The Southwest Journal and the Star Tribune report today that the school district’s plan to close and “demagnetize” some schools for fall 2010 is “dead on arrival,” and that they want more specifics on the redrawing of district boundaries — particularly for open areas — before they vote on May 26th.
From the Strib:
(Board Chair Tom) [...]
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Minneapolis School Board Says ‘Do Over’
May 7th, 2009 No Comments
Kindergarten Lottery: Choice Hits Home
April 3rd, 2009 5 Comments
When I opened our son’s Kindergarten notification letter yesterday, I got a wierd adrenaline rush, followed by a feeling that I was going to throw up.
Not our first choice. Not our second choice. In the fall he’ll attend Armatage Elementary, our “safety” pick.
At first I was disappointed. We’d ranked our first two choices, Barton and [...]
School Change: Seeing the Big Picture
March 24th, 2009 6 Comments
Here’s the problem with the Minneapolis school change process: The administrators are ready for us to all move on together, while we, the parents, are still in the early stages of the Kubler-Ross model’s stages of grief. Denial, anger, and bargaining were paramount tonight at the F2 (Kingfield and East Lake Harriet) neighborhood meeting: [...]
Minneapolis Public School Changes Rattle Parents
March 20th, 2009 1 Comment
Politely pissed.
That was the vibe in a standing-room-only community meeting at Lake Hiwatha Community School, one of two gatherings last night (March 19th) for citizen input on massive coming changes to the Minneapolis Public School system.
If you’re a parent and didn’t get word of this meeting, you weren’t alone. Even though the district has been [...]
