Updated 11/3/2025
There are two reporting periods for ABE - contact hours (state) and NRS Program (Federal).
Contact Hours year
- The contact hours year runs May 1 - April 30. These dates are set by MN statute.
- Each ABE consortium submits end-of-year reports to the MDE by June 1. They show student counts and hours, staffing details, and local program partnerships. Data is submitted via the MN Education Grant System (MEGS).
- Table A, which reports student attendance hours for program funding, follows the contact hours year per state statute.
NRS Program year
- The NRS Program year runs July 1 - June 30.
- Each consortium completes the August Reporting Submission and submits it to the MDE by Aug. 1. Reports from SiD include Level Gains, MSGs, and Post-tests Rates, staff and volunteer training, and the Annual Volunteer Report. Alchemer, an online survey tool, is used to manage attachments and forms.
- After June 30, ABE data for the entire state is combined into a single electronic file using Federal year dates. Core goals and outcomes are compared with state databases for DEED and MNSCU in a process is also known as data matching.
- Federal reporting is compiled "behind the scenes." Local consortia do not submit any additional reports to the MDE for this one.
- The MDE submits Minnesota's NRS tables and other financial reports to the Feds by the end of the calendar year.
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