1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1800 as follows:
1.2Page 1, line 6, delete section 1 and insert

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.60, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 3. Staff development outcomes. The advisory staff development committee
1.6must adopt a staff development plan for improving student achievement. The plan must
1.7be consistent with education outcomes that the school board determines. The plan
1.8must include ongoing staff development activities that contribute toward continuous
1.9improvement in achievement of the following goals:
1.10    (1) improve student achievement of state and local education standards in all areas
1.11of the curriculum by using best practices methods;
1.12    (2) effectively meet the needs of a diverse student population, including at-risk
1.13children, children with disabilities, and gifted children, within the regular classroom
1.14and other settings;
1.15    (3) provide an inclusive curriculum for a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse
1.16student population that is consistent with the state education diversity rule and the district's
1.17education diversity plan;
1.18    (4) improve staff collaboration and develop mentoring and peer coaching programs
1.19for teachers new to the school or district;
1.20    (5) effectively teach and model violence prevention policy and curriculum that
1.21address early intervention alternatives, issues of harassment, and teach nonviolent
1.22alternatives for conflict resolution; and
1.23    (6) provide teachers and other members of site-based management teams with
1.24appropriate management and financial management skills; and
1.25    (7) improve and increase teachers' knowledge of the academic subjects they teach."