Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness
During the 2024 session, the Minnesota Legislature renamed World's Best WorkForce (WBWF) to Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CACR). This new name emphasizes dual roles for the goals set forth in district plans—supporting students with academic achievement within their pre-K through 12 experience as well as preparing them to be active members of their community after graduation.
CACR plans will address five goals:
- All children are ready for school.
- All racial and economic achievement gaps between students are closed.
- All students are ready for career and college.
- All students graduate from high school.
- Prepare students to be lifelong learners.
District Plan
A WBWF/CACR strategic plan is a multi-year, detailed document that illustrates how a district or charter school will execute its goals or initiatives concerning the WBWF/CACR goals. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recommends that districts and charter schools develop goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely (SMART).
Achievement and Integration
Mankato Area Public Schools is eligible to participate in the Achievement and Integration for Minnesota program established to close Minnesota's academic achievement and opportunity gap. The District Achievement and Integration Plan for 2022-2025 has been reviewed and approved by the Minnesota Department of Education.
Purpose
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.
Goals
- Reducing the disparities in academic achievement among all students and specific categories of students excluding the categories of gender, disability, and English learners.
- Reducing the disparities in equitable access to effective and more diverse teachers among all students and specific categories of students excluding the categories of gender, disability, and English learners.
- Increasing racial and economic integration (Minn. Stat. § 124D.861, subd. 2 (a)).
Strategies
- Pre-K Student Identification and Enrollment
- Culturally Relevant Teaching Practices
- Coaching for Equity and Science of Reading
- Access to Literature and Family Resources to provide support outside the school day
- Expand Middle School Education Pathways
- Career Pathway Access
Achievement and Integration Plan
CONTACT
Director of Administrative Services, John Lustig
10 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
507-387-3017
JLusti1@isd77.org