Subd. 6.

Required standard.

"Required standard" means deleted text begin (1)deleted text end a statewide adopted
expectation for student learning in the content areas of language arts, mathematics, science,
social studies, physical education,new text begin health,new text end and the artsdeleted text begin , and (2) a locally adopted expectation
for student learning in healthdeleted text end .

Subdivision 1.

Required academic standards.

(a) The following subject areas are
required for statewide accountability:

(1) language arts;

(2) mathematics, encompassing algebra II, integrated mathematics III, or an equivalent
in high school, and to be prepared for the three credits of mathematics in grades 9 through
12, the grade 8 standards include completion of algebra;

(3) science, including earth and space science, life science, and the physical sciences,
including chemistry and physics;

(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
citizenship that includes civics;

(5) physical education;

(6) healthdeleted text begin , for which locally developed academic standards applydeleted text end ; and

(7) the arts. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least three and require
at least two of the following five arts areas: dance; media arts; music; theater; and visual
arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the following
five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.

(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An
individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
alternative standards.

(c) The department may modify SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical
Educators) standards and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The
modification and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national
standards. The department must make available sample assessments, which school districts
may use as an alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical
education standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.

(d) A school district may include child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health
curriculum, consistent with paragraph (a), clause (6). Child sexual abuse prevention
instruction may include age-appropriate instruction on recognizing sexual abuse and assault,
boundary violations, and ways offenders groom or desensitize victims, as well as strategies
to promote disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. A school district may
provide instruction under this paragraph in a variety of ways, including at an annual assembly
or classroom presentation. A school district may also provide parents information on the
warning signs of child sexual abuse and available resources.

(e) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a
result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11,
and 120B.20.

new text begin (f) Locally developed academic standards in health apply until the end of the 2025-2026
school year, or until the commissioner adopts statewide rules implementing statewide health
standards under subdivision 3, whichever occurs later.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Standards development.

(a) The commissioner must consider advice from at
least the following stakeholders in developing statewide rigorous core academic standards
in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, including history, geography,
economics, government and citizenship, new text begin health, new text end and the arts:

(1) parents of school-age children and members of the public throughout the state;

(2) teachers throughout the state currently licensed and providing instruction in language
arts, mathematics, science, social studies, new text begin health, new text end or the arts and licensed elementary and
secondary school principals throughout the state currently administering a school site;

(3) currently serving members of local school boards and charter school boards throughout
the state;

(4) faculty teaching core subjects at postsecondary institutions in Minnesota;

(5) representatives of the Minnesota business community; and

(6) representatives from the Tribal Nations Education Committee and Tribal Nations
and communities in Minnesota, including both Anishinaabe and Dakota.

(b) Academic standards must:

(1) be clear, concise, objective, measurable, and grade-level appropriate;

(2) not require a specific teaching methodology or curriculum; and

(3) be consistent with the Constitutions of the United States and the state of Minnesota.

Subd. 3.

Rulemaking.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this
section and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for
implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics,
science, social studies, physical education, and the arts.

new text begin (b) The commissioner must adopt statewide rules for implementing statewide rigorous
core academic standards in health.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Revisions and reviews required.

(a) The commissioner of education must
revise the state's academic standards and graduation requirements and implement a ten-year
cycle to review and, consistent with the review, revise state academic standards and related
benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. During each ten-year review and revision
cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required academic standard
and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for career and college
readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area. The commissioner must include
the contributions of Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities, including urban
Indigenous communities, as related to the academic standards during the review and revision
of the required academic standards. The commissioner must embed Indigenous education
for all students consistent with recommendations from Tribal Nations and urban Indigenous
communities in Minnesota regarding the contributions of American Indian Tribes and
communities in Minnesota into the state's academic standards during the review and revision
of the required academic standards. The recommendations to embed Indigenous education
for all students includes but is not limited to American Indian experiences in Minnesota,
including Tribal histories, Indigenous languages, sovereignty issues, cultures, treaty rights,
governments, socioeconomic experiences, contemporary issues, and current events.

(b) The commissioner must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments
administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
standards in mathematics, consistent with section 120B.302, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2021-2022 school year and every ten years
thereafter.

(c) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2017-2018 school year and every ten years thereafter.

(d) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in science beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and every ten years thereafter.

(e) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2019-2020 school year and every ten years
thereafter.

(f) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2020-2021 school year and every ten years
thereafter.

(g) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in physical education beginning in the 2026-2027 school year and every ten
years thereafter.

new text begin (h) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in health education beginning in the 2034-2035 school year and every ten years
thereafter.
new text end

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