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The posted document is the final draft of the proposed revision of the 2004 standards. This draft is currently proceeding through the administrative rule-making process. If adopted into rule, the 2011 standards must be implemented into schools no later than the 2013-2014 school year.

At the MCSS conference, assistant commissioner Rose Chu will be presenting in the afternoon, focusing on the standards and the revision process.

Elementary: Kellie Friend. Turtle Lake Elementary School, Mounds View.

Middle: Missy Klapperich. Cannon Falls Middle School, Cannon Falls.

High: Mary Jo Merrick-Lockett. Anoka High School, Anoka.

The Teachers of the Year will be honored at the gala and awards banquet on Sunday, March 4 at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn. Please join us at the gala to congratulate these excellent teachers of social studies!

The keynote for the gala and awards banquet is Dr. Mark Schug, professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Schug has served as a national fellow for the National Council on Economic Education, and works as a consultant and economic and personal finance education, and urban education policy.

At the annual conference, three keynotes have been confirmed: Mark Ritchie, the Minnesota Secretary of State; John Moore, president-elect for the National Council for Social Studies; and Rose Chu, the Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education. Ms. Chu will answer questions about the social studies standards revision.