124D.42 READING AND MATH CORPS.

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Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 5.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 6.Program training.

The commission must, within available resources:

(1) orient each grantee organization in the nature, philosophy, and purpose of the program;

(2) build an ethic of community service through general community service training; and

(3) provide guidance on integrating programmatic-based measurement into program models. §

Subd. 7.

[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4] §

Subd. 8.Minnesota reading corps program.

(a) A Minnesota reading corps program is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including evidence-based literacy instruction under sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, to children age 3 to grade 3 and interventions for children in kindergarten to grade 3.

(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing literacy program goals and data use under section 120B.121, paragraph (b).

(c) Literacy programs under this subdivision must use a department-approved screener, evidence-based reading instruction, and interventions focused on structured literacy. ServeMinnesota must demonstrate to the department that the training AmeriCorps members receive meets or exceeds the requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4, for volunteers. Minnesota Reading Corps AmeriCorps members are not required to complete the training under section 120B.124, subdivision 4.

(d) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision. §

Subd. 9.Minnesota math corps program.

(a) A Minnesota math corps program is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based problem-solving model of mathematics instruction to use in providing elementary and middle school students and their teachers with instructional support. Minnesota math corps must use evidence-based instructional support to evaluate and accelerate student learning on foundational mathematics skills that enable students to meet state academic standards in mathematics and long-term proficiency expectations for the workforce.

(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.

(c) For purposes of this subdivision, “evidence-based” means the instruction or curriculum is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated a record of success in increasing student competency and proficiency in mathematics and numeracy.

History:

1993 c 146 art 5 s 9,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 7; 1995 c 131 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 5-9,30; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 12-16,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 254 s 23-25; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 30; 2004 c 286 s 2; 2009 c 96 art 2 s 45,46; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 38; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 24; 2023 c 55 art 3 s 9; 2024 c 80 art 4 s 26; 2024 c 109 art 4 s 18,20; 2024 c 115 art 16 s 42; 2025 c 20 s 95; 1Sp2025 c 3 art 13 s 19; 1Sp2025 c 10 art 2 s 15; art 4 s 24

History: History: 1993 c 146 art 5 s 9,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 7; 1995 c 131 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 5-9,30; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 12-16,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 254 s 23-25; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 30; 2004 c 286 s 2; 2009 c 96 art 2 s 45,46; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 38; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 24; 2023 c 55 art 3 s 9; 2024 c 80 art 4 s 26; 2024 c 109 art 4 s 18,20; 2024 c 115 art 16 s 42; 2025 c 20 s 95; 1Sp2025 c 3 art 13 s 19; 1Sp2025 c 10 art 2 s 15; art 4 s 24