MN Math Standards Revision Comment Period Open

Third Version, Rulemaking Process and Public Comment

On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the third version of the mathematics standards was released and the statutory rulemaking process for the standards began. The statutory rulemaking process is an iterative one and begins once the initial review and revision work of the standards review committee is complete. This process is set out in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14 and is a complex process with many steps. The proposed K-12 academic standards in mathematics represents the work of the mathematics standards review committee.

The first step of the statutory rulemaking process for the K-12 academic standards in Mathematics is publishing the Request for Comments in the State Register. A 60-day public comment period on the proposed standards follows the publishing of this document. Per Minnesota Statutes 120B.023, subd. 1(d), the statutory rulemaking process does not apply to the supporting benchmarks and thus the 60-day public comment period is only open for the proposed standards language and does not give the public an opportunity to comment further on the supporting benchmarks. This comment period ends on February 27, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Interested individuals can now submit written comments on the Proposed K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics.

In the interest of transparency, MDE is also holding a separate 30-day public comment process that is specifically for the benchmarks in the third draft. This public comment period also starts on Monday and will end January 26, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. MDE believes that setting up this separate public comment period for the benchmarks will allow for full transparency of the process. Please complete the survey to provide comment on the benchmarks. 

Further information on the mathematics standards and rule making process can be found on the MDE website: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/stds/Math/