124D.13 EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION (ECFE) PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. A district that provides a community education program under sections 124D.18 and 124D.19 may establish an early childhood family education program. Two or more districts, each of which provides a community education program, may cooperate to jointly provide an early childhood family education program. […]
124D.135 EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION (ECFE) REVENUE. Subdivision 1. Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education programs for a school district equals $120 for fiscal year 2014 and the formula allowance for the year times 0.023 for fiscal year 2015 and later, times the greater of: (1) 150; or (2) the number of people […]
124D.141 STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE. Subdivision 1. Membership; duties. Two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader; and two members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member […]
124D.142 QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. System established. There is established a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) framework, known as Parent Aware, to ensure that Minnesota’s children have access to high-quality early learning and care programs in a range of settings so that they are fully ready for kindergarten. Subd. 2. System […]
124D.15 SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. A district or a group of districts may establish a school readiness program for children age three to kindergarten entrance. The purpose of a school readiness program is to prepare children to enter kindergarten. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 21] Subd. 3. Program […]
124D.151 VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. A district, a charter school, a group of districts, a group of charter schools, or a group of districts and charter schools may establish a voluntary prekindergarten program. The purpose of a voluntary prekindergarten program is to prepare children for success as they enter kindergarten in the […]
124D.16 SCHOOL READINESS AID. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 21] Subd. 2. Amount of aid. (a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section 124D.15 if the biennial plan required by section 124D.15, subdivision 3a, has been approved […]
124D.162 KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT. The commissioner of education may implement a kindergarten readiness assessment representative of incoming kindergartners. The assessment must be based on the Department of Education Kindergarten Readiness Assessment at kindergarten entrance study. History: 2006 c 282 art 2 s 8
124D.165 EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. There is established an early learning scholarships program in order to close the opportunity gap by increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs. Subd. 2. Family eligibility. (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship, parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements: (1) […]
124D.166 LIMIT ON SCREEN TIME FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN. A child in a publicly funded preschool or kindergarten program may not use an individual-use screen, such as a tablet, smartphone, or other digital media, without engagement from a teacher or other students. This section does not apply to a child for whom the […]
124D.18 PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. The purpose of sections 124D.18 and 124D.19 is to make maximum use of the public schools of Minnesota by the community and to expand utilization by the school of the human resources of the community, by establishing a community education program. History: 1971 c 900 s 1; 1976 c […]
124D.19 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; ADVISORY COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Authorization. Each school board may initiate a community education program in its district and provide for the general supervision of the program. Each board may, as it considers appropriate, employ community education staff to further the purposes of the community education program. Subd. 2. Advisory council. Each […]
124D.20 COMMUNITY EDUCATION REVENUE. Subdivision 1. Total community education revenue. Total community education revenue equals the sum of a district’s general community education revenue, youth service program revenue, and youth after-school enrichment revenue. Subd. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for community education revenue, a district must operate a community education program that complies with section […]
124D.22 SCHOOL-AGE CARE REVENUE. Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A district that offers a school-age care program according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11, is eligible for school-age care revenue for the additional costs of providing services to children with disabilities or to children experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature who participate in the school-age […]
124D.2211 AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A competitive statewide after-school community learning grant program is established to provide grants to community or nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, for-profit or nonprofit child care centers, or school-based programs that serve youth after school or during nonschool hours. The commissioner shall develop criteria for after-school community learning […]
124D.23 FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVES. Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) In order to qualify as a family services collaborative, a minimum of one school district, one county, one public health entity, one community action agency as defined in section 256E.31, and one Head Start grantee if the community action agency is not the designated federal […]
124D.231 FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) “Community organization” means a nonprofit organization that has been in existence for three years or more and serves persons within the community surrounding the covered school site on education and other issues. (b) […]
