Environmental Scan of Minnesota Credit-Recovery Programs
September 2019
From November 2018 to July 2019, REL Midwest worked with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to conduct an environmental scan that identifies the practices and programs used by Minnesota public school districts to support students’ credit-recovery efforts. In a series of coaching sessions, REL Midwest supported MDE through the process of using an environmental scan to gain a better understanding of existing programs and efforts in Minnesota that are targeted toward credit recovery for high school students
Slide decks from each of the five coaching sessions are available for download:
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1: Develop a Plan and Define Scope [479 KB
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2: Prepare for Qualitative Inquiry [2,196 KB
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3: Develop a Coding Framework [2,200 KB
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4: Analysis and Sensemaking [808 KB
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5: Findings Highlights [3,477 KB
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The main findings of the scan are summarized in an infographic: The state of credit recovery in Minnesota public schools.
For more information on the project, see this blog post: Understanding the landscape of credit recovery in Minnesota.