School collaboratives

Star Tribune Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:11:40 GMT
East-metro district may change course on integration

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale might withdraw from the East Metro Integration District to start its own project in 2009. The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school board will vote Jan. 22 on a recommendation by district employees to pull out of the East Metro Integration District, a consortium of 10 districts it helped start in 1996, in favor of starting its own multi-district integration collaborative. The district is the second-largest provider of students to the program, sending more than 180 students -- nearly 20 percent of EMID's enrollment -- to its two schools. It also sends about $1 million a year to EMID through state per-pupil funding and integration revenue. Its withdrawal from EMID would be effective July 1, 2009. "The inclusiveness [of different races] is right here in the district," said Tom Howley, district educational equity coordinator. "The goal is to do more here that makes a difference."

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