1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 247 as follows:
1.2Page 1, line 9, delete "ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION FOR"
1.3Page 1, line 10, delete "MINNESOTA" and insert "ACHIEVEMENT GAP
1.4REDUCTION PROGRAM"
1.5Page 1, line 12, delete "Achievement and Integration for Minnesota" and insert
1.6"Achievement Gap Reduction Program"
1.7Page 1, delete line 13
1.8Page 1, line 14, delete "achievement and equitable educational opportunities"
1.9and insert "improve the academic achievement of all students and reduce disparities in
1.10academic achievement among the nine student categories identified under the federal
1.112001 No Child Left Behind Act"
1.12Page 1, line 19, delete "pursue racial and economic integration in"
1.13Page 1, delete lines 20 to 25
1.14Page 2, delete lines 1 and 2 and insert
1.15"improve the academic achievement of all students and reduce disparities in academic
1.16achievement among student subgroups through:
1.17(1) school choice programs, innovative academic instruction, and best teaching
1.18practices;
1.19(2) opportunity programs proven to increase students' access to academic rigor and
1.20focused on college and career readiness;
1.21(3) family engagement programs that promote involvement in students' academic
1.22life and success;
1.23(4) professional development focused on improving students' academic achievement;
1.24(5) increased diversity of teachers and administrators achieved through teacher and
1.25administrator recruitment and retention policies; and
1.26(6) other programs proven through data to improve students' academic achievement."