HF5128

Purpose

• Establish a Minnesota Vision of a Learner to guide students’ knowledge and skills for life after high school.
• Create a working group under the Minnesota P20 Education Partnership to develop this vision.
• Gather input from students, families, educators, and communities through listening sessions and public surveys.
• Post and share the vision publicly and allow local districts to adopt, adapt, or develop their own local visions.
• Appropriate funds to support these efforts.

Main Provisions

• Adds a new subdivision to Minnesota Statutes 120B.02 to define and guide the development of the Minnesota Vision of a Learner.
• The Minnesota P20 Education Partnership must convene and chair a working group charged with developing the vision.
• The working group must reflect the diversity of Minnesota students and include a broad set of participants (see membership below) and be compensated for their work.
• The working group must collect input via listening sessions, public surveys, and by reviewing existing locally adopted visions of a learner.
• The working group must post a description of the Minnesota Vision of a Learner no later than January 15, 2028 on multiple state department websites.
• School districts and charter schools may adopt the Minnesota Vision of a Learner as a local vision, adapt the state vision, develop their own local vision, or adopt no vision.
• The proposal clarifies that nothing in this subdivision overrides existing or future locally developed visions.

Composition and Representation

• The working group must reflect the diversity of Minnesota students and include categories such as:
  • Current high school students
  • Former students who graduated in the past five years
  • Parents of students
  • Licensed teachers currently teaching in Minnesota public schools
  • Licensed teachers or administrators working with students in special education settings (e.g., intermediate districts or cooperative units, level four programs, and transition programs for ages 18–22)
  • School board members
  • District administrators including superintendents
  • Faculty at Minnesota postsecondary institutions
  • Civic and community leaders
  • Representatives from the business community
  • Representatives from the Tribal Nations Education Committee
  • Experts in educational measurement

Timeline and Deliverables

• The working group must post a description of the Minnesota Vision of a Learner no later than January 15, 2028.
• The description must be posted on the websites of the Department of Education, Department of Children, Youth and Families, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Higher Education, and the P20 Education Partnership.

Funding and Compensation

• Members of the working group must be compensated according to the state’s compensation rules (as described in section 15.059 subdivision 3).

Relationship to Existing Law

• Districts and charter schools have the option to adopt, adapt, or create their own local visions, or adopt no vision.
• This subdivision does not supersede existing or future locally developed visions of a learner.

Impact and Rationale

• Creates a formal, statewide framework (Minnesota Vision of a Learner) to guide student preparation and outcomes.
• Encourages broad stakeholder engagement to define the knowledge and skills students need for post-high school success, civic participation, and workforce readiness.
• Balances state guidance with local autonomy by allowing districts to adopt or adapt the vision as they see fit.

Relevant Terms - Minnesota Vision of a Learner - Minnesota P20 Education Partnership - Subdivision 4 (Development of Minnesota Vision of a Learner) - 120B.02 (Minnesota Statutes) - listening sessions - public surveys - enrollment of a diverse group - high school students - former students (graduates within 5 years) - parents - licensed teachers - special education instruction and services - intermediate school district - cooperative unit - level four special education program - 18 to 22 transition program - school board members - district administrators (including superintendents) - postsecondary faculty - civic and community leaders - business representatives - Tribal Nations Education Committee - experts in educational measurement - posting deadline January 15, 2028 - department websites (Education, Children Youth and Families, Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, Office of Higher Education, P20 Education Partnership) - compensation per section 15.059 subdivision 3