Three Charter School applications were submitted to the Minnesota State Board of Education (MSBE) for approval, according to Bill Allen, who coordinates Charter School proposals for the Minnesota Department of Education.
The following application was approved:
New Country School in LeSueur will be a secondary school with a "computer-infused curriculum" and apprenticeships and activities in the community. It will receive support from the Community Learning Centers project that has grant money from the New American Schools Development Corporation. The project was approved by the LeSueur Board of Education.
The following applications are still pending:
Emily Community School in Emily is a K-12 program already open with private funding, serving about 75 students. The Crosby-Ironton School Board voted 3-3 on the proposal, meaning that the decision rests with the MSBE.
Sudbury School in Roseville is based on a Massachusetts model that organizes the school as if it were a small town. It has some elements of the Summerhill model. The Roseville Board voted against the proposal 3-2. Board members indicated that their reluctance was based on the inability of the district to provide adequate performance assessment.
Posted on March 3, 1995
URL: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/94-2mn.htm