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Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness

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What is Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness?

2025 Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness Plan

During the 2024 session, the Minnesota Legislature renamed 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. This change will take effect as of the 2024-25 school year strategic plans and Fall 2025 annual summary report.

CACR plans will address the four WBWF goals above as well as one additional goal:

  • Prepare students to be lifelong learners.

What is a WBWF/CACR strategic 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).

WBWF/CACR annual report and public meeting

While the WBWF/CACR strategic plan is a multi-year strategic roadmap, legislation requires that districts and charter schools submit an annual summary report to MDE. The 2023–24 annual report will be due on November 30, 2024. The annual summary report should provide details about strategies and local progress toward the WBWF/CACR goals.

Beginning with the 2023-24 annual report submission, districts and charter schools will submit their annual summary report through the Minnesota Education Grant System (MEGS) as part of the ESEA Consolidated Application End of Year Report. This change will support alignment between WBWF/CACR goals and other goals set within ESEA reporting. The Microsoft Word template to assist with planning the annual summary report is available for download at the following link:

2023-24 World's Best Workforce Annual Summary Report Template

Districts and charter schools are required to hold an annual public stakeholder meeting on the progress made toward WBWF/CACR goals. The meeting is designed to empower stakeholders (teachers, parents/guardians, support staff, students and other community residents) to provide feedback on the data in the report.

 

What role does the school board play?

Minnesota Statutes 2023, section 120B.11, requires school boards to establish advisory committees. The advisory committee should:

  • Ensure that community members have an opportunity to participate in the strategic planning process.
  • Be reflective of the district's diversity and its schools, and thus include, to the extent possible, teachers, parents/guardians, support staff, students, and other community residents.
  • Make recommendations to the school board concerning rigorous academic standards and student achievement goals and measures.

How will districts and charter schools measure progress?

Each district and charter school creates its own plan to prepare all students for school and align a standards-based curriculum with classroom instruction, so that students are career- and college-ready at graduation. The success of each plan can be measured locally using, among other possible data sources:

  • The Kindergarten Entry Profile or other measures of school readiness.
  • State or local assessments.
  • Graduation rates.
  • College entrance exams.
  • Postsecondary outcomes, including employment.

What role does the Minnesota Department of Education play?

While each WBWF/CACR strategic plan is developed and implemented locally, MDE offers support opportunities throughout the academic year. Support opportunities include training, webinars, workshops, resources and orientations.

If there are general questions or assistance needed pertaining to WBWF/CACR districts and charter schools can contact us at mde.worldsbestworkforce@state.mn.us.