) community engagement and programmatic alignment; and
(11) reduction of remedial education.
(d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must:
(1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts for each tier identified under subdivision 4;
(2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using data sources and program goals; and
(3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership for each tier.
Subd. 4. Requirements. A grant recipient's program in the planning, development, or implementation phase must include:
(1) integrated supportive services programming, as specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (c), within a specific community or geographic area for all ages of children and youth and their families within that area, provided that services may be phased in to all ages over time; and
(2) a system for evaluating goals and outcomes as provided under subdivision 3, paragraph (d).
Subd. 5. Grants. The commissioner shall award Tier 1 and Tier 2 grants to qualifying recipients that can demonstrate a nonstate source of funds, including in-kind contributions.
Subd. 6. Legislative report. By December 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report on the education partnership program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education, early childhood education, economic development, and human services. At a minimum, the report must summarize grantee activities, identify grant recipients and awards, analyze program performance measures and outcomes, and make any recommendations for legislative changes.
1Sp2017 c 5 art 9 s 1; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 31; 1Sp2019 c 11 art 9 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 124D — Education Programs
Section 124D.01 — Definitions.
Section 124D.02 — School Board Powers; Enrollment.
Section 124D.03 — Enrollment Options Program.
Section 124D.04 — Options For Enrolling In Adjoining States.
Section 124D.041 — Reciprocity With Adjoining States.
Section 124D.05 — Attending School In Another State; Severance Pay.
Section 124D.08 — School Boards' Approval To Enroll In Nonresident District; Exceptions.
Section 124D.085 — Experiential And Applied Learning Opportunities For Students.
Section 124D.09 — Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act.
Section 124D.091 — Concurrent Enrollment Program Aid.
Section 124D.093 — P-tech Schools.
Section 124D.095 — Online Learning Option.
Section 124D.096 — Online Learning Aid.
Section 124D.111 — School Meals Policies; Lunch Aid; Food Service Accounting.
Section 124D.1115 — Free And Reduced-price School Lunch Program Data Sharing.
Section 124D.114 — Lactose Reduced Milk.
Section 124D.1158 — School Breakfast Program.
Section 124D.117 — Districts To Offer School Breakfast Program.
Section 124D.118 — School Milk Program.
Section 124D.119 — Summer Food Service Replacement Aid.
Section 124D.1191 — Donations To Food Shelf Programs.
Section 124D.1195 — Commodity Donated Food Revolving Fund.
Section 124D.12 — Purpose Of Flexible Learning Year Programs.
Section 124D.121 — Definition Of Flexible Learning Year Program.
Section 124D.122 — Establishment Of Flexible Learning Year Program.
Section 124D.123 — Division Of Children Into Groups.
Section 124D.124 — Public Hearing Before Implementation.
Section 124D.125 — Assignment Of Teachers.
Section 124D.126 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner; Flexible Learning Year Programs.
Section 124D.127 — Termination Of Flexible Learning Year Program.
Section 124D.128 — Learning Year Program To Provide Instruction Throughout Year.
Section 124D.129 — Educate Parents Partnership.
Section 124D.13 — Early Childhood Family Education (ecfe) Programs.
Section 124D.135 — Early Childhood Family Education (ecfe) Revenue.
Section 124D.141 — State Advisory Council On Early Childhood Education And Care.
Section 124D.142 — Quality Rating And Improvement System.
Section 124D.15 — School Readiness Programs.
Section 124D.151 — Voluntary Prekindergarten Program.
Section 124D.16 — School Readiness Aid.
Section 124D.162 — Kindergarten Readiness Assessment.
Section 124D.165 — Early Learning Scholarships.
Section 124D.166 — Limit On Screen Time For Children In Preschool And Kindergarten.
Section 124D.18 — Purpose Of Community Education Programs.
Section 124D.19 — Community Education Programs; Advisory Council.
Section 124D.20 — Community Education Revenue.
Section 124D.22 — School-age Care Revenue.
Section 124D.2211 — After-school Community Learning Programs.
Section 124D.23 — Family Services And Community-based Collaboratives.
Section 124D.231 — Full-service Community Schools.
Section 124D.34 — Minnesota Foundation For Student Organizations.
Section 124D.35 — Youth Entrepreneurship Education Program.
Section 124D.355 — Vocational Education Student Organizations.
Section 124D.36 — Citation; Serveminnesota Innovation Act.
Section 124D.37 — Purpose Of Serveminnesota Innovation Act.
Section 124D.38 — Definitions.
Section 124D.385 — Minnesota Commission On National And Community Service.
Section 124D.39 — Serveminnesota Innovation Program.
Section 124D.40 — Serveminnesota Innovation Grants.
Section 124D.42 — Reading And Math Corps.
Section 124D.44 — Match Requirements.
Section 124D.45 — Evaluation And Reporting Requirements.
Section 124D.452 — District Report; Career And Technical Education.
Section 124D.4531 — Career And Technical Revenue.
Section 124D.454 — Access To Minnesota's Transition System For Children With A Disability.
Section 124D.46 — Education And Employment Transitions System.
Section 124D.47 — Comprehensive Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Section 124D.49 — Education And Employment Transitions Partnerships.
Section 124D.50 — Service-learning And Work-based Learning Curriculum And Programs.
Section 124D.505 — Minnesota Career Information System.
Section 124D.51 — Evening Schools; Adult And Continuing Education.
Section 124D.518 — Adult Basic Education Aid Definitions.
Section 124D.52 — Adult Basic Education.
Section 124D.521 — Consortium Requirements.
Section 124D.522 — Adult Basic Education Supplemental Service Grants.
Section 124D.531 — Adult Basic Education Aid.
Section 124D.549 — Commissioner-selected High School Equivalency Test.
Section 124D.55 — Commissioner-selected High School Equivalency Test Fees.
Section 124D.56 — Community Education Program Revenue; Adults With Disabilities.
Section 124D.57 — Educational Support Services For People Who Are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard-of-hearing.
Section 124D.58 — Citation; Education For English Learners Act.
Section 124D.59 — Definitions.
Section 124D.60 — Rights Of Parents.
Section 124D.61 — General Requirements For Programs.
Section 124D.63 — Technical Assistance.
Section 124D.64 — Discrimination Prohibited.
Section 124D.645 — Multiracial Diversity.
Section 124D.65 — English Learner (el) Programs Aid.
Section 124D.66 — Assurance Of Mastery Programs.
Section 124D.68 — Graduation Incentives Program.
Section 124D.69 — Aid For Alternative Programs Provided Under Contract.
Section 124D.695 — Approved Recovery Program Funding.
Section 124D.71 — Citation; American Indian Education Act.
Section 124D.73 — Definitions.
Section 124D.74 — American Indian Education Programs.
Section 124D.75 — Licenses For American Indian Language And Culture Education Teachers; Exemptions.
Section 124D.76 — Community Coordinators, Indian Home/school Liaisons, Paraprofessionals.
Section 124D.77 — Recruiting And Retaining Indian Teachers.
Section 124D.78 — Parent And Community Participation.
Section 124D.79 — Community And Commissioner Participation In American Indian Education.
Section 124D.791 — Indian Education Director.
Section 124D.81 — American Indian Education Aid.
Section 124D.82 — Discrimination Prohibited.
Section 124D.83 — State Revenue For American Indian Tribal Contract Or Grant Schools.
Section 124D.855 — School Segregation Prohibited.
Section 124D.861 — Achievement And Integration For Minnesota.
Section 124D.862 — Achievement And Integration Revenue.
Section 124D.87 — Achievement And Integration Transportation Aid.
Section 124D.892 — Office Of Desegregation/integration.
Section 124D.895 — Parental Involvement Programs.
Section 124D.8955 — Parent And Family Involvement Policy.
Section 124D.8957 — Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Parental Rights Coded Elsewhere.
Section 124D.896 — Desegregation/integration And Inclusive Education Rules.
Section 124D.90 — School Enrichment Partnership Program.
Section 124D.955 — Healthy Kids Awards Program.
Section 124D.957 — Minnesota Youth Council Committee.
Section 124D.96 — Welfare And Correctional Institutions' Policies For Educational Programs.