Minnesota Academic Standards and Graduation Requirements Assessment and Accountability Task Force Dr. Beth Aune July 31, 2012 “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards education.state.mn.us 2 MathArtsScienceELA Physical Ed. Social Studies Rigorous expectations for achievement that prepare students for college and careers

Purpose of Academic Standards Set rigorous statewide expectations for student achievement at each grade level in math, arts, science, lang. arts & social studies (and by grade band in phys. ed.) Provide a progression of learning Define requirements for credit in courses required for graduation (such as biology, and chemistry or physics for class of 2015) Serve as foundation for state assessment (reading, writing, science and math only) *Commissioner forbidden to create state tests for standards in social studies, health & phys. ed., & arts (120B.30, subd. 1a) Help districts and schools design curricula

Standard A general goal or summary description of student learning in a content area Comprised of one or more benchmarks 4 Definitions

Benchmark (Minn. Stat. § 120B.023) A statement of specific “academic knowledge and skills schools must offer and students must achieve to satisfactorily complete a state standard” by the end of that grade level (K-8) or grade band (9-12) Used “to inform and guide parents, teachers, school districts” and others and for “use in developing tests consistent with the benchmarks.” Examples are provided for some benchmarks to clarify potentially confusing ideas or indicate the desired performance level. (Examples are NOT curriculum directives). Definitions (cont’d.) education.state.mn.us 5

Sample Gr. 3 Standard and Benchmark (2011 MN Academic Standards in Social Studies) education.state.mn.us 6 Standard : People use geographic representations and geospatial technologies to acquire, process and report information within a spatial context. Benchmark: Create and interpret simple maps of places around the world, local to global; incorporate the "TODALS" map basics, as well as points, lines and colored areas to display spatial information. For example: Global places—country, continent, ocean. "TODALS" map basics— title, orientation, date, author, legend (key), and scale. Local places—city, village. Spatial information—cities, roads, boundaries, bodies of water, regions.

Student mastery of standards is measured— Through state and local assessments. education.state.mn.us 7

ReviewImplementReview Minnesota Standards Revision Timeline Mathematics Arts Science Language Arts Phys. Education (NASBE standards adopted in 2010) Social Studies Locally determined standards: World Languages, Health, Career & Tech. Ed.

Standards Review Process education.state.mn.us 9

Public invited to apply online; commissioner selects committee. The committee— Analyzes the current standards Advises the Technical Writing Team (TWT) of needed changes Reviews drafts of the TWT’s work and recommends changes Endorses the final draft of revised standards; submits it for commissioner’s approval Led by postsecondary and K-12 co-chairs named by commissioner 10 Standards Review Committee

Subset (8-15 members) of Standards Committee named by commissioner Members possess technical skills in the content area and/or curriculum and as a group, represent K-16 range of the content area Draft revisions to standards based on direction provided by Standards Committee 11 Technical Writing Team (TWT)

1.Gap analysis: Compare MN standards to exemplary standards in other states and countries and national reports of significance. 2.First draft 3.Public review and comment period Online feedback Town meetings Targeted feedback (commissioner meets with education and business groups) 4.Second draft 12 Stages of Review Process

5.Expert reviews: Includes experts in standards in the content area and special education (includes Achieve’s American Diploma Project review for math and reading-language arts) 6.Third draft 7.Commissioner approves draft 8.Sharing with legislators and others; posting on MDE website 9.Rulemaking process 13 Stages of Review Process (cont’d.)

1.Technology and information literacy standards (in consultation with school media specialists)* 2. College and work readiness skills* 3. Contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities** * Minn. Stat. § 120B.023 **Minn. Stat. § 120B.021, subd Revised Standards Must Reflect—

Minnesota Graduation Requirements education.state.mn.us 15

Students must satisfactorily complete, as determined by the school district— Course credit requirements in 120B.024, and All state academic standards or local academic standards where state standards do not apply, and Successfully pass graduation exams as required under section 120B.30. (Minn. Stat. § 120B.02) 16 Three Kinds of Graduation Requirements

Total: 21.5 credits 4 credits language arts 3 credits math, including algebra, geometry, statistics and probability sufficient to satisfy the standards grad class and beyond must complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent as part of the 3- credits grad class and beyond must also complete an algebra I credit by end of gr. 8. Required Course Credits education.state.mn.us 17

3 credits science, including a biology credit grad class and beyond must complete a chemistry, physics, or CTE credit* as part of the 3-credits. *The CTE credit must meet the standards underlying the chemistry, physics or biology credit or a combination of those standards approved by the district, but meeting the biology standards under this item does not meet the biology requirement. Required Course Credits (cont’d.) education.state.mn.us 18

3½ credits social studies, including U.S. history, geography, government and citizenship, world history and economics 1 credit arts 7 elective credits An agriculture course may fulfill a general science credit. A CTE course may fulfill a general science, mathematics or arts credit. Districts may require additional course credits or other requirements for graduation beyond the minimum required by the state. Required Course Credits (cont’d.) education.state.mn.us 19

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Dr. Beth Aune Director, Division of Academic Standards and Instructional Effectiveness Presenter information education.state.mn.us 21