2016
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
The 2016 legislative session was predicted to be “fast and furious” and it was.
It was one of the shortest legislative sessions in recent history, but not short on
politics.
It started with a projected $1.2 billion surplus which shrank to $900 million, with
almost half being one-time revenue. Lawmakers quickly adjusted expectations
and with that, settled on the message that education funding had already been
adequately provided for in 2015.
Fast forward – the session ended with a crash with the highest priorities of
transportation, taxes and bonding not happening. As we write this summary, the
Governor and state leaders continue to negotiate the terms of a potential special
session.
The education bill was signed into law as a part of the Mega-Supplemental
Omnibus Bill and may be best be characterized as “The Bill of 10,000 Grants.”
As you read through the summary, you will see why.
The biggest disappointment of the session was even with a $900 million surplus,
there was no universal provision to meet the on-going needs of all the school
districts across the state.
From the MSBA perspective, there were three noteworthy accomplishments:
• Voluntary, formula driven, pre-kindergarten pilot programs
• Teacher shortage initiatives
• School board special elections reversed
The fast and furious session produced a mixed bag – some disappointments,
some accomplishments and still some unfinished business. As we begin to
prepare for the 2017 session with renewed energy and focus, we will need
your help. We encourage every school board member to watch for
opportunities to get involved in MSBA advocacy efforts.
www.mnmsba.org
2016 Legislative Session Summary
Contents
Page #
Legislative Provisions
Supplemental Education Budget Appropriations
2
Overview
3
Education Finance – H.F. 2749
Education Policy – H.F. 2749
4-10
11-17
Omnibus Higher Education - H.F. 2749
18
Omnibus Agriculture – H.F. 2749
19
Environmental and Natural Resources – H.F. 2749
20
Omnibus Public Safety and Corrections – H.F. 2749
20
Broadband Development – H.F. 2749
20
Equity – H.F. 2749
20
State Department and Veterans – H.F. 2749
21
Omnibus Health and Human Services Appropriations - H.F. 2749
22
Omnibus Elections – S.F. 2381
22
Omnibus Tax Bill – H.F. 848 – Pocket Vetoed
22
Omnibus Pensions Bill – S.F. 588 – Vetoed
23
New Requirements
Added Responsibilities
24-26
Added Reporting to the Legislature and/or the Commissioner
27-28
Task Forces and Working Groups
29
Highlights
Teacher Shortage Act
30
School Trust Lands
31-32
Bills That Did Not Pass
33-34
Looking Ahead to 2017
Issues to Watch in 2017
35
2016 Fall Advocacy Tour
36
Appendix
Minority Percentage by School District
School Building Bond Agricultural Credit
Indicates significant MSBA advocacy effort
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Supplemental Education Budget Appropriations
Item
FY16-17
Voluntary PreK
$25,000,000
Support Our Students
$12,133,000
Non-Metro Equity Increase
$4,929,000
Staff Development Aid - Cooperatives and Intermediates
$4,500,000
Northwest Regional Partnership
$3,000,000
Student Teachers in Shortage Area Grants
$2,800,000
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
$2,750,000
Maximum Effort Grandfather Aid
$2,200,000
Parent-Child Home Visiting
$2,000,000
Teacher Loan Forgiveness
$2,000,000
QRIS Parent Aware
$2,000,000
Paras/Stepping Up for Kids/Grow Your Own
$1,500,000
Sanneh Foundation
$1,500,000
Girls in Action
$1,500,000
MDE IT Security
$1,000,000
Full-Service Community Schools
$1,000,000
Reading Corps
$1,000,000
Industrial Certificate Incentive Program
$1,000,000
Western Mn Mobile Manufacturing Lab
$900,000
MDE - Operating Increase
$775,000
Innovation Partners Cooperative Center
$500,000
Teacher Governed Schools
$500,000
Eden Prairie Grant
$500,000
Broadband Innovation Grants
$500,000
St. Cloud Early Learning Pilot
$430,000
Adult Basic Education Grants (Senate Equity)
$400,000
Adult Basic Education Grants (House)
$400,000
SMSU Special Ed Teacher Education Program
$385,000
Collaborative Urban Educator
$310,000
Glenville-Emmons
$294,000
American Indian Teacher Preparation Grants
$270,000
Board of Teaching - Deficiency and Base
$220,000
Graduation Incentives ELL
$250,000
Ag Educators
$250,000
MN Council on Economic Education
$250,000
Q Comp: Deficiency Funding
$240,000
Vision Therapy Pilot Project
$200,000
Race to Reduce
$150,000
GED Tests
$120,000
Rock and Read Singing Based Pilot Project
$100,000
Statewide Educator Job Board
$80,000
Metro Deaf
$69,000
Headwaters Science Center
$50,000
Promise Neighborhood
$50,000
Total
$80,005,000
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
Spending Targets. Early in the session, there was much anticipation about the projected $1.2 billion surplus.
It was a bit of a letdown when the actual Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) report stated the
surplus was downsized to $900 million, with half of that thought to be one time revenue. Targets had to be
set with that amount in mind. The Governor and Senate had very similar education spending targets of $114
million and $112 million respectively. The House actually had a target of zero, but then found one-time
money through the Maximum Effort Loan Repayment program. The fiscal note added $53 million to the
target. The Senate and Governor both jumped on board.
In the final analysis, the House, Senate and Governor agreed on $53 million in one-time spending and the
$25 million for the Governor’s voluntary PreK program.
One-time Grants. This session was unique with the only real money appropriated was for one-time grants.
It became a priority to fund multiple programs through many grants.
Other Priorities. In the final agreement, teacher shortage and non-metro equity became the next highest
priorities after voluntary PreK.
Supplemental Education Budget Breakdown
Voluntary PreK
One-Time
Grants
54%
31%
9%
6%
Non-Metro Equity
Increase
Teacher Shortage
Initiatives
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EDUCATION FINANCE – H.F. 2749
VOLUNTARY PREK
Voluntary PreK. (New) Allocates $25 million for FY16-17 and $55 million FY18-19 for this pilot program.
This voluntary, formula driven program provides access to approximately 3,700 four-year-olds. Though this
is a pilot program, it is believed to be setting the stage for universal PreK. It is designed to be a mixed
delivery system, authorizing a district or charter school to contract with a charter school, Head Start, a
childcare center, licensed family child care program, or community-based organization to provide the
prekindergarten program. The requirements for the pilot program are:
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applications are due July 1, 2016;
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minimum 350 hours, maximum 850 hours;
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instruction through play-based learning to foster social, emotional, cognitive and physical/motor
development, and language and literacy skills;
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staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten with maximum class size of 20 children; and
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instructional staff with salaries comparable to those of local K-12 staff.
Funding for these pilots are broken down into four geographic categories, based on percentage of the
state total kindergarten enrollment:
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Minneapolis and St. Paul School Districts
10%
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Metro Suburban School Districts
40%
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Non-Metro School Districts
43%
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Charter Schools
7%
Further prioritization will be by:
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the concentration of prior year kindergarten students eligible for free and reduced priced lunch
by site; and
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the proximity to three and four-star Parent Aware programs to the school district or charter
school.
The biggest change is students are to be included in the school district Average Daily Membership (ADM)
and pupil units. A fully funded program is at 0.6 ADM and students will generate an increase to all related
formulas:
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Students enrolled in programs that provide the minimum of 350 hours of instruction will be
counted as 0.412 per pupil unit.
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Students in programs that provide 425 hours of instruction will be counted as 0.5 per pupil unit.
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Students in programs that provide 510 or more hours will be counted as 0.6 per pupil unit.
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Additional space may be accessed through the lease levy.
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EARLY LEARNING
Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Parent Aware. (Expansion) Allocates $2 million
toward increasing access and providing training assistance to providers who are located in underserved or
low-income neighborhoods.
Parent-Child Home Program. (Expansion) Allocates $2 million for evidence-based and research
validated early childhood literacy and school readiness programs for children 16 months to four years.
St. Cloud Early Learning Pilot. (New) Allocates $430,000 for a grant to the St. Cloud School District to
establish a preschool pilot program targeting low-income students and English learners.
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Home Visiting. (Expansion) Increases home visiting revenue
from $1.60 to $3.00 times population of under five-years old residing in the district on September 1 of the
last school year.
TEACHER SHORTAGE
Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) brought forth the “Teacher Shortage Act”, a bill that
stemmed from conversations across Minnesota during our Fall Advocacy Tour. MSBA’s Teacher Shortage
Act Bill, carried by Sen. Dahle and Rep. Erickson, received strong bipartisan support throughout the
session. In the end, the 2016 Supplemental Budget Bill contained several provisions.
Student Teachers in Shortage Areas Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time $2.8 million grant to be spread
out over FY17-19. The Commissioner of the Office of Higher Education may provide student teaching
stipends, to help off-set expenses while in the student teacher program, for low-income students enrolled
in a Board of Teaching approved teacher preparation program. Grantees must be interested in teaching in
a high needs subject area or region after graduating and receiving their teaching license and meet two
criteria:
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Students must be enrolled in a program that requires at least 12 weeks of student teaching.
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Students must demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the Commissioner of
Higher Education.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness. (Expansion) Increases appropriation from $200,000 to $2 million for FY17 and
may remain available until June 30, 2019. Qualifying teachers who apply by June 30, 2016, may be eligible
for repayment assistance of $1,000 per year, up to a total of $5,000. The Office of Higher Education
estimates that 194 awards will be made for the 2015-2016 award year, with as many as 1,940 annual
awards made through 2019.
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(New) Applicants are not required to reapply each year.
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(New) Requires the Office of Higher Education (OHE) to develop and distribute information
materials designed to increase awareness of federal public service loan forgiveness programs
among Minnesota residents who are eligible for those programs and requires employers to
provide employees with information about potential eligibility for this program.
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(New) The Commissioner shall provide information to public and private teacher education
programs informing them of the Minnesota student loan programs that provide full or partial
repayment opportunities. The education programs must then notify eligible students of the
programs.
Paras/Stepping Up for Kids/Grow Your Own. (New) Allocates $1.5 million in grants for FY17 and
$1 million per year for later years. Grants are available for school districts with more than 40 percent
minority students to provide tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible employees for a nonconventional
teacher residency pilot program. Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2017 may be reallocated among the
remaining districts. See Appendix for run of qualifying districts.
Southwest Minnesota State University Special Education Teacher Program Grant. (New) Allocates a
one-time appropriation for $385,000 to support Minnesota resident special education paraprofessionals
working toward licensure in an online program.
Collaborative Urban Educator Grant Program. (Changed) Increases the appropriation for FY17 by
$310,000. (New) The report, due by January 15 of each year, must now include for each cohort the
graduation rate, placement and retention rates, among other program outcomes.
American Indian Teacher Preparation Grant. (Changed) Increases the appropriation by $270,000 for
joint grants to assist American Indian people to become teachers.
Statewide Educator Job Board. (New) Allocates a one-time $80,000 appropriation in FY17 to contract
for an electronic, statewide school teacher and administrator job board.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Support Our Students Grant. (New) Allocates $12,133,000 as a one-time, six-year, matching grant.
School districts that qualify must match $1 to $1 the first four years and then escalate $3 to $1 in last two
years. No more than $2,407,000 may be allotted in FY17. It is predicted approximately 60-65 full-time
positions will be funded in the six year timeframe.
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Grants must be used to hire new, full-time or part-time professional support staff (counselors,
school psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, chemical dependency counselors).
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School districts, charter schools, intermediates and cooperatives are eligible.
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Priority will be given to schools where support service positions do not currently exist.
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Provide an equal split between metro and non-metro, to the extent practicable.
Additional criteria for consideration include:
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existing student support caseloads;
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school demographics;
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Title I revenue;
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Minnesota student survey data;
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graduation rates; and
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postsecondary completion rates.
Districts receiving grants must report to the Commissioner each year, indicating how the new positions
impact two or more of the following:
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school climate;
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attendance rates;
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academic achievement;
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career and college readiness; and/or
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postsecondary completion rates.
Staff Development Grants for Cooperative Units. (New) Allocates a one-time appropriation of $4.5
million to be used annually for staff development grants over the next three years for intermediate school
districts and other cooperative units providing instruction to students in settings of level 4 or higher.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). (Expansion) Allocates $2,750,000 for
implementation of school wide PBIS to reduce the use of restrictive procedures and increase use of
positive practices.
NON-METRO EQUITY
Non-Metro Equity Revenue. (Expansion) Allocates $4,929,000 for FY17-19 for non-metro school districts
for a 16 percent increase in the sliding scale portion of equity revenue. Those districts whose
administrative headquarters are in the seven-county metro area continue to receive a 25 percent increase
over the initial calculation for this revenue. Beginning in FY20, all districts, metro and non-metro, will
receive the same 25 percent increase over the initial calculation for this revenue. For FY17 only, the
revenue is paid in state aid.
School Building Bond Agricultural Credit. See Tax Bill.
GRANT PROGRAMS
Northwest Regional Partnership Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time $3 million grant to Lakes Country
Service Cooperative in cooperation with Northwest Service Cooperative and Moorhead State University
(MSU) to develop a continuing education teacher program to be qualified to teach secondary courses
eligible for student college credit. MSU may develop an online curriculum. The partnership must:
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provide funding for course development for up to 18 credits in applicable post-secondary
subject areas;
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provide scholarships for eligible teachers; and
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develop criteria for awarding educator stipends on a per credit basis to incentivize participation
in the continuing education program.
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Agricultural Educators Grant. (New) Allocates a $250,000 matching grant for a program established to
pay agricultural education teachers for work over the summer with high school students in extended,
project- based learning.
Q Comp. (Clarification) Increases the basic aid cap for a correction.
Sanneh Foundation Grant (Mentoring Partnerships). (New) Allocates $1.5 million to hire and train staff
in areas of youth mentorship, behavior support and academic tutoring in group and individual settings. It
may also be used to promote pathways for teachers of color.
Girls in Action Grant. (New) Allocates a $1.5 million grant for Girls in Action to continue and expand
programs that encourage and support low-income girls, including low-income girls of color, to graduate
from high school on time, complete a post-secondary preparation program, become community leaders
and participate in service learning opportunities in their communities.
Full Service Community Schools Grant. (Expansion) Allocates a one-time $1 million grant, of which
$50,000 is for administration of the program. The maximum annual grant for a school site increased to
$150,000.
Reading Corps Grant. (Expansion) Allocates $1 million for grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota
Reading Corps.
Industrial Certificate Incentive Program. (New) Allocates $1 million to establish an industrial
certification incentive program. The Commissioner of Education, together with the Governor’s Workforce
Development Council and the P-20 Education Partnership, must establish a list of qualifying career and
technical certificates and post the list on the Department of Education’s website. The certificates must be
in fields where occupational opportunities exist. The aid available equals $500 times the district’s number
of students enrolled who have earned one or more qualifying certificates during that year.
School boards may adopt a policy authorizing students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to complete a
qualifying certificate as a part of regular coursework.
The Commissioner must report to the Legislature by February 1, 2017 on the number and types of
certificates authorized for the 2016-17 school year.
Western Minnesota Mobile Manufacturing Lab Grant. (Expansion) Allocates $900,000 for the Pine to
Prairie Cooperative Center to establish a western Minnesota mobile lab program, including manufacturing
and welding labs, to create interest in these careers for secondary students.
Innovation Partners Cooperative Center Grant. (Expansion) Allocates $500,000 for a matching grant
program to provide research-based professional development services, on-site training and leadership
coaching to teachers and other school staff.
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Teacher-Governed Schools Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time, $500,000 grant for teacher-governed
schools to establish and encourage licensed teachers, employed at a school site, to explore and develop
organizational models for teaching and learning.
Upon receipt of a memorandum between the participating school board and exclusive representative of
teachers, the Commissioner shall award grants on a first-come, first-serve basis with a planning grant of up
to $50,000 during the first year and an implementation grant up to $100,000 during the next two years.
A school district must provide the Commissioner with best practices and post the information on its
website. The Commissioner must then make this information available to all interested districts and
schools throughout Minnesota.
Eden Prairie School District Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time, $500,000 grant for the Eden Prairie
School District for career and college readiness coordination, counseling, academic support for middle and
high school students, summer activities and before and after school tutoring programs.
Broadband Innovation Grants. (New) Allocates a one-time appropriation of $500,000 for two
broadband grants.
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A broadband Wi-Fi hot spot grant not to exceed $50,000 to enable to students to access
learning materials through a mobile broadband connection.
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School bus Internet access to those districts eligible for transportation sparsity revenue. The
Commissioner must prioritize grants to districts with the longest bus routes.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) Grants. (New) Allocates a one-time $800,000 appropriation for multiple
ABE programs.
Graduation Incentives for English Learners Ages 21 - 22. (Clarification) Allocates a one-time $250,000
appropriation for FY17 to participate in the graduation incentives program and concurrent enrollment
classes.
Minnesota Council on Economic Education Grant. (New) Allocates a $250,000 grant to provide staff
development to teachers in learning areas relating to economic education. This is a one-time
appropriation available until June 30, 2019.
Vision Therapy Pilot Project Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time $200,000 grant for the Centennial
School District to implement a neuro-optometric vision therapy pilot project. The Commissioner of
Education must provide for an evaluation of the pilot project and make a report to the Legislature by
January 15, 2020.
Race 2 Reduce Grant. (Expansion) Allocates a one-time appropriation of $28,000 for grants to support
expanded Race 2 Reduce water conservation programming in the White Bear Lake and the Mahtomedi
School Districts.
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General Education Diploma (GED) Tests. (New) Allocates a one-time $120,000 appropriation for FY17
only, to pay for the GED testing fees.
Rock and Read Singing Based Pilot Project Grant. (New) Allocates a one-time $100,000 grant for a
research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to improve the reading ability
of students in grades 3-5. Priority must be given to schools in which a high proportion of students do not
read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Grantee must submit a
report to the Commissioner of Education and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees by February 15, 2017.
Metro Deaf Charter School. (New) Allocates a one-time grant of $69,000 to allow prekindergarten deaf
or hard-of-hearing pupils to enroll in a charter school for the 2016-17 school year and later.
Headwaters Science Center. (Expansion) Allocates a one-time $50,000 appropriation for FY17 and later
to the Headwaters Science Center for hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
education.
Promise Neighborhood/Greater Partnerships. (Expansion) Allocates an increase of $30,000 for the four
existing education partnership pilot grants and $10,000 for Northside Achievement Zone and St. Paul
Promise Neighborhood projects.
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EDUCATION POLICY – H.F. 2749
ASSESSMENTS
Civics Test. (New) A new civics test is required for all public school students enrolling in grade 9 in the
2017-18 school year. The test is defined as 50 out of 100 questions derived from the United States
Citizenship Test. The test questions will change each year and students must answer 30 out of 50 correctly.
The test may be administered as a part of the social studies curriculum and in other languages. This multistep process must be followed each year:
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The Learning Law and Democracy Foundation and with Minnesota civics teachers must select
the 50 out of 100 questions from the US Citizenship Test.
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The Minnesota Department of Education and the Legislative Coordinating Commission must
post the questions online.
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Test scores may be recorded on the student’s transcript.
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If a student does not receive a passing grade, it may not be used to prevent graduation or
denial of a diploma.
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No testing fee may be charged.
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Students on an individualized education plan (IEP) may be exempt if an alternative is determined
by the IEP team.
College Entrance Exams. (Clarification) Students may take the ACT and/or SAT at no cost to the extent
state funds or fees are available. The student may be reimbursed if taken at another site or time.
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) High School Benchmarks. (New) The Commissioner, in
consultation with the Chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), must establish
empirically derived benchmarks on the high school MCAs. Once a student meets this benchmark, MnSCU
must not require the student take a remedial, noncredit course. A notice to this effect must be posted on
the MnSCU website and the Commissioner must notify students and parents. The process for the approval
is as follows:
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The Commissioner of Education will establish and communicate benchmarks to Chancellor of
Higher Education.
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The Chancellor will approve or reject the benchmarks by December 31, 2016.
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A rejection letter must include suggested revisions.
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New benchmarks must incorporate the Chancellor’s suggested revisions.
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An ACT or SAT score, no older than five years, may qualify.
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If benchmarks are accepted, the effective date is the 2016-17 school year and if benchmarks are
revised, the effective date is the 2018-19 school year.
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Student Testing Opt-Out. (New) The Commissioner of Education must create and publish a form for
parents and guardians to complete if they choose not to participate in state or locally required testing.
The form must include:
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a request for the reason for refusal;
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a statement of the purpose for the state standards and the alignment to the tests; and
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consequences for opting out.
Testing Disruptions. (New) The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) must create an online system
to allow students, teachers and administrators to report testing failure or disruptions. A district employee
who reports disruptions is protected from retaliation.
Students Not Reading at Grade Level K-2. (New) All students not reading at grade level must be
provided alternate instruction.
Screening Efforts. (New) School districts must annually report their efforts to screen and identify students
with dyslexia or convergence insufficiency disorder to the Commissioner beginning July 1, 2017.
Limits on Local Testing. (New) Requires school districts to publish the yearly testing calendar on their
official website before the start of the school year. This posting should include the reason for the test and
whether it is a local option or required by state or federal law.
Written Summary of Student Performance and Progress. (New) Teachers must be provided with a
written summary of student’s current and longitudinal Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA)
performance and progress.
School District Assessment Committee. (New) If there is no agreement between the board and the
bargaining unit on assessments, the district must create an assessment committee comprised of equal
number of administrators and teachers along with at least one parent. The committee must advise the
school board on administering the local standardized assessments. The District Advisory Committee may
be used for this purpose.
SCHOOL CLIMATE AND ENGAGEMENT
School Crisis Response Teams. (New) In regions where a crisis response team does not exist by school
district, county or city, the Commissioner of Education must work cooperatively with the Minnesota School
Safety Center to develop a plan to form a crisis response team. The Commissioner is required to collect,
maintain and make available to school districts contact information for school crisis teams throughout the
state.
District Student Surveys. (Change) School districts must develop and adopt policies, in consultation
with parents, on conducting student surveys and using or distributing personal student information. In
addition, school districts must directly notify parents regarding:
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policies or any substantive changes in policies;
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approximate dates for administering surveys; and
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adequate opportunity for parents to review the survey and allow students to opt out with no
penalty.
Student Discipline. (New) School boards must report to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
student-on-teacher assaults and the intervention/resolution within 30 days of the dismissal or assault. MDE
will aggregate the data in the school performance reports.
Student Removal. (New) School district policies must include a provision that a student must be
removed from class immediately for violent behavior, or assault, as defined by M.S. 609.02, Subd. 10.
Teacher’s Legitimate Educational Interest. (New) A teacher must be notified of students placed in their
classroom who have a history of violent behavior, including documented physical assault of a district
employee by the student.
Student Discipline Work Group. (New) A work group is created to review the substance and application
of the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act. Written recommendations will be made to the Legislature by
February 1, 2017. Recommendations are to include improving disciplinary policies, practices and
procedures as they affect students and school officials and on student outcomes. MSBA will have a
representative on this working group.
STANDARDS
Physical Education Standards. (New) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the Department of
Education (MDE) must adopt the most recent national physical education standards. The Department may
adapt the standards where needed and will make sample assessments available to the districts by 2018-19
school year.
Standards Review Cycle. (Change) Physical education standards will be reviewed again in the
2022-23 school year. Due to this addition, all rotations of existing academic standards will be pushed
back one year.
Physical Education Standards Exemption. (New) A student may be exempt from physical education
when:
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a written document is provided, signed by physician, stating physical activity is a
risk to student health;
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a student’s needs under the IEP, 504 plan or individualized health plan are met; or
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a parent or guardian requests an exemption on religious grounds.
Recess. (New) Encourages school districts not to remove K-5 students from recess as a means of
punishment or disciplinary action.
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Character Development Education. (New) School districts may voluntarily incorporate the history and
values of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients:
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as a part of the curriculum;
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as staff development opportunities;
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to encourage relicensure committees to include six hours of continuing education for teachers
who complete training; and
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to allow for program funding from other sources.
IMPROVING INSTRUCTION THROUGH DIVERSIFYING THE WORKFORCE
District Advisory Committee. (Change) The district advisory committee must recommend to the school
board ways to improve equitable student access to effective and diverse teachers.
Site Team. (New) The site team is now a requirement. It must be comprised of an equal number of
administrators and teachers along with at least one parent. This team will develop and implement
strategies on improved instruction and cultural competencies.
Diverse and Effective Teachers. (New) Language about diverse and effective teachers is inserted into
the Teacher Development and Evaluation, Teacher Tenure Act, Teacher Supply and Demand Report and
Achievement and Integration law.
WORLD’S BEST WORKFORCE
World’s Best Workforce Reporting. (Change) A district’s annual public meeting on World’s Best
Workforce must include a report of the district’s efforts to equitably distribute diverse, effective,
experienced and in-field teachers.
Reports Moved. (Change) The following reports are now incorporated in the World’s Best Workforce
Reporting System:
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staff development plan;
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school readiness plan;
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gifted and talented process and procedures for participation E-12; and
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process to examine equitable distribution of effective and experienced teacher to low-income
and minority students.
Performance Measures. (Change) Strikes student performance on National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) as a World’s Best Workforce measure of district and school progress.
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Expansion of Student Categories. (Change) School districts must collect and report disaggregated data
for student outcome performance to the Minnesota Department of Education for the purpose of the
statewide accountability system. Categories include:
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home language;
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refugee status;
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English learners present and previously;
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populations above 1,000 on the most recent census;
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homelessness;
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ethnicity;
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race;
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immigrant;
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free and reduced price lunch; and
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currently or previously in foster care.
TEACHER LICENSURE
Career and Technical Education Teacher. (Change) The Board of Teaching may issue two, one-year
waivers to individuals who have:
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a bachelor’s degree;
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three years’ work history in an area; and
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enrolled in alternative licensure program for CTE instruction.
Alternative Licensure for Career and Technical Education (CTE) (New) The Board of Teaching in
collaboration with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) must develop standards,
pedagogy and curriculum to prepare qualified individuals to attain certification as a career and technical
education instructor.
Career and Technical Certification. (New) The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board
of Trustees must provide an alternative preparation program to allow individuals to be certified as a career
and technical education instructor able to teach career and technical education course offered by a school
district or charter school. This first program may be located in the seven-county metropolitan area.
Teacher License Renewal. (New) Teachers who are renewing their license must have one hour of suicide
prevention best practices.
Montessori Teacher Licensure. (New) The Board of Teaching may issue a one-year full license, two
times, to a certified Montessori Teacher.
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Out-of-State Teaching License. (New) The Board of Teaching must issue a full, 5-year professional
license to an out-of-state teacher if they:
1) pass all exams;
2) complete the human relations requirements;
3) have a similar license in scope and field; and
4) complete field specific teaching methods, student teaching, or have two years of teaching
experience in a similar scope and field.
If a teacher is missing the exams, but has everything else, the Board of Teaching must issue the teacher up
to four, one-year initial licenses.
If the teacher is missing field specific training or student teaching, but has everything else, the Board of
Teaching must issue up to four, one-year initial licenses.
Career and Technical Educator Licensing Advisory Task Force. (New) Creates a ten-member task force
appointed by the Commissioner consisting of the following members:
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one person from the Board of Teaching;
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one person representing Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU);
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one person representing science, technology and engineering;
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one person designated from the Board of Minnesota Association for Career and Technical
Administrators;
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one person designated from the Board of Minnesota Association for Career and Technical
Education;
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three people who are secondary school administrators; and
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two people who are members of other interested groups.
The work group must review the current status of career and technical educator licenses and provide
recommendations for the licensure requirements and methods to increase access for school districts to
career and technical educators.
Legislative Study Group on Teacher Licensure. (New) Creates a 12-member legislative study group to
review the 2016 Legislative Auditor Report on the Minnesota teacher licensure program. A report is to be
submitted by February 1, 2017, to the Legislature, recommending how to restructure the system. The
study group must consist of six members from the House and Senate; the education chairs of both bodies
are to be included in the study group.
Parental Rights for PreK through Grade 12. (Change) All parental rights pertaining to education statute
moved to one area of the statute (124D.8957) for easier access.
Open Enrollment. (Change) Students of staff in the school where an education enrollment lottery is held
must be given priority.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
Paperwork Reduction. (New) The Department of Education must reduce state required special
education paperwork by 25 percent.
Transition Plans. (New) A student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) does not need a
transition plan if the IEP meets the parameters of a transition plan.
Health Disability. (New) Before an evaluation team determines another health disability, the team must
seek written proof signed by a licensed provider.
Restrictive Procedures Work Group Recommendations Adopted. (Change) Moves prone restraint to
list of prohibited procedures and requires quarterly reporting on the issue of seclusion.
Report. (Change) The Department of Education shall report on blind and visually impaired & deaf and
hard of hearing is changed to biennial.
CHARTER SCHOOLS
School Districts as Authorizers. (Change) Districts that are charter school authorizers satisfy the
requirements of authorizer evaluation by submitting a written promise to the Commissioner.
Duplicative Reporting. (New) The Department of Education must use the information they already have
access to in order to reduce duplicative reporting when evaluating charter school authorizers.
Special Education Schools. (New) Allows the Metro Deaf School to accept prekindergarten students.
Technical Changes. (Clarification)
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Eliminates the requirement that charter schools be members of the Minnesota Council of
Nonprofits or the Minnesota Council on Foundations.
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Clarifies the process for mutual nonrenewal between authorizers and charter schools.
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Clarifies the submission of and timeline for charter schools annual public reports to the
department.
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Clarifies the withdrawal process for charter schools and authorizers that elect a mutual
nonrenewal.
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Changes the “preoperational year” for charters to a “preoperational period.”
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FACILITIES
Solar Panels. (New) Solar panels must conform to National Electrical Code.
Debt Service Equalization. (Change) Beginning FY18, indexes the equalizing factors for Tier 1 and Tier 2
equalization as follows:
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Tier 1: Greater of $4,430 or 55.33 percent of state average ANTC/APU
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Tier 2: Greater of $8,000 or 100 percent of state average ANTC/APU
SCHOOL TRUST LANDS
School Trust Lands Director. (New) Allows the school trust lands director to enter into joint powers
agreements and evaluate and initiate real estate development projects on school trust lands. The director
position and its duties are now in education statute.
School Trust Lands. (New) Allows $200,000 for two years from the Forest Suspense Account for
expedited land exchanges and sales of school trust lands. Funding dedicated to initiate the private sale of
surplus lands identified within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Allocates $200,000 to initiate
a valuation process for trust lands in which there is no compensation.
Minerals Management Account. (New) Quarterly sweep of the Minerals Management Account to
transfer money to Permanent School Fund when fund is over $3 million.
Omnibus Higher Education - H.F. 2749
The bill provided an additional $5 million to be spent on higher education over the biennium, including
appropriations to the Office of Higher Education, the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. The proposed budget includes the following items:
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$2 million for state grants to low and middle-income students;
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$800,000 for health training restoration at the University of Minnesota;
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$570,000 for operating support at MnSCU;
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$200,000 for open textbook initiatives at MnSCU; and
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$100,000 for a collegiate recovery program at the University’s Rochester campus.
LOAN FORGIVENESS
Application for Teacher Loan Forgiveness. (Change) Eliminates the requirement for the applicant to
annually reapply for eligibility for loan forgiveness. No one teacher shall receive more than five annual
rewards.
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Promotion of Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs. (New) The Commissioner must
develop and distribute informational materials designed to increase awareness of the federal public service
loan forgiveness programs among eligible Minnesota residents.
Promotion of Minnesota Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program. (New) The Commissioner shall provide
information to the public and private teacher education programs concerning student loan programs. The
education programs must then notify eligible students of the programs.
CONNECTING COLLEGE AND CAREER
Planning Information for Post-Secondary Education. (New) The Office of Higher Education shall make
available to all residents, beginning in the 7th grade through adulthood, information about planning and
preparing for post-secondary education opportunities.
Student and Employer Connection Information System. (New) Allocates a $500,000 grant to the St.
Paul Foundation for the creation of a web-based job and intern-seeking software tool that blind matches
the needs of employers with high school seniors and post-secondary students attending Minnesota high
schools and post-secondary institutions. The foundation must report by January 15, 2017 to the
Legislature.
Equity in Education and Job Connection Grant. (New) Allocates $500,000 for the Commissioner of the
Office of Higher Education to award grants to improve post-secondary attendance, completion, and
retention and the obtaining of well-paying jobs to the historically underrepresented college students.
Grants must be awarded to Minnesota colleges and universities and private organization programs. The
office shall submit a report to the Legislature by January 15 each year through 2021.
ACT or SAT College Ready Scores. (New) A state college or university must not require an individual to
take a remedial course if the individual has received a college ready ACT or SAT score.
College Admissions. (New) For admission purposes to a state college or university, the institution must
consider the individual’s scores on the high school Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA), in
addition to other factors determined relevant by the college or university.
Omnibus Agriculture – H.F. 2749
Tractor Rollover Protection Pilot Program. (Continuation) Allocates $250,000 as a one-time
appropriation, for grants to Minnesota farmers and schools who retrofit eligible tractors with eligible
rollover protective structures.
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Environmental and Natural Resources – H.F. 2749
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. (New) Allocates a one-time $750,000 grant to construct a
new dormitory, renovate an old dormitory, construct a maintenance building and classroom building with
parking lot.
Omnibus Public Safety and Corrections – H.F. 2749
Sex Trafficking. (Expansion) Allocates $820,000 in grants for state and local government to support new
or existing multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex trafficking.
Broadband Development – H.F. 2749
Border-to-Border Broadband Development Program. (Expansion) Allocates $35 million in FY17 to the
Border-to-Border Broadband fund. The definition of “under-served areas” is updated and limits the
amount that may be used for grants to under-served areas to $5 million. Specifies that up to $1 million
may be used for administrative costs, including mapping. This legislation sets aside $500,000 to increase
availability to areas with significantly low-income households. It also adopts the new broadband speed
goals as recommended by Governor’s Broadband Work Group. This is a one-time appropriation.
Equity – H.F. 2749
The Equity Article allocates $35 million to various programs to promote and enhance equity programs
across all areas of government. This is the first time in Minnesota legislative history there has been a
finance article dedicated to issue of equity. Highlighted below are the programs that are directly or
indirectly related to E-12 education.
Youth-at-Work Grant Program. (New) Allocates $2 million for FY17 to provide grants to organizations
that provide support services such as job training, employment preparation, internships, job assistance to
fathers, financial literacy, academic and behavioral interventions for low-performing students, and youth
intervention. Grants must focus on low-income communities, young adults from families with a history of
generational poverty and communities of color.
YWCA of Minneapolis. (New) Allocates a $750,000 grant to the YWCA of Minneapolis to provide
economically challenged individuals the job skills training, career counseling and job placement assistance
necessary to secure a child development associate credential and to have a career path in early childhood
education.
Community-Based Organizations Serving Somali Youth. (New) Allocates $2 million in FY17 for grants
to provide youth engagement, prevention and intervention activities that help build the resiliency of the
Somali Minnesotan community and address challenges facing Somali youth. $1 million is a grant to
Youthprise for activities. To the extent possible, funding must be distributed equally between Greater
Minnesota and the metropolitan area.
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Ujamaa Place Grant. (New) Allocates a $600,000 grant for job training, employment preparation,
internships, education, training in the construction trades, housing and organizational capacity building.
Construction Careers Foundation. (New) Allocates a $2 million grant for the “Construction Career
Pathway” initiative to provide year round educational and experiential learning opportunities for teens and
young adults under the age of 21 that lead to careers in the construction industry. For FY18 and thereafter,
the base amount is $1 million. Priority must be given to individuals and groups that are economically
disadvantaged or historically underrepresented in the construction industry, including, but not limited to
women, veterans and members of minority and immigrant groups. Grant funds must be used to:
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increase construction industry exposure activities for middle and high school youth, parents and
counselors;
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increase the number of high schools in Minnesota offering construction classes;
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increase the number of summer internships;
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enhance activities to support graduating seniors to obtain employment in the construction
industry;
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increase the number of young adults employed in the construction industry and ensure they
reflect Minnesota’s diverse workforce; and
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enhance an industry wide marketing campaign targeted to youth and young adults about the
depth and breadth of careers within the construction industry.
State Department and Veterans – H.F. 2749
James Metzen Mighty Ducks Ice Center Development Act. (Expansion) Allocates $8 million to the
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission for grants to local units of government for ice facilities indoor air
quality improvements and elimination of the use of R-22 in ice centers.
Veterans Preference Act (VPA). (New) A veteran who is working for a school district and who has been
separated from the military service under honorable conditions may not be removed after the initial hiring
probation period expires except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing. This bill does not
change the exemption provided for teachers.
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Omnibus Health and Human Services Appropriations - H.F. 2749
School Linked Mental Health Grants. (Expansion) Allocates $33,000 for FY17 to current grantees to
expand services to school buildings, school districts or counties that do not have school-linked mental
health available. The general fund base for this appropriation is $1,450,000 in FY18 and FY19.
OMNIBUS ELECTIONS – S.F. 2381
School Board Special Elections Reversed. This new law reverses the 2015 costly and inefficient
requirement that school boards must hold a special election in the event of a school board position
vacancy. The bill:
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allows a school board to appoint someone to a vacated seat;
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provides in most cases, the appointment to be in effect until an election is held during the next
general election;
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allows for a five percent threshold of the general election voters to sign a petition to negate the
appointed school candidate within the first 30 days of appointment; and
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requires immediate cancellation of a scheduled board vacancy special election by board
resolution.
OMNIBUS TAX BILL – H.F. 848 – POCKET VETO
After no tax bill in 2015, we are still without a tax bill as we prepare this summary. Governor Dayton
vetoed the tax bill, which contained $800 million in tax relief to Minnesotans across the State, due to a
$1 million drafting error. A tax bill has been a top priority for Minnesota School Boards Association and
others for almost two years. Working families with young children, small businesses, veterans, college
graduates, farmers and local governments would have benefited from the tax relief in this bipartisan piece
of legislation.
Agriculture Property Tax Relief. (Vetoed) Would have allocated $90 million in a property tax credit for
owners of agricultural property. Under this provision the state tax credit is equal to 40 percent of the tax
attributable to school district debt levies. This provision is important to Greater Minnesota school districts
because it would help school districts pass capital bond referendums. This would be a significant and
noticeable tax reduction for agriculture land-owners, as it relates to capital bonds for school districts. See
appendix for School Building Bond Agriculture Credit run.
Below are some additional highlights of the tax bill that initially passed bipartisanly in both the House and
the Senate and then was vetoed by the Governor.
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$110 million in tax relief for college graduates paying off student loans through a refundable tax
credit up to $1,000. This would be the first of its kind in the country.
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$49 million in tax relief for families who contribute to 529 Plans to save for their children’s
college costs.
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$13 million in tax relief for veterans by raising the income eligibility threshold, and increasing the
total credit from $750 to $1,000.
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$150 million in tax relief for working families by expanding the working family tax credit.
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$32 million to reduce the cost of childcare; by expanding the childcare tax credit, families could
earn a tax credit up to $960.
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$30 million in increased local government aid to cities ($20 million) and counties ($10 million).
OMNIBUS PENSIONS BILL - S.F. 588 – VETOED
The Omnibus Pensions Bill hit the final bump after a rocky road when the Governor vetoed this bill on
May 31, 2016.
In Governor Dayton’s veto message, he stated that to lower the cost of living by one percent for Teacher
Retirement Association (TRA) retirees for the 2017 year would not be fair, and he could not agree to it.
“Legislation in the 2017 Session, which will be necessary to address the current pension plan funding
projections, must contain a shared participation and be funded in order to gain my signature”, said
Governor Dayton.
Teacher’s Retirement Association (TRA). (Vetoed) There were early session discussions about raising
employer contributions for TRA by one percent. Many stakeholders opposed this increase without
additional funding to offset the cost.
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The employer’s cost-sharing burden was estimated to be $44 million, of which there was no
designated source of revenue.
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Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) testified to the Legislative Committee on Pensions
and Retirement that school districts cannot support any legislative proposal unless there is
additional state aid to cover employer costs.
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The scaled down legislative proposal offered a lower return on investment assumption from 8.5
percent to 8 percent and a cost of living adjustment for retirees from two percent to one
percent.
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N E W R EQUIREMENTS
Added Responsibilities
Board of Teaching
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Must establish rules for teacher license renewal requiring one hour of suicide prevention. Beginning
August 1, 2017.
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Must encourage teacher preparation programs and institutions to develop alternate pathways to
licensure.
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Must award a five-year teaching license to an out-of-state licensed teacher who successfully completes
requirements.
Minnesota State College and Universities (MnSCU) and/or
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
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MnSCU must provide an alternative preparation program allowing certain individuals to be certified as
a career and technical instructor.
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MDE and MnSCU must establish empirically derived benchmarks on high school tests (MCAs) that
reveal a trajectory toward college and career. A state college or university must not require an
individual to take a remedial course if the individual has received a college ready ACT score or met the
MCA benchmark.
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MDE must adopt the most recent National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) K-12
standards and benchmarks.
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MDE must create and make available sample assessments for new physical education standards.
Beginning 2018-19.
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MDE must implement a review of the academic standards and benchmarks for physical education.
Beginning 2022-23 and forward on a ten-year rotation. This change delays other academic standards
reviews by one year.
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MDE shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting and reporting system to
identify and tract all revenues generated from third-party billings as special education revenue in
annual cross subsidy report.
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MDE must make teacher-governed schools’ best practices information available to all school districts
in Minnesota.
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MDE must establish a grant program for school bus Internet access.
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MDE must create and publish a form for parents and guardians to complete if they wish to refuse to
participate in local or state testing.
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MDE must create an online system to allow students, teachers and administrators to report testing
failures or disruptions.
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MDE must create a crisis response team where one does not currently exist.
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MDE must identify and remove 25 percent of the paperwork burden on special education teachers.
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The Learning Law & Democracy Foundation and
Minnesota Civics Teachers
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Must create a civics exam by selecting 50 of 100 questions from the United States Citizenship Test
each year. Effective 2017-18.
Department of Education and Legislative Coordinating Commission
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Must post civics exam question each year on website. By August 1 annually, beginning 2017-18.
School District
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Administer civics exam; students must correctly answer 30 of 50 questions, for 9th graders, starting in
the 2017-18 school year.
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Annually report a summary of the district’s efforts to screen and identify students with dyslexia or
convergence insufficiency disorder, by July 1, 2017.
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Publish the testing calendar prior to start of the school year with rationale and if a local option or a
federal requirement.
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Disaggregation of student data must be used as identified under Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), state and 2016 legislative guidelines beginning 2017-18.
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English learner data must include all pupils enrolled in a course or program who are currently or were
previously counted as an English learner beginning 2018-19.
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Prioritize children of district staff when an enrollment lottery is required.
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Provide a written summary to a teacher of students’ current and longitudinal performance and
progress by the state’s assessments.
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Identify annually kindergarten through grade 2 students not reading at grade level prior to the end of
the school year and provide alternate instruction.
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Establish a District Assessment Committee if there is no agreement between school boards and
exclusive representative of teachers. District may use District Advisory Council in lieu of establishing a
new committee.
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Must develop and adopt policies on conducting student surveys and the use and distribution of
students’ personal information.
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A district must seek written documentation of the student’s medically diagnosed chronic or acute
health condition before a school district evaluation team can make a determination of another health
disability.
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Establish a school site team to develop and implement strategies and education effectiveness
practices to improve instruction, curriculum, cultural competencies and student achievement at the
school site. The team must include an equal number of teachers, administrators and at least one
parent.
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School Board
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Adopt a plan and process at a school board meeting to assess and select gifted and talented students.
This shall be part of the World’s Best Workforce.
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Report under the World’s Best Workforce, as a part of the school performance report, efforts to
equitably distribute diverse, effective, experienced and in-field teachers.
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Evaluate the improvement of students’ equitable access to effective and diverse teachers.
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Create a school crisis response team in regions where one does not exist.
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Develop and publish a form to allow parents and guardians to opt-out of participating in the
Student Survey.
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Adopt a policy that includes a provision that a student must be removed from class immediately if the
student engages in assault of violent behavior, for a period of time deemed appropriate by principal in
consultation with the teacher.
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Teacher’s “Right to Know” of any documented physical assault of a district employee by a student.
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May adopt a policy authorizing students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to complete a qualified career
and technical certificate as a part of regular course work.
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Added Reporting to the Legislature and/or the Commissioner
May 24, 2016
Recipients of a Youth at Work grant must report defined criteria to the Commissioner.
2016-17 school year
School boards must submit to the Commissioner a report of each physical assault of a
district employee by a student within 30 days of the occurrence. The report must include
a sanction, intervention or resolution.
2016-17 school year
A school board’s World’s Best Workforce report to the public shall include information on
teachers who are members of underrepresented populations.
2016-17 school year
A school district’s World’s Best Workforce report must include staff development activities
and expenditures, gifted and talented processes and procedures, and a school readiness
plan.
December 31, 2016
School districts that receive an agricultural educator grant must report to the
Commissioner the number of teachers funded by program and outcomes compared to
goals produced.
January 15, 2017
St. Cloud School District preschool must submit a report to the Minnesota Department of
Education (MDE) describing the activities undertaken and outcomes achieved with the
pilot program. The 2019 report must include recommendations for other districts
interested in other prekindergarten programs.
January 15, 2017
Institutions participating in the Collaborative Urban Educator grant program shall report
to the Legislature graduation rates and placement rates for each graduating cohort of
teacher candidates, and the retention rate for each graduating cohort.
January 15, 2017
Northwest Regional Partnership must report to the Commissioner of Education,
Legislature and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees
on annual progress of its activities including financial reporting for previous year.
February 1, 2017
The Commissioner of Education shall report to the Legislature an evaluation on the
improvement of student’s equitable access to effective and diverse teachers.
February 1, 2017
Grant recipients of the Student Support Services grant must report on how the new
positions affected two or more of the following measures: (1) school climate; (2)
attendance rates; (3) academic achievement; (4) career and college readiness; and (5)
postsecondary completion rates.
February 1, 2017
The Student Discipline Work Group must submit written recommendations to the
Legislature.
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February 1, 2017
The Commissioner must report on the Certification Incentive Revenue Program to the
Legislature. The report must include the number of participants and type of certificates
granted.
February 15, 2017
The grant recipient for the Rock and Read program must report on the expenditures and
outcomes to policy and finance committees and education chairs.
July 1, 2017
School districts shall report to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) a Dyslexia
Screening Identification report.
January 15, 2018
The Northwest Regional Partnership must submit a report to the Legislature,
Commissioner and MnSCU Board of Trustees on progress of activities.
February 15, 2018
Grant recipients of the Education Partnership pilots shall report to the Legislature the
activities funded by the grant, changes in outcome measures attributable to grant-funded
activities.
January 15, 2020
An evaluation of the Vision Therapy Pilot Grant must be reported by the Commissioner to
the Legislature.
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Task Forces and Working Groups
Taskforce/
Workgroup
Career and
Technical
Educator
Licensing
Advisory Task
Force
Members & Mission
Date Due
Appointed by the Commissioner by July 1, 2016:
• one from Board of Teaching;
• one from a board approved teacher preparation program;
• one from STEM program;
• one designated by the Board of the Minnesota Association
for Career and Technical Administrators;
• one designated by the Board of the Minnesota Association
for Career and Technical Education;
• three people who are secondary school administrators; and
• two people from other interested groups as determined by
the Commissioner.
By January 15, 2017 to
chairs and ranking
minority members of
the K-12 Education and
Higher Education
legislative committees.
Must review current status of career and technical educator
licenses and provide recommendations on changes to increase
access for school districts to licensed career and technical
educators.
Legislative Study Appointments made by June 1, 2016:
• six current senators – three appointed by the Senate
Group on
majority leader and three by the Senate minority leader (one
Educator
must be current chair of Senate Education Committee); and
Licensure
• six current members of the House of Representatives - three
appointed by the Speaker of the House and three by the
House Minority Leader (one must be the current chair of
Education Innovation Policy Committee).
By February 1, 2017
Must review the 2016 report by the Office of the Legislative
Auditor on the Minnesota teacher licensure program and make
recommendations on restructuring the licensure system.
Student
Discipline
Working Group
Created to review the Minnesota’s Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and
submit written recommendations on improving disciplinary
policies practices and procedures.
21 members appointed by executive directors of organizations.
The Commissioner must convene the first meeting.
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By February 1, 2017 to
chairs and ranking
minority members of
the education
committees.
H I GHLIGHTS
Teacher Shortage Act
The fall 2015 Advocacy Tour took the Minnesota School Boards Association’s (MSBA) government relations team
across Minnesota. In Greater Minnesota, the Twin Cities metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, a common
thread emerged – there is a need for more teachers in Minnesota. Especially teachers who reflect the diversity of
the students in our classrooms.
MSBA’s Delegate Assembly (DA) meeting took place in December. The issue of a shortage of teachers in specific
content areas, such as career and technical, physics and mathematics, was loud and clear. To that end, teacher
shortage became a part of MSBA’s 2016 legislative priorities.
Sen. Kevin Dahle, a former principal and teacher, took an immediate interest in the issue and agreed to chief
author the Senate bill. Rep. Sondra Erickson, also a former teacher and chair of the House Education Innovation
Policy committee, chief authored the bill in the House. Superintendents, teachers, principals, unions and human
resource personnel from across Minnesota testified on behalf of the Teacher Shortage Act bill, bringing “reallife” scenarios to the legislators.
The Teacher Shortage Act included several
provisions to help recruit, train and retain
teachers in Minnesota. Elements included:
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A student teacher loan
forgiveness program.
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Stipends for teacher candidates
for expenses during the student
teaching portion of their
candidacy.
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A “Grow Your Own” program
allowing districts to create a
program specific to its needs.
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A statewide teaching job board
allowing positions to be posted
by districts and candidates
seeking positions to be alerted
when a “match” occurs.
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Collaborative Urban Educator
program.
Over $7 million of funding for initiatives was
part of the final supplemental education
bill. MSBA looks forward to continuing the
effort to increase the teacher workforce in
Minnesota with the Teacher Shortage Act
2.0 in the next legislative session.
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School Trust Lands
Minnesota made history on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.
After a long campaign by the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) and other education advocates, the
State Senate confirmed the Governor’s appointment of Aaron Vande Linde as the state’s first school trust lands
director. In his role, Vande Linde oversees 2.5 million acres of land held in trust for the Minnesota public school
children. Today the trust is worth approximately $1 billion, generating approximately $28 million in interest and
dividends for distribution to the schools each year.
The confirmation was celebrated with Minnesota cut out cookies, provided by Senator John Hoffman, and the
event was captured in photos and video allowing you to share in this historic event. You may view them on
MSBA’s Capitol Connections.
Vande Linde has spent the past three years at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as the school
trust lands administrator. He said his new role, which will be independent of the DNR, will focus more on
strategic planning to ensure the property is used to its fullest potential.
This was a concerted effort by many over the last ten years; credit needs to be given where credit is due.
Rep. Tim O’Driscoll, R-Sartell, was chief sponsor of 2012 legislation that created the independent director
position. His bill won bipartisan support after criticism that the DNR wasn’t doing enough to make the most of
the land and the money it generates. “We’ve been waiting nearly three years for this appointment, but
nevertheless we are very pleased it has finally occurred,” O’Driscoll said.
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A long-time advocate of school trust lands reform, Sen. Chuck Wiger, D-Maplewood, felt an urgent need early
on to learn more about the School Trust Lands; especially how to provide better oversight and accountability on
behalf of the children.
Now, almost ten years later, Wiger proudly stated, “Here we are today confirming the first School Trust Lands
director, I think our founding Fathers would be very pleased, very proud, that we are still talking about the
importance of those lands and that return for the kids. What a vision they had for our State.” He went on to say,
“Mr. Vande Linde is an outstanding director and the revenue will continue to grow.”
MSBA backed the 2012 legislation creating the director position to improve oversight over the School Trust
Lands and the money generated.
“All children are beneficiaries to a trust fund set up by the Founding Fathers upon statehood,” said Denise
Dittrich, MSBA’s associate director of government relations, who pushed the issue as a state representative.
“Finally, the school children have an authentic trustee to provide oversight and accountability to the
management of their trust fund. Thanks to all the school boards who passed board resolutions, testified,
attended meetings, made phone calls and sent emails to bring us to this day in history.”
Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, said, “We finally have one person with singular responsibility to oversee
the trust.”
Brenda Cassellius, the state education commissioner, said she will work with the DNR to continue a delicate
balance between conservation and responsible land use. “It will be good to have leadership in this area so we
can be sure the lands are administered well,” she said.
MSBA - 2016 Legislative Summary | Page 32
Bills That Did Not Pass (Fortunately or Unfortunately)
Many policy bills were heard but did not pass through a committee prior to the first deadline, or simply did not
make the final bill. Several of these bills are listed on the “Looking Ahead” section of this document as we fully
anticipate to see them again.
•
Principals Included in Q Comp. The bill would have added principals to Q comp.
•
Mandating School Districts to Enforce End-of-Life Orders. The bill stated in the event of a medical
emergency involving a student with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), Do Not Intubate (DNI) and/or an
Allow Natural Death (AND) order on file with the school staff must follow the student's DNR-DNI-AND
order.
•
Outdoor Place-Based Education. The bill would have established an advisory group to develop
recommendations to design and implement a statewide outdoor place-based education plan.
•
Student Journalists. The bill stated a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech
and freedom of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the school-sponsored
media receives financial support from the school or district, uses school equipment or facilities in its
production, or is produced in relationship to a class or course in which the student journalist is
enrolled.
•
Online Students’ Extracurricular Activities. This bill would have mandated resident districts to
provide extracurricular activities to students who are not enrolled in the resident district, but are fully
enrolled in an online program.
•
Student Discipline Proposals. The bill called for a school board to immediately expel a student for
assaulting a teacher and the student could not be placed in the same classroom without the teacher’s
agreement.
•
Third-Grade Literacy. The bill, as introduced, could have retained a third-grader not reading at grade
level. The bill was amended to provide for the option of retention, but to include an individual learning
plan for every student not meeting grade level proficiency. MSBA advocated strongly against both of
these provisions as absolutes. The final bill was much more permissive.
•
Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE). The bill would have provided investments in
professional development and allow educators to hone their skills and increase instructional
knowledge. It is a proven method of teacher retention. Throughout the session lawmakers said TDE
was a high priority; unfortunately, it did not pass.
•
Early Learning Scholarships. The bill would have provided priority for scholarships to families with the
highest needs, such homelessness or foster care. The bill would have lifted the cap of $7,500 and
increased the appropriation for Parent Aware services.
•
Publishing Test Preparation Costs. The bill mandated the department to annually compile and
publish data relating to expenditures by school districts for preparation of all assessments, including
the costs of materials and staff time.
•
Innovation Zones. The bill would have allowed the education commissioner more authority in
exempting districts from state statutes to achieve Innovation Zone goals. Innovation Zones allow
groups of school districts to collaborate in providing innovative education programs and activities and
sharing district resources.
MSBA - 2016 Legislative Summary | Page 33
•
Employer Increases in Teacher Retirement Association (TRA) and Public Employees Retirements
Association (PERA). The Governor’s veto delayed any action on the pension fix.
•
A Board of Teaching Endorsement for Concurrent Enrollment. The bill would have required the
Board of Teaching to issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher
licensed in a content-specific field who successfully completes qualification requirements.
•
Crumb Rubber Field and Playgrounds. The bill would have required signs at playgrounds and
athletic fields on how to avoid crumb rubber fibers, dust, and other adverse impacts. It placed a
moratorium until July 1, 2019, on using crumb rubber in new fields and playgrounds. It also required a
report to the legislature.
•
Licensure for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Early Education Teachers. The bill would have
allowed teachers in these areas to be included in teacher bargaining and teacher tenure.
•
Licensed Teachers for Voluntary PreK. The bill would have mandated licensed teachers for the
voluntary preK program.
•
Physical Education Teachers. The bill would have mandated an individual teaching a physical
education class to be licensed in physical education.
•
Civics Education. The initial bill required a high school student to demonstrate his or her knowledge
of civics to graduate.
•
Special Education Caseloads. The bill would have allowed teacher collective bargaining agreements
to establish caseload maximums for special education teachers and other service providers, or must
indicate the parties to the agreement agreed not to include caseload maximums in their agreement.
•
Child Sexual Abuse Policy and School Requirements. The bill would have required the Department
to develop and maintain a state model policy on child sexual abuse prevention; required that all
schools to provide age-appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse awareness and prevention; and
mandated that all personnel at a school receive training to prevent, recognize, and respond to child
sexual abuse.
•
Teachers and Student Violence. The initial bill would have allowed the school board and the
exclusive representative of the teachers to discuss the need for intervention services or conflict
resolution or training for staff.
•
Family Medical Leave. The bill would have created a mandatory 12-week unpaid leave to care for
sick relatives for employees working for employers of 21 or more employees. The bill also would have
established an insurance benefit program for employees. The three types of benefits available would
have included pregnancy, bonding, and family care benefits.
•
Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP). The bill would have removed the requirement that
school districts request a proposal from PEIP. It would have allowed school districts to have health
insurance contracts up to five years in length, and service cooperatives to have health insurance
contracts up to four years in length. And finally, it would have removed the provision that a school
district will not be considered self-insured solely by participating in a joint powers arrangement.
MSBA - 2016 Legislative Summary | Page 34
L O O KING AHEAD
Issues to Watch in 2017
The 2017 legislative session, which begins on Tuesday, January 3, promises to be a longer, funding session. In
odd numbered years the legislature budgets, debates and enacts a state budget for two years. This budget
session will be more challenging if there is not a 2016 special session to address bonding, taxes, and
transportation funding. Also impacting the state bottom line will be how the November budget forecast looks
going into FY17-19. It will be integral for the legislative session.
The upcoming legislative session will bring an influx of new members in the House and Senate and the majority
could flip. The majority party will have a huge impact on the approaches to the issues below.
Looking ahead to next session, Minnesota School Boards Association (MBSA) staff will be holding our advocacy
tour in September across the state. We encourage you to participate in these meetings as they are the initial
step in generated the 2017 MSBA Legislative Agenda.
Please take time to get involved and become a delegate to MSBA’s Delegate Assembly (D.A.), or consider
writing a D.A. resolution for the meeting held in December. The following issues are expected to be part of the
2017 session.
• Basic formula increase with inflation included.
•
Agriculture lands fix which would cut 40 percent property taxes generated from school capital
referendums.
•
All referendums to be conducted on a general election day.
•
K-12 tax credits and subtractions.
•
Pre-Labor Day school start.
•
Unrequested leave of absence and “Last In, First Out (LIFO).”
•
Pension increases from Teacher Retirement Association (TRA) and Public Employee Retirement
Association.
•
Higher Learning Council’s policy for K-12 concurrent enrollment teachers.
•
Technology and telecommunication funding.
•
Crumb rubber turf fields and playgrounds.
•
Additional flexibility with long-term facilities maintenance funds.
•
Expulsion/exclusion of students.
•
Teacher licensure.
•
Teacher Shortage 2.0.
•
Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE) and Q-Comp merged together and funded.
•
Teachers’ need for a safe work environment.
MSBA - 2016 Legislative Summary | Page 35
2016 Fall Advocacy Tour
Advocacy Matters. Minnesota School Boards Association’s (MSBA) Government Relation team will review 2016
advocacy efforts and describe the 2017 legislative landscape.
Legislators Program: Legislative Straight Talk on Advocacy from Local Legislators. Members can address issues
and present ideas during a discussion with their local legislators. This will help members jump-start their local
advocacy efforts for the 2017 legislative session. There was a great response last year; be sure to be a part of it
this September.
MSBA Going Forward. Members will learn how MSBA is evolving to serve better serve school boards. MSBA
Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind or Deputy Executive Director Tiffany Rodning will discuss expanded
benefits and services available to MSBA members.
MSBA Awards. Local school board members will receive recognition for earning MSBA Leadership
Development Certificates. The Leadership Development Certificates are awarded to members who have
completed the first three installments of MSBA’s Phase Orientation Workshop series: Phase I, Phase II and Phase
III. Completing these Phase workshops are important because they establish a strong foundation for school
board members.
FALL ADVOCACY MEETING SCHEDULE
Join Us at a time and location near you:
Mankato & Rochester
September 8
North St. Paul & Worthington
September 13
Bloomington & Spring Lake Park
September 14
Hopkins & Willmar
September 15
Sartell & Thief River Falls
September 20
Fergus Falls & Grand Rapids
September 21
Cloquet & Walker
September 22
MSBA - 2016 Legislative Summary | Page 36
APPENDIX
Minority % by District
DataYear
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
District Number
0001
0001
0002
0004
0006
0011
0012
0013
0014
0015
0016
0022
0023
0025
0031
0032
0036
0038
0047
0051
0075
0077
0081
0084
0085
0088
0091
0093
0094
0095
0097
0099
0100
0108
0110
0111
0112
District Name
AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
HILL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MCGREGOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTH ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
ANOKA-HENNEPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
FRIDLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. FRANCIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
PINE POINT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMFREY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATERTOWN-MAYER PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Total Minority Total Students % Minority
63
1,200
5.25%
24,044
36,645
65.61%
24
262
9.16%
119
460
25.87%
1,406
3,536
39.76%
9,957
38,016
26.19%
1,030
6,542
15.74%
2,451
3,178
77.12%
1,671
3,025
55.24%
517
4,692
11.02%
2,217
5,787
38.31%
685
3,034
22.58%
96
906
10.60%
59
60
98.33%
1,352
5,235
25.83%
121
642
18.85%
122
258
47.29%
1,534
1,534
100.00%
503
4,389
11.46%
58
1,885
3.08%
22
675
3.26%
1,753
8,299
21.12%
5
154
3.25%
209
576
36.28%
47
590
7.97%
154
2,027
7.60%
42
811
5.18%
92
484
19.01%
623
2,549
24.44%
27
327
8.26%
31
672
4.61%
58
1,228
4.72%
11
337
3.26%
109
1,029
10.59%
323
3,925
8.23%
90
1,576
5.71%
1,802
9,533
18.90%
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Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0113
0115
0116
0118
0129
0138
0139
0146
0150
0152
0160
0162
0166
0173
0177
0181
0182
0186
0191
0192
0194
0195
0196
0197
0199
0200
0203
0204
0206
0213
0227
0229
0238
0239
0241
0242
0252
0253
WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHL. DIST
CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTH BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOORHEAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES
BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
COOK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WINDOM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CROSBY-IRONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BURNSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA HTS.-EAGAN
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
KASSON-MANTORVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MABEL-CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
198
1,154
30
115
258
220
54
30
40
1,487
31
293
119
179
269
413
71
64
4,862
1,087
1,772
25
9,251
2,262
1,620
473
75
146
248
33
30
11
12
17
956
29
93
49
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721
1,245
1,028
336
1,340
3,068
875
860
955
6,366
160
1,023
450
494
1,051
6,648
1,085
1,643
9,200
7,119
10,868
649
27,853
4,964
3,823
4,518
710
2,092
3,989
834
884
341
256
668
3,397
496
1,101
638
27.46%
92.69%
2.92%
34.23%
19.25%
7.17%
6.17%
3.49%
4.19%
23.36%
19.38%
28.64%
26.44%
36.23%
25.59%
6.21%
6.54%
3.90%
52.85%
15.27%
16.30%
3.85%
33.21%
45.57%
42.38%
10.47%
10.56%
6.98%
6.22%
3.96%
3.39%
3.23%
4.69%
2.54%
28.14%
5.85%
8.45%
7.68%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0255
0256
0261
0264
0270
0271
0272
0273
0276
0277
0278
0279
0280
0281
0282
0283
0284
0286
0287
0294
0297
0299
0300
0306
0308
0309
0314
0316
0317
0318
0319
0330
0332
0333
0345
0347
0356
0361
PINE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
RED WING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMAN-NORCROSS SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WESTONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS
ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROOKLYN CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 287
HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LA CRESCENT-HOKAH SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAPORTE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
OGILVIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT
WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
104
538
9
11
2,986
4,953
3,233
1,981
1,455
210
225
10,720
3,070
7,050
525
1,973
3,342
1,906
619
285
10
32
86
53
54
186
41
139
407
543
74
37
104
8
105
2,197
10
76
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1,280
2,685
248
110
6,958
10,399
8,999
8,533
10,223
2,294
2,837
20,511
4,329
12,714
1,813
4,727
10,902
2,401
1,209
1,952
343
670
1,145
295
602
1,567
807
1,043
894
4,142
627
310
1,673
464
1,449
4,162
156
1,090
8.13%
20.04%
3.63%
10.00%
42.91%
47.63%
35.93%
23.22%
14.23%
9.15%
7.93%
52.26%
70.92%
55.45%
28.96%
41.74%
30.65%
79.38%
51.20%
14.60%
2.92%
4.78%
7.51%
17.97%
8.97%
11.87%
5.08%
13.33%
45.53%
13.11%
11.80%
11.94%
6.22%
1.72%
7.25%
52.79%
6.41%
6.97%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0362
0363
0378
0381
0390
0391
0397
0398
0402
0403
0404
0413
0414
0415
0423
0424
0432
0435
0441
0447
0458
0463
0465
0466
0473
0477
0480
0482
0484
0485
0486
0487
0492
0495
0497
0499
0500
0505
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.
SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT
DAWSON-BOYD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE AGASSIZ SPECIAL ED. COOP.
MIDWEST SPECIAL EDUCATION COOP.
HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
IVANHOE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LYND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAUBUN-OGEMA-WHITE EARTH PUBLIC SCH
MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS
GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
DASSEL-COKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SOUTHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
15
38
54
52
46
26
8
2
9
9
815
56
58
302
70
540
446
23
8
16
51
176
121
79
171
334
176
29
39
7
12
2,045
29
44
29
31
42
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361
270
534
1,400
464
457
64
15
89
79
133
2,503
510
143
2,957
414
638
546
390
161
192
971
1,591
2,285
465
3,132
675
2,517
1,147
952
309
371
4,832
424
270
290
461
342
4.16%
14.07%
10.11%
3.71%
9.91%
5.69%
12.50%
13.33%
10.11%
0.00%
6.77%
32.56%
10.98%
40.56%
10.21%
16.91%
84.64%
81.68%
5.90%
4.97%
8.33%
5.25%
11.06%
5.30%
16.99%
5.46%
49.48%
6.99%
2.53%
4.10%
2.27%
3.23%
42.32%
6.84%
16.30%
10.00%
6.72%
12.28%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0507
0508
0511
0514
0518
0531
0533
0534
0535
0542
0544
0545
0547
0548
0549
0550
0553
0561
0564
0577
0578
0581
0592
0593
0595
0599
0600
0601
0621
0622
0623
0624
0625
0630
0635
0640
0656
0659
NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BYRON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
PELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CROOKSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT
FISHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTH ST PAUL-MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE DIS
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
MILROY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
19
470
79
4
2,182
121
63
124
6,272
22
281
13
28
398
173
22
36
24
286
9
128
92
54
384
374
25
29
67
3,876
5,623
3,967
1,748
29,344
37
2
9
1,696
756
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361
2,076
561
147
3,221
1,958
1,132
2,056
17,303
464
2,677
406
548
880
1,456
598
746
198
2,027
435
1,640
401
205
1,284
1,881
472
257
642
11,401
10,535
7,616
8,313
37,646
369
23
387
3,888
3,970
5.26%
22.64%
14.08%
2.72%
67.74%
6.18%
5.57%
6.03%
36.25%
4.74%
10.50%
3.20%
5.11%
45.23%
11.88%
3.68%
4.83%
12.12%
14.11%
2.07%
7.80%
22.94%
26.34%
29.91%
19.88%
5.30%
11.28%
10.44%
34.00%
53.37%
52.09%
21.03%
77.95%
10.03%
8.70%
2.33%
43.62%
19.04%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0671
0676
0682
0690
0695
0696
0698
0700
0701
0704
0706
0707
0709
0712
0716
0717
0719
0720
0721
0726
0727
0728
0738
0739
0740
0741
0742
0743
0745
0748
0750
0756
0761
0763
0768
0771
0775
0777
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMANTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROCTOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NETT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PAYNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BLOOMING PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHOKIO-ALBERTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
19
22
41
239
41
43
14
159
269
78
284
71
1,797
122
152
269
1,267
3,111
207
151
358
1,407
15
27
365
56
4,526
98
88
232
232
76
1,184
158
26
3
88
113
Page 6
374
257
1,174
1,023
745
571
234
2,150
2,455
1,829
1,695
73
8,632
585
1,635
1,825
8,002
8,165
4,127
2,825
3,210
13,136
1,046
708
1,359
944
10,233
1,063
1,724
3,846
2,081
709
4,959
897
340
158
674
863
5.08%
8.56%
3.49%
23.36%
5.50%
7.53%
5.98%
7.40%
10.96%
4.26%
16.76%
97.26%
20.82%
20.85%
9.30%
14.74%
15.83%
38.10%
5.02%
5.35%
11.15%
10.71%
1.43%
3.81%
26.86%
5.93%
44.23%
9.22%
5.10%
6.03%
11.15%
10.72%
23.88%
17.61%
7.65%
1.90%
13.06%
13.09%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0786
0787
0801
0803
0811
0813
0818
0820
0821
0829
0831
0832
0833
0834
0836
0837
0840
0846
0850
0852
0857
0858
0861
0876
0877
0879
0881
0882
0883
0885
0891
0911
0912
0914
0915
0916
0917
0926
BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROWNS VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
WHEATON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WABASHA-KELLOGG PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MENAHGA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
STILLWATER AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BUTTERFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MADELIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAMPBELL-TINTAH PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LEWISTON-ALTURA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUFFALO-HANOVER-MONTROSE PUBLIC SCH
DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MONTICELLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SCHOOL DIST
CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP.
NORTHEAST METRO 916
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917
REGION 4-LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE COOP
25
26
50
48
60
113
20
9
25
314
608
415
5,188
1,233
121
236
485
56
15
15
66
174
528
97
449
111
33
490
275
554
17
378
94
41
34
306
241
13
Page 7
426
401
103
402
565
1,256
531
499
989
1,906
6,595
3,315
17,887
8,176
227
546
972
659
292
147
755
1,005
3,127
1,795
5,831
2,448
880
4,096
1,718
6,096
521
4,907
1,862
307
158
738
661
38
5.87%
6.48%
48.54%
11.94%
10.62%
9.00%
3.77%
1.80%
2.53%
16.47%
9.22%
12.52%
29.00%
15.08%
53.30%
43.22%
49.90%
8.50%
5.14%
10.20%
8.74%
17.31%
16.89%
5.40%
7.70%
4.53%
3.75%
11.96%
16.01%
9.09%
3.26%
7.70%
5.05%
13.36%
21.52%
41.46%
36.46%
34.21%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
0935
0938
0957
0966
0991
0998
1000
1001
2071
2125
2134
2135
2137
2142
2143
2144
2149
2154
2155
2159
2164
2165
2167
2168
2169
2170
2171
2172
2174
2176
2180
2184
2190
2198
2215
2310
2311
2342
FERGUS FALLS AREA SP. ED. COOP.
MEEKER AND WRIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION
OAK LAND VOCATIONAL COOPERATVE
WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER
REGN 6 AND 8-SW/WC SRV COOPERATIVE
BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL
PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION
CROSSWINDS ARTS AND SCIENCE SCHOOL
LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL
TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.
MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN
CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EVELETH-GILBERT SCHOOL DISTRICT
WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUFFALO LK-HECTOR-STEWART PUBLIC SC
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT
MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.
STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST.
M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. SCHOOL DISTRICT
LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
FILLMORE CENTRAL
NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST CENTRAL AREA
11
36
14
22
35
31
41
115
53
239
120
51
26
351
76
191
71
45
73
100
177
249
35
54
43
108
22
94
52
80
67
130
241
16
65
368
93
51
Page 8
71
203
165
128
141
32
209
187
883
1,141
684
944
601
1,910
813
3,380
1,186
1,014
971
538
1,663
977
680
920
742
1,164
268
800
929
451
664
1,220
779
625
294
1,199
431
721
15.49%
17.73%
8.48%
17.19%
24.82%
96.88%
19.62%
61.50%
6.00%
20.95%
17.54%
5.40%
4.33%
18.38%
9.35%
5.65%
5.99%
4.44%
7.52%
18.59%
10.64%
25.49%
5.15%
5.87%
5.80%
9.28%
8.21%
11.75%
5.60%
17.74%
10.09%
10.66%
30.94%
2.56%
22.11%
30.69%
21.58%
7.07%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
2358
2364
2365
2396
2397
2448
2527
2534
2536
2580
2609
2683
2687
2689
2711
2752
2753
2754
2759
2769
2805
2835
2853
2854
2856
2859
2860
2884
2886
2888
2889
2890
2895
2897
2898
2899
2902
2903
TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
G.F.W.
A.C.G.C. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARTIN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORMAN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT
BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN
GRANADA HUNTLEY-EAST CHAIN
EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT
GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOL DIST.
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED
PIPESTONE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE SCHOOL DIST
CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAGLE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SCHOOL DIST.
ADA-BORUP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
BLUE EARTH AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL
RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
GLENVILLE-EMMONS SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY
LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SCHOOL DIST.
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.
REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-MILLVILLE
RTR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ORTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
7
50
177
75
237
53
50
109
3
110
29
20
68
233
64
248
375
96
22
143
98
27
141
78
44
345
195
26
16
6
69
178
129
381
113
148
43
30
Page 9
191
636
756
798
1,036
756
253
706
222
726
439
403
1,137
1,142
888
1,720
898
499
222
1,028
1,170
647
774
515
321
1,601
1,169
398
247
331
686
526
1,173
1,117
390
1,481
585
489
3.66%
7.86%
23.41%
9.40%
22.88%
7.01%
19.76%
15.44%
1.35%
15.15%
6.61%
4.96%
5.98%
20.40%
7.21%
14.42%
41.76%
19.24%
9.91%
13.91%
8.38%
4.17%
18.22%
15.15%
13.71%
21.55%
16.68%
6.53%
6.48%
1.81%
10.06%
33.84%
11.00%
34.11%
28.97%
9.99%
7.35%
6.13%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
2904
2905
2906
2907
2908
4000
4001
4003
4004
4005
4007
4008
4011
4015
4016
4017
4018
4020
4025
4026
4027
4029
4030
4031
4032
4035
4036
4038
4039
4042
4043
4049
4050
4053
4054
4055
4056
4057
TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRI-CITY UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH
ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CITY ACADEMY
BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI
NEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL, INC.
CEDAR RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
METRO DEAF SCHOOL
MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL
PACT CHARTER SCHOOL
ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY
WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL
MINNESOTA TRANSITIONS CHARTER SCH
ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY
CYBER VILLAGE ACADEMY
E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL
HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY
ST. PAUL CITY SCHOOL
ODYSSEY ACADEMY
JENNINGS COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
HARVEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL
LIFE PREP
FACE TO FACE ACADEMY
SOJOURNER TRUTH ACADEMY
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
TWIN CITIES ACADEMY
MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
NORTH LAKES ACADEMY
LA CRESCENT MONTESSORI & STEM SCHOO
NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER OFF-CAMPUS CHARTER HIGH
EL COLEGIO CHARTER SCHOOL
156
351
38
122
25
103
26
33
150
57
16
77
657
705
23
851
354
255
60
23
760
432
296
52
336
276
48
390
296
128
187
40
7
37
5
9
26
99
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771
1,945
375
194
467
108
197
138
151
88
211
660
916
767
207
2,863
407
1,380
227
96
762
439
337
70
338
312
76
396
315
253
503
188
82
400
65
151
100
99
20.23%
18.05%
10.13%
62.89%
5.35%
95.37%
13.20%
23.91%
99.34%
64.77%
7.58%
11.67%
71.72%
91.92%
11.11%
29.72%
86.98%
18.48%
26.43%
23.96%
99.74%
98.41%
87.83%
74.29%
99.41%
88.46%
63.16%
98.48%
93.97%
50.59%
37.18%
21.28%
8.54%
9.25%
7.69%
5.96%
26.00%
100.00%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
4058
4059
4064
4066
4067
4068
4070
4073
4074
4075
4077
4078
4079
4080
4081
4082
4083
4084
4085
4087
4088
4089
4090
4091
4092
4093
4095
4097
4098
4100
4102
4103
4104
4105
4106
4107
4110
4111
SCHOOLCRAFT LEARNING COMMUNITY CHTR
CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
RIVERWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY CHTR
KATO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL
EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER
HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY
ACADEMIA CESAR CHAVEZ CHARTER SCH.
AFSA HIGH SCHOOL
AVALON SCHOOL
TWIN CITIES INTERNATIONAL ELEM SCH
MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE CHTR
FRIENDSHIP ACDMY OF FINE ARTS CHTR.
PILLAGER AREA CHARTER SCHOOL
DISCOVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL FARIBAULT
BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL
RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER
SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
URBAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW CITY SCHOOL
PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL
WATERSHED HIGH SCHOOL
NEW CENTURY ACADEMY
TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY, INC.
NOVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
MINNESOTA INTERNSHIP CENTER
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
PALADIN CAREER AND TECH HIGH SCHOOL
GREAT RIVER SCHOOL
TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL
VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY
MAIN STREET SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS
AUGSBURG FAIRVIEW ACADEMY
43
5
11
13
423
383
503
385
95
47
591
442
152
8
7
99
3
12
30
49
278
89
19
15
18
16
8
272
175
3
358
1,362
179
70
125
78
74
141
Page 11
184
173
93
80
425
390
509
392
371
205
592
446
156
41
48
513
97
342
220
84
281
241
180
126
48
122
178
272
934
81
363
1,363
263
423
240
106
286
144
23.37%
2.89%
11.83%
16.25%
99.53%
98.21%
98.82%
98.21%
25.61%
22.93%
99.83%
99.10%
97.44%
19.51%
14.58%
19.30%
3.09%
3.51%
13.64%
58.33%
98.93%
36.93%
10.56%
11.90%
37.50%
13.11%
4.49%
100.00%
18.74%
3.70%
98.62%
99.93%
68.06%
16.55%
52.08%
73.58%
25.87%
97.92%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
4112
4113
4115
4116
4118
4119
4120
4121
4122
4124
4126
4127
4131
4132
4135
4137
4138
4139
4140
4141
4142
4143
4144
4145
4146
4150
4151
4152
4153
4155
4159
4160
4161
4162
4163
4164
4166
4167
ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART
Spero Academy
MINNEAPOLIS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
LAKES INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEM
KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL
ACADEMIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY
UBAH MEDICAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BEACON ACADEMY
PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY
TEAM ACADEMY
METRO SCHOOLS CHARTER
TWIN CITIES ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCH
MILROY AREA CHARTER SCHOOL
LOVEWORKS ACADEMY FOR ARTS
YINGHUA ACADEMY
PAIDEIA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
STRIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW MILLENNIUM ACADEMY CHARTER SCH
GREEN ISLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NORTHERN LIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
MINNESOTA ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL
EDVISIONS OFF CAMPUS SCHOOL
TWIN CITIES GERMAN IMMERSION CHTR
DUGSI ACADEMY
NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SEVEN HILLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
SOUTHSIDE FAMILY CHARTER SCHOOL
LEARNING FOR LEADERSHIP CHARTER
LAURA JEFFREY ACADEMY CHARTER
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL SPANISH LANGUAGE ACAD
234
40
127
152
45
29
136
359
311
93
768
38
276
149
319
10
191
377
94
206
552
2
30
23
11
47
314
100
200
36
13
63
212
76
15
113
Page 12
615
83
135
874
541
94
1,154
362
851
401
773
120
276
250
322
149
37
192
751
301
676
552
52
23
104
138
99
471
314
100
722
638
150
116
249
125
133
302
38.05%
48.19%
94.07%
17.39%
8.32%
30.85%
11.79%
99.17%
36.55%
23.19%
99.35%
31.67%
100.00%
59.60%
99.07%
6.71%
0.00%
99.48%
50.20%
31.23%
30.47%
100.00%
0.00%
8.70%
28.85%
16.67%
11.11%
9.98%
100.00%
100.00%
27.70%
5.64%
8.67%
54.31%
85.14%
60.80%
11.28%
37.42%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
4168
4169
4170
4171
4172
4178
4181
4183
4184
4185
4186
4187
4188
4189
4190
4191
4192
4193
4194
4195
4198
4199
4200
4201
4203
4204
4205
4207
4208
4209
4210
4212
4213
4214
4215
4216
4217
4218
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY
STONEBRIDGE WORLD SCHOOL
HIAWATHA ACADEMIES
NOBLE ACADEMY
CLARKFIELD CHARTER SCHOOL
LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
LIONSGATE ACADEMY
ASPEN ACADEMY
DAVINCI ACADEMY
GLOBAL ACADEMY
NATURAL SCIENCE ACADEMY
COLOGNE ACADEMY
BRIGHT WATER ELEMENTARY
RIVERS EDGE ACADEMY
KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL
BEST ACADEMY
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY
CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL
OSHKI OGIMAAG CHARTER SCHOOL
DISCOVERY WOODS MONTESSORI SCHOOL
PARNASSUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCH
STEP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY
MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY
HENNEPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERMILION COUNTRY SCHOOL
NASHA SHKOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
MASTERY SCHOOL
UPPER MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY
WEST SIDE SUMMIT CHARTER SCHOOL
PRODEO ACADEMY
WEST CONCORD PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
SEJONG ACADEMY OF MINNESOTA
FREEDOM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA
VENTURE ACADEMY
6
281
1,034
615
4
143
987
18
54
127
335
12
63
84
32
207
719
332
41
20
6
352
231
80
112
92
341
9
238
59
125
207
6
80
52
43
171
Page 13
123
293
1,050
616
58
144
989
163
478
433
432
66
547
161
73
215
721
348
324
23
90
888
232
132
112
92
343
43
124
239
268
143
214
48
86
54
144
185
4.88%
95.90%
98.48%
99.84%
6.90%
99.31%
99.80%
11.04%
11.30%
29.33%
77.55%
18.18%
11.52%
52.17%
43.84%
96.28%
99.72%
95.40%
12.65%
86.96%
6.67%
39.64%
99.57%
60.61%
100.00%
100.00%
99.42%
20.93%
0.00%
99.58%
22.01%
87.41%
96.73%
12.50%
93.02%
96.30%
29.86%
92.43%
Minority % by District
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
15-16
4219
4220
4223
4224
4225
4226
4227
4228
4229
4230
4231
4233
4235
4237
4238
4239
6004
6012
6013
6014
6018
6026
6027
6049
6051
6072
6074
6076
6079
6088
6090
6383
6979
NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREP
AGAMIM CLASSICAL ACADEMY
SAINT CLOUD MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEM
STAR OF THE NORTH ACADEMY CHARTER S
UNIVERSAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BDOTE LEARNING CENTER
ART AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
WOODBURY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
JANE GOODALL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
MINNESOTA MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
LEVEL UP ACADEMY
FLEX ACADEMY
METRO EDUCATION FOR FUTURE EMPLOY
ROCHESTER BEACON ACADEMY
TESFA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
FRESHWATER ED. DIST.
ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT
HIAWATHA VALLEY ED. DISTRICT
RUNESTONE AREA ED. DISTRICT
MN RIVER VALLEY EDUCATION DISTRICT
WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT
MN VALLEY EDUCATION DISTRICT
RIVER BEND EDUCATION DISTRICT
GOODHUE COUNTY EDUCATION DISTRICT
VALLEY CROSSING COMMUNITY SCHOOL
CENTRAL MINNESOTA JT. POWERS DIST.
NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER
RUM RIVER SPECIAL EDUCATION COOP
SOUTHWEST METRO EDUCATIONAL COOP
SHERBURNE AND NORTHERN WRIGHT SPECI
BENTON-STEARNS ED. DISTRICT
MID STATE EDUCATION DISTRICT
171
25
153
99
256
61
7
93
1
117
411
17
35
114
9
128
40
24
14
12
33
10
14
23
33
172
1
21
10
77
17
12
12
Page 14
193
73
159
151
256
61
248
295
102
140
428
74
56
116
68
139
201
172
125
114
98
65
106
135
177
618
16
111
88
254
164
118
42
88.60%
34.25%
96.23%
65.56%
100.00%
100.00%
2.82%
31.53%
0.98%
83.57%
96.03%
22.97%
62.50%
98.28%
13.24%
92.09%
19.90%
13.95%
11.20%
10.53%
33.67%
15.38%
13.21%
17.04%
18.64%
27.83%
6.25%
18.92%
11.36%
30.31%
10.37%
10.17%
28.57%
School Building Bond Agricultural Credit
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
SD
School District
Projected Debt
Service Levy
n/a
0001
0002
0004
0011
0012
0013
0014
0015
0016
0022
0023
0031
0032
0036
0038
0047
0051
0075
0077
0081
0084
0085
0088
0091
STATEWIDE
AITKIN
HILL CITY
MCGREGOR
ANOKA-HENNEPIN
CENTENNIAL
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
FRIDLEY
ST. FRANCIS
SPRING LAKE PARK
DETROIT LAKES
FRAZEE
BEMIDJI
BLACKDUCK
KELLIHER
RED LAKE
SAUK RAPIDS
FOLEY
ST. CLAIR
MANKATO
COMFREY
SLEEPY EYE
SPRINGFIELD
NEW ULM
BARNUM
Revised for Updated Levy Information from MDE
2016 Omnibus Tax Bill (Article 2, Sections 1-7)
*NOTE: HF848 has not yet been signed by the governor.
n/a n/a
898,424,024
130,098
192,784
825,796
7,425,836
6,360,936
2,042,181
4,798,913
1,819,862
8,987,263
0
1,070,809
2,921,960
366,590
342,568
6,102
4,554,536
3,915,242
757,813
8,529,677
0
377,764
0
2,921,009
431,954
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Taxes Payable 2017
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Projected Debt Projected % of
Levy Paid by Debt Levy Paid
Non-HGA 2a,
by Non-HGA
2b, and 2c
2a, 2b, and 2c
106,809,378
20,442
56,336
162,086
28,473
24,633
0
0
73,386
0
0
204,895
198,995
96,362
133,606
0
370,329
1,300,960
423,952
415,519
0
271,045
0
1,252,418
92,645
11.9%
15.7%
29.2%
19.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
19.1%
6.8%
26.3%
39.0%
0.0%
8.1%
33.2%
55.9%
4.9%
0.0%
71.7%
0.0%
42.9%
21.4%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Estimated
Credit
42,723,751
8,177
22,534
64,834
11,389
9,853
0
0
29,355
0
0
81,958
79,598
38,545
53,443
0
148,132
520,384
169,581
166,208
0
108,418
0
500,967
37,058
Estimated
Credit as % of
Debt Service
Levy
4.8%
6.3%
11.7%
7.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
7.7%
2.7%
10.5%
15.6%
0.0%
3.3%
13.3%
22.4%
1.9%
0.0%
28.7%
0.0%
17.2%
8.6%
0093
0094
0095
0097
0099
0100
0108
0110
0111
0112
0113
0115
0116
0118
0129
0138
0139
0146
0150
0152
0162
0166
0173
0177
0181
0182
0186
0191
0192
0194
0195
0196
0197
0199
CARLTON
CLOQUET
CROMWELL
MOOSE LAKE
ESKO
WRENSHALL
NORWOOD
WACONIA
WATERTOWN-MAYER
EASTERN CARVER CTY
WALKER-AKELEY
CASS LAKE
PILLAGER
NORTHLAND
MONTEVIDEO
NORTH BRANCH
RUSH CITY
BARNESVILLE
HAWLEY
MOORHEAD
BAGLEY
COOK COUNTY
MOUNTAIN LAKE
WINDOM
BRAINERD
CROSBY
PEQUOT LAKES
BURNSVILLE
FARMINGTON
LAKEVILLE
RANDOLPH
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE
WEST ST. PAUL
INVER GROVE
67,377
3,532,612
588,333
996,263
1,191,695
348,225
1,000,211
6,726,171
4,589,910
20,174,113
1,223,969
1,891,663
1,044,263
3,328,750
1,271,889
4,356,977
1,244,048
0
925,950
10,080,810
246,482
591,937
0
1,053,876
6,502,419
1,618,576
3,067,955
10,468,916
15,339,765
16,627,400
576,853
11,692,466
4,093,904
4,509,039
5,468
80,741
134,377
135,720
45,501
41,292
282,093
510,234
889,781
395,730
103,489
93,247
95,076
293,449
730,271
341,153
167,723
0
299,468
1,413,525
68,554
59,892
0
670,676
278,191
101,971
58,735
7,356
1,137,420
355,294
229,020
85,541
1,641
9,504
8.1%
2.3%
22.8%
13.6%
3.8%
11.9%
28.2%
7.6%
19.4%
2.0%
8.5%
4.9%
9.1%
8.8%
57.4%
7.8%
13.5%
0.0%
32.3%
14.0%
27.8%
10.1%
0.0%
63.6%
4.3%
6.3%
1.9%
0.1%
7.4%
2.1%
39.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
2,187
32,297
53,751
54,288
18,200
16,517
112,837
204,094
355,913
158,292
41,396
37,299
38,030
117,380
292,109
136,461
67,089
0
119,787
565,410
27,421
23,957
0
268,270
111,276
40,788
23,494
2,942
454,968
142,118
91,608
34,216
657
3,802
3.2%
0.9%
9.1%
5.4%
1.5%
4.7%
11.3%
3.0%
7.8%
0.8%
3.4%
2.0%
3.6%
3.5%
23.0%
3.1%
5.4%
0.0%
12.9%
5.6%
11.1%
4.0%
0.0%
25.5%
1.7%
2.5%
0.8%
0.0%
3.0%
0.9%
15.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0200
0203
0204
0206
0213
0227
0229
0238
0239
0241
0242
0252
0253
0255
0256
0261
0264
0270
0271
0272
0273
0276
0277
0278
0279
0280
0281
0282
0283
0284
0286
0294
0297
0299
HASTINGS
HAYFIELD
KASSON-MANTORVIL
ALEXANDRIA
OSAKIS
CHATFIELD
LANESBORO
MABEL-CANTON
RUSHFORD-PETERSO
ALBERT LEA
ALDEN
CANNON FALLS
GOODHUE
PINE ISLAND
RED WING
ASHBY
HERMAN-NORCROSS
HOPKINS
BLOOMINGTON
EDEN PRAIRIE
EDINA
MINNETONKA
WESTONKA
ORONO
OSSEO
RICHFIELD
ROBBINSDALE
ST. ANTHONY-NEW
ST. LOUIS PARK
WAYZATA
BROOKLYN CENTER
HOUSTON
SPRING GROVE
CALEDONIA
4,609,497
557,103
3,343,891
6,812,101
1,081,003
1,335,815
129,607
398,580
1,301,975
2,898,381
476,661
2,260,197
478,543
2,359,741
339,313
524,065
0
10,657,545
9,548,111
4,142,432
14,202,816
5,650,570
2,488,526
4,444,933
15,751,356
4,206,833
17,427,059
1,768,325
6,522,155
14,735,137
1,996,182
48,804
0
1,847,513
570,892
388,561
1,047,285
461,543
337,252
701,862
83,563
298,222
739,493
854,120
384,754
570,301
288,575
632,196
20,856
228,596
0
2,424
720
2,022
0
768
19,390
109,567
112,295
0
497
0
0
45,644
0
25,962
0
850,574
12.4%
69.7%
31.3%
6.8%
31.2%
52.5%
64.5%
74.8%
56.8%
29.5%
80.7%
25.2%
60.3%
26.8%
6.1%
43.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
53.2%
0.0%
46.0%
228,357
155,424
418,914
184,617
134,901
280,745
33,425
119,289
295,797
341,648
153,901
228,120
115,430
252,878
8,342
91,438
0
970
288
809
0
307
7,756
43,827
44,918
0
199
0
0
18,258
0
10,385
0
340,230
5.0%
27.9%
12.5%
2.7%
12.5%
21.0%
25.8%
29.9%
22.7%
11.8%
32.3%
10.1%
24.1%
10.7%
2.5%
17.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
21.3%
0.0%
18.4%
0300
0306
0308
0309
0314
0316
0317
0318
0319
0330
0332
0333
0345
0347
0356
0361
0362
0363
0378
0381
0390
0391
0402
0403
0404
0413
0414
0415
0423
0424
0432
0435
0441
0447
LACRESCENT
LAPORTE
NEVIS
PARK RAPIDS
BRAHAM
GREENWAY
DEER RIVER
GRAND RAPIDS
NASHWAUK-KEEWATI
HERON LAKE-OKABE
MORA
OGILVIE
NEW LONDON-SPICE
WILLMAR
LANCASTER
INTERNATIONAL FA
LITTLEFORK-BIG F
SOUTH KOOCHICHIN
DAWSON
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAKE OF THE WOOD
CLEVELAND
HENDRICKS
IVANHOE
LAKE BENTON
MARSHALL
MINNEOTA
LYND
HUTCHINSON
LESTER PRAIRIE
MAHNOMEN
WAUBUN
MARSHALL CTY CENTRAL
GRYGLA
662,416
743,857
374,462
2,764,490
790,066
695,210
1,441,526
2,857,999
0
258,152
1,237,391
713,240
1,866,364
7,378,749
0
120,818
483,990
208,279
224,305
2,518,416
1,087,987
0
163,129
824,006
279,781
2,806,535
805,461
0
4,837,314
281,279
303,347
758,110
0
0
69,104
117,265
36,504
393,724
182,861
99,448
163,546
346,522
0
210,343
248,109
233,304
198,635
1,760,137
0
11,383
228,869
127,375
189,302
402,507
270,559
0
119,237
674,640
213,816
862,518
653,057
0
1,167,183
103,506
201,733
316,951
0
0
10.4%
15.8%
9.7%
14.2%
23.1%
14.3%
11.3%
12.1%
0.0%
81.5%
20.1%
32.7%
10.6%
23.9%
0.0%
9.4%
47.3%
61.2%
84.4%
16.0%
24.9%
0.0%
73.1%
81.9%
76.4%
30.7%
81.1%
0.0%
24.1%
36.8%
66.5%
41.8%
0.0%
0.0%
27,642
46,906
14,602
157,489
73,145
39,779
65,418
138,609
0
84,137
99,243
93,322
79,454
704,055
0
4,553
91,547
50,950
75,721
161,003
108,224
0
47,695
269,856
85,527
345,007
261,223
0
466,873
41,403
80,693
126,780
0
0
4.2%
6.3%
3.9%
5.7%
9.3%
5.7%
4.5%
4.8%
0.0%
32.6%
8.0%
13.1%
4.3%
9.5%
0.0%
3.8%
18.9%
24.5%
33.8%
6.4%
9.9%
0.0%
29.2%
32.7%
30.6%
12.3%
32.4%
0.0%
9.7%
14.7%
26.6%
16.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0458
0463
0465
0466
0473
0477
0480
0482
0484
0485
0486
0487
0492
0495
0497
0499
0500
0505
0507
0508
0511
0514
0518
0531
0533
0534
0535
0542
0544
0545
0547
0548
0549
0550
TRUMAN
EDEN VALLEY
LITCHFIELD
DASSEL-COKATO
ISLE
PRINCETON
ONAMIA
LITTLE FALLS
PIERZ
ROYALTON
SWANVILLE
UPSALA
AUSTIN
GRAND MEADOW
LYLE
LEROY
SOUTHLAND
FULDA
NICOLLET
ST. PETER
ADRIAN
ELLSWORTH
WORTHINGTON
BYRON
DOVER-EYOTA
STEWARTVILLE
ROCHESTER
BATTLE LAKE
FERGUS FALLS
HENNING
PARKERS PRAIRIE
PELICAN RAPIDS
PERHAM
UNDERWOOD
87,298
1,349,262
2,284,061
871,327
682,567
3,402,825
1,087,976
515,540
259,914
1,291,492
421,582
646,543
2,472,333
938,977
529,129
213,168
0
0
547,809
2,349,905
553,084
0
1,810,968
2,987,523
1,562,930
2,143,895
9,954,600
587,010
3,112,995
0
309,800
2,079,305
5,291,277
707,448
74,957
399,499
763,595
246,433
94,325
385,492
174,116
106,916
93,040
413,332
132,510
227,171
543,604
750,205
421,921
173,319
0
0
398,876
689,785
466,414
0
950,428
546,642
763,293
756,501
266,560
67,523
667,973
0
118,782
314,441
580,728
211,603
85.9%
29.6%
33.4%
28.3%
13.8%
11.3%
16.0%
20.7%
35.8%
32.0%
31.4%
35.1%
22.0%
79.9%
79.7%
81.3%
0.0%
0.0%
72.8%
29.4%
84.3%
0.0%
52.5%
18.3%
48.8%
35.3%
2.7%
11.5%
21.5%
0.0%
38.3%
15.1%
11.0%
29.9%
29,983
159,800
305,438
98,573
37,730
154,197
69,646
42,766
37,216
165,333
53,004
90,868
217,442
300,082
168,768
69,328
0
0
159,551
275,914
186,566
0
380,171
218,657
305,317
302,600
106,624
27,009
267,189
0
47,513
125,777
232,291
84,641
34.3%
11.8%
13.4%
11.3%
5.5%
4.5%
6.4%
8.3%
14.3%
12.8%
12.6%
14.1%
8.8%
32.0%
31.9%
32.5%
0.0%
0.0%
29.1%
11.7%
33.7%
0.0%
21.0%
7.3%
19.5%
14.1%
1.1%
4.6%
8.6%
0.0%
15.3%
6.0%
4.4%
12.0%
0553
0561
0564
0577
0578
0581
0592
0593
0595
0599
0600
0601
0621
0622
0623
0624
0625
0630
0635
0640
0656
0659
0671
0676
0682
0690
0695
0696
0698
0700
0701
0704
0706
0707
NEW YORK MILLS
GOODRIDGE
THIEF RIVER FALL
WILLOW RIVER
PINE CITY
EDGERTON
CLIMAX
CROOKSTON
EAST GRAND FORKS
FERTILE-BELTRAMI
FISHER
FOSSTON
MOUNDS VIEW
NORTH ST. PAUL-M
ROSEVILLE
WHITE BEAR LAKE
ST. PAUL
RED LAKE FALLS
MILROY
WABASSO
FARIBAULT
NORTHFIELD
HILLS-BEAVER CRE
BADGER
ROSEAU
WARROAD
CHISHOLM
ELY
FLOODWOOD
HERMANTOWN
HIBBING
PROCTOR
VIRGINIA
NETT LAKE
601,685
0
3,051,060
177,175
1,647,512
63,288
63,659
1,105,754
2,918,550
0
238,871
555,385
10,673,880
11,652,818
3,080,959
4,863,938
38,218,524
0
0
675,157
2,519,407
4,803,552
794,330
0
1,819,584
1,098,544
241,187
297,630
578,160
3,287,073
475,743
1,053,179
92,128
59,647
225,583
0
860,050
46,133
216,073
50,599
58,954
649,164
1,196,799
0
212,514
251,550
6,524
75,053
81
27,442
308
0
0
583,535
436,636
733,542
685,941
0
671,013
170,365
17,918
29,660
64,698
89,697
29,967
45,992
3,727
58,852
37.5%
0.0%
28.2%
26.0%
13.1%
79.9%
92.6%
58.7%
41.0%
0.0%
89.0%
45.3%
0.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
86.4%
17.3%
15.3%
86.4%
0.0%
36.9%
15.5%
7.4%
10.0%
11.2%
2.7%
6.3%
4.4%
4.0%
98.7%
90,233
0
344,020
18,453
86,429
20,240
23,582
259,666
478,720
0
85,006
100,620
2,610
30,021
32
10,977
123
0
0
233,414
174,655
293,417
274,376
0
268,405
68,146
7,167
11,864
25,879
35,879
11,987
18,397
1,491
23,541
15.0%
0.0%
11.3%
10.4%
5.2%
32.0%
37.0%
23.5%
16.4%
0.0%
35.6%
18.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34.6%
6.9%
6.1%
34.5%
0.0%
14.8%
6.2%
3.0%
4.0%
4.5%
1.1%
2.5%
1.7%
1.6%
39.5%
0709
0712
0716
0717
0719
0720
0721
0726
0727
0728
0738
0739
0740
0741
0742
0743
0745
0748
0750
0756
0761
0763
0768
0771
0775
0777
0786
0787
0801
0803
0811
0813
0818
0820
DULUTH
MOUNTAIN IRON-BU
BELLE PLAINE
JORDAN
PRIOR LAKE
SHAKOPEE
NEW PRAGUE
BECKER
BIG LAKE
ELK RIVER
HOLDINGFORD
KIMBALL
MELROSE
PAYNESVILLE
ST. CLOUD
SAUK CENTRE
ALBANY
SARTELL
ROCORI
BLOOMING PRAIRIE
OWATONNA
MEDFORD
HANCOCK
CHOKIO-ALBERTA
KERKHOVEN-MURDOC
BENSON
BERTHA-HEWITT
BROWERVILLE
BROWNS VALLEY
WHEATON
WABASHA
LAKE CITY
VERNDALE
SEBEKA
20,512,526
34,971
3,057,578
3,367,937
12,302,384
18,884,040
7,258,664
3,599,847
3,928,002
23,665,712
717,846
788,177
881,482
748,786
6,429,412
801,267
4,210,170
4,214,382
2,322,291
1,294,557
10,070,658
903,025
419,785
0
728,944
0
380,183
178,987
0
305,062
803,807
1,430,332
382,768
0
172,569
2,468
818,926
409,038
116,005
458,273
1,056,605
159,461
78,035
485,871
221,512
240,189
291,543
232,163
191,114
258,222
913,658
123,941
225,547
954,977
2,242,395
410,929
343,263
0
613,577
0
229,898
71,983
0
272,867
187,989
432,287
164,017
0
0.8%
7.1%
26.8%
12.1%
0.9%
2.4%
14.6%
4.4%
2.0%
2.1%
30.9%
30.5%
33.1%
31.0%
3.0%
32.2%
21.7%
2.9%
9.7%
73.8%
22.3%
45.5%
81.8%
0.0%
84.2%
0.0%
60.5%
40.2%
0.0%
89.4%
23.4%
30.2%
42.9%
0.0%
69,027
987
327,570
163,615
46,402
183,309
422,642
63,784
31,214
194,349
88,605
96,076
116,617
92,865
76,446
103,289
365,463
49,576
90,219
381,991
896,958
164,372
137,305
0
245,431
0
91,959
28,793
0
109,147
75,196
172,915
65,607
0
0.3%
2.8%
10.7%
4.9%
0.4%
1.0%
5.8%
1.8%
0.8%
0.8%
12.3%
12.2%
13.2%
12.4%
1.2%
12.9%
8.7%
1.2%
3.9%
29.5%
8.9%
18.2%
32.7%
0.0%
33.7%
0.0%
24.2%
16.1%
0.0%
35.8%
9.4%
12.1%
17.1%
0.0%
0821
0829
0831
0832
0833
0834
0836
0837
0840
0846
0850
0852
0857
0858
0861
0876
0877
0879
0881
0882
0883
0885
0891
0911
0912
0914
0950
0951
0991
0993
0996
0998
2071
2125
MENAHGA
WASECA
FOREST LAKE
MAHTOMEDI
SOUTH WASHINGTON
STILLWATER
BUTTERFIELD
MADELIA
ST. JAMES
BRECKENRIDGE
ROTHSAY
CAMPBELL-TINTAH
LEWISTON
ST. CHARLES
WINONA
ANNANDALE
BUFFALO
DELANO
MAPLE LAKE
MONTICELLO
ROCKFORD
ST. MICHAEL-ALBE
CANBY
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
MILACA
ULEN-HITTERDAL
MINNEAPOLIS
FRANCONIA
SOUTH ST. PAUL
PRINSBURG
LAKE CRYSTAL-WEL
TRITON
#N/A
#N/A
415,796
3,866,781
8,114,600
4,934,712
32,197,269
4,503,325
0
760,849
2,676,413
816,456
1,200,813
254,409
395,592
775,848
2,143,697
2,423,194
5,842,032
8,749,558
1,516,006
4,106,852
3,685,389
7,704,664
493,385
5,882,450
1,353,481
530,045
0
0
64,559,479
0
2,466,516
0
1,693,084
798,466
143,777
1,453,385
240,093
63,854
487,452
104,612
0
574,921
2,029,055
641,910
955,303
239,487
232,341
339,367
206,195
219,455
413,913
719,183
227,342
138,612
260,981
241,624
414,560
498,422
346,442
403,574
0
0
2,435
0
0
0
1,115,108
535,942
34.6%
37.6%
3.0%
1.3%
1.5%
2.3%
0.0%
75.6%
75.8%
78.6%
79.6%
94.1%
58.7%
43.7%
9.6%
9.1%
7.1%
8.2%
15.0%
3.4%
7.1%
3.1%
84.0%
8.5%
25.6%
76.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
65.9%
67.1%
57,511
581,354
96,037
25,542
194,981
41,845
0
229,968
811,622
256,764
382,121
95,795
92,936
135,747
82,478
87,782
165,565
287,673
90,937
55,445
104,392
96,650
165,824
199,369
138,577
161,430
0
0
974
0
0
0
446,043
214,377
13.8%
15.0%
1.2%
0.5%
0.6%
0.9%
0.0%
30.2%
30.3%
31.4%
31.8%
37.7%
23.5%
17.5%
3.8%
3.6%
2.8%
3.3%
6.0%
1.4%
2.8%
1.3%
33.6%
3.4%
10.2%
30.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
26.3%
26.8%
2134
2135
2137
2142
2143
2144
2149
2154
2155
2159
2164
2165
2167
2168
2169
2170
2171
2172
2174
2176
2180
2184
2190
2198
2215
2310
2311
2342
2358
2364
2365
2396
2397
2448
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL
MAPLE RIVER
KINGSLAND
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN
CHISAGO LAKES AREA
MINNEWASKA
EVELETH-GILBERT
WADENA-DEER CREEK
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR
DILWORTH-GLYNDON
HINCKLEY-FINLAYS
LAKEVIEW
NRHEG
MURRAY COUNTY
STAPLES-MOTLEY
KITTSON CENTRAL
KENYON-WANAMINGO
PINE RIVER-BACKU
WARREN-ALVARADOMACCRAY
LUVERNE
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
FILLMORE CENTRAL
NORMAN COUNTY EAST
SIBLEY EAST
CLEARBROOK-GONVICK
WEST CENTRAL AREA
TRI-COUNTY
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELR
G.F.W.
A.C.G.C.
LESUEUR-HENDERSO
MARTIN COUNTY
2,052,361
457,947
1,053,202
5,065,448
0
3,008,332
1,106,101
66,190
500,039
0
946,874
790,952
1,299,068
462,500
1,346
205,222
375,120
1,287,845
323,789
286,377
634,806
955,283
926,276
616,180
0
2,498,226
824,378
0
190,107
252,665
311,482
15,491
1,304,994
887,395
1,706,687
363,001
674,017
864,351
0
183,887
433,493
4,375
135,854
0
589,389
181,095
1,015,011
319,430
1,019
47,565
221,916
827,453
47,942
240,097
516,969
698,156
715,983
410,874
0
1,687,089
124,236
0
129,918
159,798
248,650
10,309
583,444
636,393
83.2%
79.3%
64.0%
17.1%
0.0%
6.1%
39.2%
6.6%
27.2%
0.0%
62.2%
22.9%
78.1%
69.1%
75.7%
23.2%
59.2%
64.3%
14.8%
83.8%
81.4%
73.1%
77.3%
66.7%
0.0%
67.5%
15.1%
0.0%
68.3%
63.2%
79.8%
66.5%
44.7%
71.7%
682,675
145,200
269,607
345,741
0
73,555
173,397
1,750
54,342
0
235,756
72,438
406,004
127,772
408
19,026
88,766
330,981
19,177
96,039
206,788
279,262
286,393
164,350
0
674,836
49,694
0
51,967
63,919
99,460
4,124
233,378
254,557
33.3%
31.7%
25.6%
6.8%
0.0%
2.4%
15.7%
2.6%
10.9%
0.0%
24.9%
9.2%
31.3%
27.6%
30.3%
9.3%
23.7%
25.7%
5.9%
33.5%
32.6%
29.2%
30.9%
26.7%
0.0%
27.0%
6.0%
0.0%
27.3%
25.3%
31.9%
26.6%
17.9%
28.7%
2527
2534
2536
2580
2609
2683
2687
2689
2711
2752
2753
2754
2759
2769
2805
2835
2853
2854
2856
2859
2860
2884
2886
2888
2889
2890
2895
2897
2898
2899
2902
2903
2904
2905
NORMAN CTY WEST
BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN
GRANADA HUNTLEYEAST CENTRAL
WIN-E-MAC
GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIV
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED
PIPESTONE-JASPER
MESABI EAST
FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOLS
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EA
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
EAGLE BEND-CLARISSA
MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
JANESVILLE-WALDO
LAC QUI PARLE
ADA-BORUP
STEPHEN-ARGYLE
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE
BLUE EARTH-DELAVAN-ELMORE
RED ROCK CENTRAL
GLENVILLE-EMMONS
CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY
LAKE PARK-AUDUBON
RENVILLE CTY WEST
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL
REDWOOD AREA SCHOOLS
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-MILLVILLE
RTR
ORTONVILLE
TRACY-BALATON
TRI-CITY UNITED
0
430,839
1,093,731
1,543,147
728,546
32,862
2,887,889
1,518,430
814,191
2,549,152
1,441,723
713,855
1,200
2,223,671
918,621
901,416
86,806
552,232
183,134
1,400,391
514,610
0
0
0
1,299,797
483,471
1,391,929
1,598,248
0
509,444
0
730,386
232,670
3,757,757
0
329,514
986,326
507,338
294,106
23,055
698,071
1,193,364
106,031
990,838
380,641
599,770
650
1,448,661
338,281
577,752
73,867
489,834
131,352
694,359
398,231
0
0
0
264,452
396,390
1,009,616
1,079,672
0
244,148
0
534,614
169,721
1,357,690
0.0%
76.5%
90.2%
32.9%
40.4%
70.2%
24.2%
78.6%
13.0%
38.9%
26.4%
84.0%
54.2%
65.1%
36.8%
64.1%
85.1%
88.7%
71.7%
49.6%
77.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20.3%
82.0%
72.5%
67.6%
0.0%
47.9%
0.0%
73.2%
72.9%
36.1%
0
131,806
394,530
202,935
117,642
9,222
279,228
477,346
42,413
396,335
152,256
239,908
260
579,465
135,313
231,101
29,547
195,934
52,541
277,744
159,292
0
0
0
105,781
158,556
403,846
431,869
0
97,659
0
213,846
67,888
543,076
0.0%
30.6%
36.1%
13.2%
16.1%
28.1%
9.7%
31.4%
5.2%
15.5%
10.6%
33.6%
21.7%
26.1%
14.7%
25.6%
34.0%
35.5%
28.7%
19.8%
31.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.1%
32.8%
29.0%
27.0%
0.0%
19.2%
0.0%
29.3%
29.2%
14.5%
2906 RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2907 ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2908 BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
n/a n/a
n/a n/a
end of worksheet
n/a
n/a
320,572
27,680
0
n/a
n/a
133,759
23,559
0
41.7%
53,504
16.7%
85.1%
9,424
34.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
Minnesota Department of Revenue
Property Tax Research
June 1, 2016
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Senate and House Research staff for the summary documents we used to compile this
summary.
Thank you to Senate photographer, David Oakes, for capturing the May 3rd School Trust Lands
confirmation hearing.
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