Minnesota § 124D.98 LITERACY AID

Minnesota Statutes

§ 124D.98 — LITERACY AID

Minnesota § 124D.98

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 124DEDUCATION PROGRAMS

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Minn. Stat. § 124D.98 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Literacy aid.
A district's literacy aid equals the sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.

Subd. 2.Proficiency aid.
The proficiency aid for each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number of third grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's proficiency allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet or exceed proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times $530.

Subd. 3.Growth aid.
The growth aid for each school in a di

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Subdivision 1.Literacy aid.
A district's literacy aid equals the sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.

Subd. 2.Proficiency aid.
The proficiency aid for each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number of third grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's proficiency allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet or exceed proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times $530.

Subd. 3.Growth aid.
The growth aid for each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to the product of the school's growth allowance times the number of fourth grade pupils enrolled at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's growth allowance is equal to the percentage of students at that school making medium or high growth, under subdivision 4, on the fourth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times $530.

Subd. 4.Medium and high growth.
(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
(b) "Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above or below the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores.
(c) "High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores.

Subd. 5.Literacy aid uses.
A school district must use its literacy aid to meet the requirements and goals adopted in the district's local literacy plan under section120B.12, subdivision 4a.

Legislative History

1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 43;2012 c 239 art 2 s 16,17;1Sp2015 c 3 art 2 s 59;1Sp2019 c 11 art 2 s 22;2020 c 83 art 1 s 31;2023 c 55 art 3 s 10;2024 c 115 art 3 s 3;1Sp2025 c 10 art 2 s 20,21