During the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session, Legislators retitled the World’s Best Workforce (WBWF) to Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CACR).  What does this mean for all school districts in the state of Minnesota?  The new CACR focuses on the WBWF tenets of supporting students academically throughout their K-12 school experience ensuring students reach high academic standards while also preparing students to be active citizens and developing civic responsibility.  The change will be reflected in the 2025-26 CACR plan as well as the 2025 CACR Annual Report.  In addition to the READ Act goal which is a standalone goal, the CACR will contain the five WBWF goals.

• 2024-25 CACR Annual Report
• Snapshot of this report with the 25-26 goals
• School Board presentation

Additionally, the LQPV District is an Achievement and Integration School. The purpose of the Achievement and Integration (A&I) Program in Minnesota is to pursue racial and economic integration, increase student achievement, create equitable educational opportunities, and reduce academic disparities based on students' diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds in Minnesota public schools.  This program aligns with MN Statutes, sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.

Required Plan Components include:

• School Board Approval
• Input from stakeholders
• Goals that:
  1. increase racial and economic integration
  2. reduce achievement disparities
  3. increase access to effective and diverse teachers
• Strategies that support A&I goals may include:
  1. innovative and integrated pre-k to grade 12 learning environments 
  2. family engagement initiatives 
  3. professional development 
  4. career/college readiness and rigorous coursework 
  5. and recruitment and retention of racially diverse staff
• Key Indicators of Progress to assess if strategies are generating the intended outcomes.
• Create Efficiencies and Eliminate Duplicative Programs

LQPV’s A&I Plan is written in alignment with the district’s CACR annual report.