616 - School District System Accountability

616 SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY

I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to focus public education strategies on a process which promotes higher academic achievement for all students and ensures broad-based community participation in decisions regarding the implementation of the Minnesota Academic Standards and the No Child Left Behind Act.

II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
Implementation of the Minnesota Academic Standards and No Child Left Behind Act requires a new level of accountability for the school district. The school district will establish a system to review and improve instruction, curriculum, and assessment which will include input by students, parents or guardians, and local community members. The school district will be accountable to the public and the state through annual reporting.

III. DEFINITIONS
A. “Course credit” is equivalent to a student successfully completing an academic year of study or a student mastering the applicable subject matter as determined by the school district.
B. “Graduation Standards” means the course credit requirements and Minnesota Academic Standards that school districts must offer and certify that students complete to be eligible for a high school diploma.

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Adopted: 1-11-2010; Revised: 4-11-2011; Reviewed: 2-23-2012

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