ST. PAUL SCHOOL BOARD

COMMITTEE

PRESENTATION

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Brief history of EMID• In the mid 1990’s EMID started as the Tri –District. Membership

was St. Paul, Roseville and North St.Paul/Maplewood.

• It’s purpose was to form a partnership that would enable

students the opportunity to be educated in an integrated learning

environment.

• Legislation in the late 1990’s allowed for voluntary membership.

• Out of this grew a collaborative of 10 districts. 2 magnet schools,

Harambee and Crosswinds, were created to address the vision

and mission of EMID. These magnet schools became a choice

for families living in the members districts.

Changes at EMID

and the Use of Integration Revenue

• July 2010 a new superintendent was hired,

• The focus shifted to considering the total enrollment,120,000, students in

addition to the 800+ students enrolled in the magnet schools,

• The membership of the collaborative changed,

• A strategic planning process was initiated in November 2010,

• Data from EMID stakeholder groups was collected,

• Recommendations driven from the data were discussed by the EMID

board members,

• The recommendations focused on the total operation of EMID

• The EMID board is currently considering the recommendations

that have evolved out of the strategic planning process,

• Was the mission/ vision of EMID still relevant.

Issues Surrounding the Funding of Programs and Services of EMID

• A majority of EMID revenues is spent on the

magnet schools including a significant amount

of integration revenue.

• 84% of EMID spending is on the 2 schools with

about 880 students

• Of the 3.8 million in integration revenue received

from its member districts 2.3 M goes toward the

operation of the schools, 1.2 M for Office of

Equity and Integration, and .03 M for administration.

Strategic Planning• January –May data collection

– Staff

– Parents

– Superintendents

– School board

– Former EMID district membership

• July Board, superintendent, and administration retreat was held to

discuss data results

• August EMID board decided to consider the 3 options for the

operation of the 2 magnet schools

• September a community meeting was held to seek input regarding

the 3 options surrounding the 2 magnet schools

• September board meeting the EMID board held a works

session to hear the recommendation from the superintendents

• October board meeting the EMID board will consider what

option to pursue.

Options Concerning the 2 Magnet Schools

Option 1: Strengthen Schools under current structure: EMID schools have

the ability to transform into models of integration and high student

achievement; however, it may require additional time and investment.

Option 2: Transfer governance of schools to different operator: The nature

and environment of the schools seem to be highly valued, though direct

student education is a small portion of EMID’s overall purpose and core

competency. Therefore, perhaps EMID should refocus its efforts away

from operating the schools.

Option 3: Merge students back into home district schools: Similar to option

2, in terms of reprioritizing EMID’s focus. Belief that current EMID

students could smoothly integrate back into home district schools

Options Concerning the Outreach Programs

• There is an opportunity for EMID to shift from mostly

direct service to focus on strengthen and coordination

member district programs.

• EMID as a coordinator of member district

programming can leverage current offerings to

increase overall participation without dramatically

increasing cost.

• EMID as a technical assistant to member districts can

deliver its knowledge base of best practices to

strengthen and develop member district programs.

Students from St. Paul attending

Harambee and Crosswinds

• Students from St. Paul attending

– Harambee 185

– Crosswinds 215

– Total 400

• This represents approximately 45% of the

total enrollments (880) in Harambee and

Crosswinds.

St. Paul Participation in Shared Services

• St. Paul is currently participating or

plans to in the follow shared services

supported by Integration dollars:

– AVID

– Curriculum mapping planning

– Principals Networks

– Innovation and on-line learning

Issues Facing the EMID Board

• How to address the future of the 2

magnet schools

• How to be proactive given the political

environment surrounding the use of

integration revenue

• How to address the educational needs

of the 10 district collaborative