Implementation of Graduation Requirements
The school board shall appoint a School Accountability and Reporting (SAR) Committee which shall advise the school board on implementation of the state and local graduation requirements, including K-12 curriculum, assessment, student learning opportunities, and other related issues.  

The SAR advisory committee shall, when possible, be comprised of 2/3 community representatives and shall reflect the diversity of the community.  Included in membership may be:
a. Director of Curriculum (or similar leader)
b. Principal
c. School Board Member
d. One teacher from each level
e. Parent representation
f. Two residents without school-aged children, non-representative of local business or industry (optional)
g. Two residents representative of local business or industry (optional)

The advisory committee shall meet the following timeline each year:  October – agree on process; June – review, present; July – provide direction and review.


Reporting
An “Annual Report on Curriculum, Instruction and Student Performance: shall” be approved by the school board and distributed to the public.   A copy shall be sent to the Commissioner by October 15 of each year.  The public report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Student performance goals for meeting the graduation standards;
Result of local assessment data, including all data required by MN Rule, 3501.0160;
School district improvement plans;
Progress on previous improvement plans;
Names of advisory committee members, dates their terms expire, method of selection and application dates;
Periodic reports on constituencies’ satisfaction with schools; and
Biennial evaluations of the school district testing program and AOM.



Legal References:
Minn. Rule Parts 3501.0010 to 3501.0180 (Mathematics, Reading)
Minn. Rule Parts 3501.0200-3501.0290 (Written Composition)
Minn. Rule Parts 3501.0300-3501.0469 (Profile of Learning)
M.S. 120B.02 (Graduation Rule)
M.S. 120B.11 (School District Policy)