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INFORMATION BRIEFResearch DepartmentMinnesota House of Representatives600 State Office BuildingSt. Paul, MN 55155Danyell Punelli, Legislative Analyst, 651-296-5058*Updated: December 2010Community, Early Childhood, and AdultEducation ProgramsThis information brief provides an overview of the community, early childhood,and adult education programs administered by the Minnesota Departments ofEducation and Human Services that are under the jurisdiction of the Houseeducation and health and human services committees. These programs provide abroad array of services including early childhood education, health, child care,and adult education. Some of the specific programs included in this informationbrief are: community education, early childhood family education, health anddevelopmental screening, school readiness, head start, school-age care, afterschool community learning grants, adult basic education, adult literacy grants,prekindergarten exploratory projects, child care assistance programs, child careservices grants, and child care licensing.ContentsCommunity Education Programs . 2Early Childhood Education Programs . 3Health Programs. 6School Readiness Programs . 7Child Care Programs . 10Adult Education Programs . 17Miscellaneous Programs . 22*Emily Adriaens, Fiscal Analyst in the House Fiscal Analysis Department, provided information related to programappropriations and formulas.Copies of this publication may be obtained by calling 651-296-6753. This document can be made available inalternative formats for people with disabilities by calling 651-296-6753 or the Minnesota State Relay Service at711 or 1-800-627-3529 (TTY). Many House Research Department publications are also available on theInternet at: www.house.mn/hrd/hrd.htm.

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 2Community Education ProgramsCommunity EducationCommunity education programs are intended to maximize the community’s use of public schoolsand to expand the involvement of community members who have skills and knowledge to share.Districts establishing a community education program must provide for a citizens’ advisorycouncil to advise the school administration on how best to use school facilities and communityresources. Fees may be charged for community education programs.Districts with a community education program may also prepare a youth development plan toimprove coordination of agencies that address the needs and develop the resources of youth inthe community. A participating district may also offer a youth service program to providemeaningful opportunities for community involvement and citizenship.(Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.18-124D.21)Community Education Revenue. Community education programs are funded through both aidand levy. Districts that prepare a youth service program and a youth development plan areeligible for additional revenue. Districts that establish youth after-school enrichment programsare authorized to levy an additional amount.For fiscal year 2007 and later, the basic community education revenue is based on an allowanceof 5.42. Community education revenue, aid, and levy for fiscal year 2010 are computed asfollows:Total CommunityEducation Revenue General CommunityEducation RevenueGeneral CommunityEducation Revenue Youth ServiceRevenue Youth After-SchoolEnrichment Revenue 5.42, times the greater of:(a) 1,335; or(b) population of the district 1.00, times the greater of(a) 1,335; or(b) population of the district(1) 1.85, times the greater of:(a) 1,335; or(b) population of the district not to exceed 10,000;plus(2) 0.43, times the population of the district in excess of 10,000CommunityEducation LevyCommunityEducation Aid .900 times adjusted net tax capacity (ANTC) Total CommunityEducation Revenue -Youth ServiceRevenueCommunityEducation Levy Youth After-SchoolEnrichment Revenue

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 3The amount of community education aid a district receives is reduced for any district that leviesless than the maximum for community education, in proportion to the amount of the underlevy.The 2003 Legislature placed a limit on community education reserves. Beginning in fiscal year2003, the average revenue in a district’s community education accounts is limited to the district’scommunity education revenue for the previous year. A district facing unique circumstances mayrequest a waiver from this reserve balance limitation.Community Education RevenueSchoolYearBasicYouthAfterCommunity ServiceSchoolMinimumEducation Revenue Enrichment RevenueTax Revenue perperRevenue perperRateCapitaCapitaCapita*District Appropriations2010-11 .90 0%LevyNumber ofParticipatingDistricts 5.42 1.001.85 0.43 11,040 479,000 38,895,000338/3402009-10 .90 05.421.001.85 0.4311,040476,00038,621,000338/3402008-09 .90 05.421.001.85 0.4311,040796,00038,287,000338/3402007-08 .90 05.421.001.85 21.001.85 31.001.85 31.001.85 951.001.85 951.001.85 ol enrichment revenue per capita equals 1.85 times the districts first 10,000 residents plus 43 cents per capitafor each resident in excess of 10,000.House Research DepartmentEarly Childhood Education ProgramsEarly Childhood Family EducationDistricts that provide community education programs may also establish early childhood familyeducation programs (ECFE) for children from birth to kindergarten, for their parents, and forexpectant parents. These programs include parent education to promote children’s learning anddevelopment. All ECFE programming must require substantial parental involvement.Districts must appoint an advisory council to assist in planning and implementing ECFEprograms. Districts are encouraged to coordinate ECFE programs with their special education

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 4and vocational education programs, as well as with other public or nonprofit agencies providingsimilar services.(Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.13; 124D.135)Early Childhood Family Education Revenue. ECFE programs are funded through state aid,local levy, and participant fees. The formula for calculating ECFE revenue is based on thedistrict’s population of young children (under the age of five), not the number of childrenactually served.For fiscal year 2008 and later, the ECFE allowance is increased to 120. Calculations for ECFEaid, levy, and revenue are as follows:ECFE Revenue 120, times the greater of:(a) 150; or(b) number of district residents under 5 years oldECFE Levy the commissioner must establish a tax rate for ECFE revenue that,when multiplied by each district’s adjusted net tax capacity, raises 22,135,000 statewideECFE Aid ECFE Revenue - ECFE LevyHome-visiting Levy 1.60 times the number of district residents under 5 years oldThe amount of ECFE aid is reduced for any district that levies less than the maximum earlychildhood levy allowed to the district, in proportion to the amount of the underlevy.Beginning in fiscal year 2000, districts were required to charge fees for ECFE programs, but maywaive fees for participants who are unable to pay. Districts may also obtain funds from othersources to support early childhood programs. Districts must maintain ECFE funds in a separateaccount.The 2001 Legislature placed a limit on the amount of ECFE reserves. Beginning in 2003, theaverage revenue in a district’s ECFE reserve account over the prior three years is limited to 25percent of the district’s ECFE revenue for the prior year. A district’s ECFE revenue will bereduced by any amount in excess of an average of 25 percent of the district’s ECFE revenue forthe prior three years. Districts anticipating a reserve account in excess of this limit due toextenuating circumstances may obtain prior written approval from the Department of Educationto exceed the limit.

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 5Early Childhood Family Education RevenueSchoolYearECFETax RateECFEFormulaAllowanceAppropriationsLevyNumber ofParticipatingDistricts2010-11 .333502% 120.00 21,453,000 22,085,000335/3402009-10 .335014120.0019,005,00022,085,000335/3402008-09 .20789120.0029,324,00013,565,000335/3402007-08 .382109120.0021,092,00022,135,000335/3402006-07 .42725112.0015,112,00022,135,000337/3432005-06 .4852104.0015,105,00022,130,000337/3432004-05 .53396.0015,129,00021,104,000337/3432003-04 .588120.0019,675,00022,209,000337/3432002-03 .6578120.0018,664,00022,084,000337/3432001-02 .5257120.0020,746,00021,027,000338/343House Research DepartmentEarly Childhood Home-visiting Program. A school district participating in a collaborativeagreement to provide education services and social services through home-visiting programsmay levy up to 1.60 times the number of people under the age of five residing in the district.Statewide, this levy amounts to about 550,000 per year.(Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.13; 124D.14)State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and CareThe 2008 Legislature changed the membership of the State Advisory Council on EarlyChildhood Education and Care by adding four members of the legislature and two parents with achild under age six to the council. The 2010 Legislature added the Commissioner of Health tothe council and charged the council with additional duties, including making recommendationson creating and implementing a statewide school readiness report card and on how to screen andassess children for school readiness. The council’s duties include fulfilling the duties requiredunder the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, makingrecommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state and federal fundingstreams for early childhood and child care programs, making recommendations on how tocoordinate and collocate early childhood and child care programs in one State Office of EarlyLearning, and reviewing program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs.(Minn. Stat. § 124D.141)

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 6Health ProgramsHealth and Developmental ScreeningSchool districts are required to provide developmental screening for children before they startschool, targeting children who are between three and five years old. A screening program mustinclude: A developmental assessment; A hearing and vision screening or referral; An immunization review and referral; Child’s height and weight; and An identification of risk factors that may influence learning and referral.Optional screening components include: Nutritional, physical, and dental assessments; Review of family circumstances that affect development; and Laboratory tests, blood tests, and health history.All students must be screened prior to enrollment in a public school unless the child’s parentprovides a signed statement of conscientiously held beliefs against screening. A student may bescreened by a school district, a public or private health care provider, or an individual health careprovider.A school district receives 75 for each three-year-old screened, 50 for each four-year-oldscreened, 40 for each five- or six-year-old screened, and 30 for all other students screenedwithin the first 30 days of kindergarten enrollment. The district may transfer money from thegeneral fund to make up the difference between state aid and the cost of the program.(Minn. Stat. §§ 121A.16-121A.19)

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 7Developmental Screening AidFiscal YearAppropriations2011 3,477,0002010 2,922,0002009 3,592,0002008 2,624,0002007 2,880,0002006 3,000,0002005 2,776,0002004 2,213,0002003 2,209,0002002 2,596,000House Research DepartmentSchool Readiness ProgramsSchool ReadinessA school district or group of school districts may establish a school readiness program to enablechildren to enter school with the necessary skills and behavior to succeed. A child mayparticipate in a school readiness program if the child is at least three years old, has had adevelopmental screening, and meets certain risk-factor criteria.Districts may establish a sliding fee for school readiness programs. Fees must be waived forparticipants who are unable to pay. The state also provides state school readiness aid. Beginningwith fiscal year 1998, school readiness aid is calculated as follows:(1) the number of eligible four-year-olds inthe district on October 1 of the previousschool year(2) the number of students enrolled in thedistrict from families eligible for free andreduced lunch for the second previousschool yearxthe ratio of 50% of the total aid to the totalnumber of eligible four-year-olds in the stateon October 1 of the previous school year; plusxthe ratio of 50% of the total aid to the totalnumber of students in the state eligible forfree and reduced lunch for the secondprevious school yearDistricts must keep school readiness aid in a reserve account within the community service fund.The 2001 Legislature placed a limit on the amount of school readiness reserves. Beginning in2003, the average revenue in a district’s school readiness reserve account over the prior three

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 8years is limited to 25 percent of the district’s school readiness revenue for the prior year. Adistrict’s school readiness revenue will be reduced by any amount in excess of an average of 25percent of the district’s school readiness revenue for the prior three years. Districts anticipating areserve account in excess of this limit due to extenuating circumstances may obtain prior writtenapproval from the Department of Education to exceed the limit.(Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.15; 124D.16)School Readiness AidFiscal YearAppropriationsNumber of ParticipatingDistricts2011 9,792,000335/3402010 8,373,000335/3402009 10,095,000338/3402008 9,987,000336/3402007 9,020,000336/3402006 9,528,000339/3432005 9,594,000339/3432004 9,536,000340/3432003 8,876,000338/3432002 10,395,000341/343House Research DepartmentHead StartHead Start is primarily a federally funded program designed to provide a comprehensive familyoriented program that improves school readiness and social competence of children from lowincome families. State funds were first appropriated for Head Start programs in fiscal year 1989.Head Start funds do not flow to school districts but instead to the community organizations thatare the grantees. In Minnesota, the most common type of grantee is a community actionprogram.(Minn. Stat. §§ 119A.50-119A.53)

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 9Head Start RevenueFiscal YearState AidFederal FundsNumber ofGrantees2011 20,100,000 88,000,000352010 20,100,00086,483,000352009 20,100,00084,817,000352008 20,100,00084,745,000352007 19,100,00083,340,000352006 19,100,00082,799,000352005 17,100,00082,811,000352004 16,381,00079,480,000352003 18,235,00079,480,000352002 17,955,00072,890,00035House Research DepartmentKindergarten Readiness AssessmentThe legislature appropriates money to the Department of Education to implement a kindergartenreadiness assessment, which is based on the department’s Minnesota School Readiness Study(developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance). The assessment is based onkindergarteners’ teachers own assessments of 32 indicators gathered through the course of theirinteraction with their students over several weeks at the beginning of the school year. Theassessment must be representative of incoming kindergarteners.(Minn. Stat. § 124D.162)Kindergarten Readiness AssessmentFiscal YearAppropriation2011 337,0002010 225,0002009 287,0002008 287,0002007 287,000House Research Department

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 10Child Care ProgramsSchool-age CareA school district may offer a school-age care program for children in kindergarten through gradesix. The program must provide supervised activities during nonschool hours. Programs areprimarily funded through participant fees on a sliding fee scale based on family income. Thisprogram was formerly called the extended day program. About one-half of the Minnesota’sschool districts participate in the school-age care program.Districts with school-age care programs receive school-age care revenue for the additional costsof providing services to children with disabilities or children experiencing temporary family orrelated problems. For fiscal year 1998 and later, school-age care aid and levy are calculated asfollows:School-age CareRevenue Program costs approved by the Department of EducationSchool-age Care Levy School-age Care Revenuexthe lesser of:(a) one; or(b) ANTC/pupil units 3,280School-age Care Aid School-age Care Revenue-School-age Care Levy

House Research DepartmentCommunity, Early Childhood, and Adult Education ProgramsUpdated: December 2010Page 11School-age Care ProgramFiscal Year2011 1,0Aid002010 0LevyNumber ofParticipatingDistricts* 11,592,000148/34011,202,000151/3402009 1,00011,792,000155/3402008 1,00010,580,000156/3402007 4,0009,668,000152/3402006 17,0008,893,000156/3432005 28,0008,099,000155/3432004 40,0007,750,000145/3432003 94,0006,646,000147/3432002 224,0005,753,000145/343*This column shows the number of districts that levied for the school-age care program.There are additional districts that offer the program but do not levy for it.House Research Department(Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.13; 124D.22)Child Care AssistanceChild care assistance programs subsidize the child care expenses of eligible low-income families.Minnesota administers two child care assistance programs: Minnesota Family InvestmentProgram (MFIP) child care assistance and Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) child care assistance. MFIPchild care subsidizes the child care costs of families receiving cash assistance through MFIP andprovides child care assistance for eligible families for the first 12 months after the family leavesMFIP cash assistance (transition year child care). BSF child care provides a child care subsidyto low-income working families who are not receiving cash assistance from MFIP.To be eligible for child care assistance, both parents (or one parent in single-parent households)must participate in an authorized work, education, or training activity, cooperate with childsupport enforcement, and meet income eligibility guidelines. The maximum income limit to beeligible for child care assistance is 47 percent of the state median income ( 32,944 for a familyof three in 2010) at program entry and 67 percent ( 46,963 for a family of three in 2010) or lessof state median income at program exit.Children up to age 13 are eligible for child care assistance (up to age 15 for disabled children).County agencies or their contractors must determine eligibility within 30 days of receiving a

streams for early childhood and child care programs, making recommendations on how to coordinate and collocate early childhood and child care programs in one State Office of Early Learning, and reviewing program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs. (Minn. Stat. § 124D.141)

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