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School Improvement

The vision of the School Improvement Division of the Minnesota Department of Education is:

• To build the capacity of public school districts and charter schools to meet their mission.
• To increase the level of academic knowledge, mastery of 21st century skills and human development in order to minimize the achievement gap across all student groups.
• To partner effectively with district and charter school leadership in carrying out the statutory responsibilities, programs and services of the division.

NEW! Online professional development resources

A variety of WebEx tutorials have been developed to provide information to schools and districts regarding professional learning communities, teacher observation components, goal development, gifted and talented acceleration, and online staff development reporting.

View a WebEx tutorial by visiting the WebEx section of the MDE Website. Select Recorded Sessions, and scroll or search to find the desired topic.

Calendar of MDE Workshops, Trainings and Meetings

MDE, in response to input from Website visitors, is pleased to announce the launch of an agencywide calendar. The calendar includes all MDE-sponsored training, meetings and events. Search and sort features allow you to find events by date, title, location and sponsoring program area. View the calendar by using the “Calendar” link at the top of this page.

The “Business Rules” are now called the Functional Requirements for the 2008 No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress Calculations

This document describes the NCLB calculations as they relate to measuring schools and districts for AYP and the Annual Measurable Achievement Objective (AMAO) and has been renamed for 2008. Download a copy of the Functional Requirements for the 2008 No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress Calculations.