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The purpose of the Achievement and Integration (A&I) for Minnesota program is to pursue racial and economic integration, increase student achievement, create equitable educational opportunities, and reduce academic disparities based on students' diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds in Minnesota public schools.

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• Read Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.861.
• Read Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862.
• Read Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180 of the School Desegregation/Integration rules.

Eligibility

There are four ways that a district can be eligible for the program:

1. Racially Isolated (RI): Enrollment of protected-class students districtwide is more than 20 percent, compared to the number of protected-class students in one of their adjoining districts.
2. Adjoining: District physically adjoins a racially isolated district.
3. Racially Identifiable School (RIS): Enrollment of protected-class students at a school is more than 20 percent, compared to the number of protected-class students within the district (for the same grade levels served).
4. Voluntary: District participates voluntarily when geographically feasible. Participation must be approved by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).

Plan Components

• School Board Approval
• Plan Input
• Goals to:
  
  1. increase racial and economic integration;
  2. reduce achievement disparities;
  3. increase access to effective and diverse teachers.
• Strategies that support A&I goals. These strategies may include innovative and integrated pre-k to grade 12 learning environments, family engagement initiatives, professional development, career and college readiness and rigorous coursework, and recruitment and retention of racially diverse staff.
• Key Indicators to assess if strategies are generating the intended outcomes.
• Create Efficiencies and Eliminate Duplicative Programs

Funding

Total A&I Revenue is comprised of Initial Revenue and Incentive Revenue. A&I Revenue is 70 percent state aid and 30 percent local levy.
To view reports of the estimates of A&I revenue by district, go to the Data Reports and Analytics page and follow these steps:

1. Scroll down to School Finance Reports and click Minnesota Funding Reports (MFR).
2. Select your District name.
3. In the Category field, select Aid Entitlement Reports.
4. In the Year field, select the year equal to revenue year (for example, 12-13, 16-17, etc.).
5. In the Report field, select Integration Revenue Report.
6. Click the List Reports button. A link to your district’s annual report will appear below.
7. Click the Integration Revenue Report link.
8. In this report, look at line (12) for Max Initial Rev and line (13) for your district’s Max Incentive Revenue.

Participating Districts

In the 2019-20 school year, there are 171 districts participating in the A&I program.

Plan Input

Districts are required to gather input on integration goals and strategies from their Multidistrict Collaborative Council. Districts with more than 10 American Indian students must also gather input from their American Indian Parent Advisory Council. Racially Identifiable Schools must also get input from a Community Collaboration Council when developing an A&I Plan (Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0170, subpart 2).

Annual Public Meeting

Each year, districts are required to hold a public meeting to report progress to local communities and seek feedback on the plan in alignment with local strategic planning under the World’s Best Workforce. (Minn. Stat. § 124D.861 subd. 3 (b)). Families, community members, and the public are encouraged to engage with local districts on Achievement and Integration planning and implementation at these meetings and on an ongoing basis.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - Achievement and Integration Program
Additional information on basic program parameters for the general public and districts participating in the A&I program. This document is based on questions submitted to the agency.

Report to Legislature

The A&I progress report is combined with the 2019-20 WBWF Summary Report. All districts in the A&I program should use the online combined World’s Best Workforce and Achievement and Integration Summary Report which is due December 15, 2020.

2019 Achievement and Integration Program: Report to the Legislature

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This legislative report is required under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.861, subdivision 5.
Staff in eligible Achievement and Integration districts may receive electronic updates on the program. Sign up to receive the e-bulletin from MDE by sending your current email address to mde.integration@state.mn.us.

• - 5/11/20
  
• Frequently Asked Questions - Achievement and Integration Program - 4/16/20
  
• Achievement and Integration Program Overview - 1/30/20
  This webinar provides a brief program overview for districts in the Achievement and Integration program.
• Maps of Statewide Integration Districts: 2019-20 - 10/23/19
  
• Maps of Metro Integration Districts: 2019-20 - 10/23/19
  
• 2019 Achievement and Integration Program: Report to the Legislature - 2/11/19
  This report responds to the legislative charge to evaluate the efficacy of districts’ plans for realizing the goals of the Achievement and Integration program. It highlights data submitted by school districts following implementation of their Achievement and Integration plans during the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 school years, respectively.
• 2017-18 Progress Report for Racially Identifiable Schools - 11/9/18
  Fill out a progress report for each of the racially identifiable schools included in your district’s Achievement and Integration plan during the 2017-2018 schoolyear. Submit this completed report to MDE between October 15 and December 15, 2018.
• Achievement and Integration Needs Assessment - 9/12/18
  This powerpoint describes the importance of conducting a needs assessment that identifies gaps and areas to be changed in order to improve student outcomes and reduce achievement disparities. This needs assessment is optional for our Achievement and Integration districts. However, if you are following the purpose of the program and want to provide equitable educational experiences for all students, we strongly encourage you to use the needs assessment tools provided.
• Achievement and Integration Plan Guide - 10/12/17
  Use this guide to plan and organize your school or district's AI program. A link to the 2018-2020 Achievement Integration plan template is included in the section of the Guide entitled Completing the Plan Template. Hmong Parent-Caregiver Survey - Somali Parent-Caregiver Survey - Spanish Parent-Caregiver Survey
• Achievement and Integration Goals, Objectives and Interventions - 2/13/17
  Find information on goals, objectives, and interventions for district’s AI plans and how to create them
• - 1/29/16
  Three collaboratives shared information about innovative cross-district AI programs at the Fall 2015 Achievement and Integration guidance sessions.

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1. Dr. Paul, 52, practiced ophthalmology for 18 years before becoming a senator in 2010. Dr. Paul moved to Bowling Green, Ky., in 1993. There he worked for Downing McPeak Vision Centers and the Gilbert Graves Clinic for about 15 years combined before launching his own ophthalmology practice in town.

2. Dr. Paul earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., in 1988. After that, he completed his general surgery internship at Atlanta-based Georgia Baptist Medical Center, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center, completing his training in 1993. Despite his extensive medical training, Dr. Paul does not hold a bachelor's degree, according to NPR. He attended Waco, Texas-based Baylor University to study biology and English, but left a few courses short of a diploma after he was accepted into medical school.

3. His ophthalmology certification is contested. He originally earned board certification in 1993 after the completion of his residency. However, in 1997 he formed his own board, called the National Ophthalmology Board, with 200 other physicians in protest of certification requirement changes by the American Board of Ophthalmologists. The now-defunct board was not recognized by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, so Dr. Paul was not board certified by a board recognized by the state since 2005, and since Dr. Paul's board dissolved in 2011, he has had no certification from an active body, according to the Washington Post. Kentucky state law does not require board certification for licensure.

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5. Dr. Paul does not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. His campaign website reads, 'I was not a member of the U.S. Senate during the 111th Congress, but if I had been I would have voted against Obamacare. As your president, one of my first acts would be to repeal the abomination that is Obamacare.'

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6. Dr. Paul is in favor of a free-market approach to healthcare. He says he believes increased government interventions drive up the cost of coverage and decrease competition. As a senator, he publically supported making medical expenses tax deductible, allowing businesses to provide coverage, allowing physicians to negotiate costs with insurance companies and Health Savings Accounts.

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7. He believes in higher Medicare deductibles and moving to a premium support system. In a 2010 interview, Dr. Paul said 'You want to have more participation by the person who's receiving the entitlement. By that I mean that they need to be more involved with some sort of economic transaction every time they use their entitlement, and that means they have to bear more of the burden,' according to Bloomberg Business. Dr. Paul supports a premium support system for Medicare, which would give seniors the ability to choose between traditional Medicare and private insurance on an exchange, according to Vox.

8. Dr. Paul supports vaccines, but believes they should be voluntary. 'I've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines,' Dr. Paul said, according to CNN. 'I'm not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. I think they're a good thing. But I think the parents should have some input.' He later followed up and said he is vaccinated, his children are vaccinated, he supports vaccines and he does not believe they cause disorders, but that they are 'temporally related.'

9. His comments on Ebola have also garnered media attention. In an interview with CNN last October, Dr. Paul shared the following comments: '[The Obama administration] has downplayed how transmissible [Ebola] is. They say it's the exchange of bodily of fluids. Which makes people think, 'Oh, it's like AIDS. It's very difficult to catch.'

'If someone has Ebola at a cocktail party, they're contagious and you can catch it from them,' Dr. Paul continued. '[The administration] should be honest about that.'

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10. Dr. Paul believes medical marijuana is a state's rights issue, not a federal one. He recently teamed up with two Democrats to introduce a bill that would protect medical marijuana buyers and sellers from federal prosecution in states where marijuana is legal for medical and recreational purposes. He has also supported lessening the sentence for nonviolent marijuana offenders.

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