EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of its Desegregation/Integration Files

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Department of Education.
	Title:	Desegregation/Integration Files.
	Dates:	1965-1996.
	Abstract:	Mainly documenting the education department's efforts to implement federal and state desegregation/integration legislation from the 1960s into the 1990s, the records contain materials detailing various court cases brought against state districts, particularly Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth; files covering various federal and state grant programs which provided money for desegregation and civil rights purposes; computer generated enrollment statistics detailing both racial and gender ratios; and subject files documenting not only general information on desegregation/integration but also selected sets on the State Board of Education, Minnesota Department of Education/Department of Children, Families and Learning, Duluth Public Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools.
	Quantity:	11.7 cubic feet (12 boxes and 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Mainly documenting the education department's efforts to implement federal and state desegregation/integration legislation from the 1960s into the 1990s, the records contain materials detailing various court cases brought against state districts, particularly Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth; files covering various federal and state grant programs which provided money for desegregation and civil rights purposes; computer generated enrollment statistics detailing both racial and gender ratios; and subject files documenting not only general information on desegregation/integration but also selected sets on the State Board of Education, Minnesota Department of Education/Department of Children, Families and Learning, Duluth Public Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools.

Although the majority of the records deal with racially based issues, there are also files involving gender equity, especially in sports; underserved and underrepresented students in such areas as math and science; minority teachers; magnet schools and immersion programs; diversity training; and multicultural, gender-fair, and disability-sensitive programs. Included are large sets of files on race, sex and national origin desegregation grants (1980-1996), the State Board of Education's Roundtable Discussion Group (1993-1995), the Minnesota Department of Education's Office of Equal Educational Opportunities (1969-1993) and Office of Desegregation/Integration (1994-1996), and the Minneapolis Public Schools' Desegregation Plan (August 1990). There is a also a small set of photographs showing the migrant education program in Owatonna, Adams Spanish Immersion School in St. Paul, and related programs.

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ARRANGEMENT

These records are organized into the following sections:


		Court cases, 1972-1978, 1991, 1994
		Grants, 1979-1996
		MINCRIS data, 1995
		General subject files, 1969-1996
		State Board Of Education, 1970, 1981-1996
		Minnesota Department Of Education/Minnesota Department Of Children Families And Learning, 1967-1996
		Duluth Public Schools, 1979-1981, 1987-1996
		Minneapolis Public Schools, 1965-1996
		St. Paul Public Schools, 1965-1996

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited volume and page or item and folder title here]. Minnesota. Department of Education. Desegregation/Integration Files. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-68; 995-55; 2002-17; 2013-57

Processing Information:

Catalog ID No.: 001737459

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

COURT CASES, 1972-1978, 1991, 1994

The following court cases involve either individual schools or the State of Minnesota. They almost all deal with desegregation efforts or lack there of, but may also cover gender equity and special education cases.

Location

102.K.19.4F

James Hill, et. al. v. Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth), et. al. 6th District, 1972

Contested implementation of a desegregation plan without community input.

Jeanette Booker v. Minneapolis Special School District No. 1. 4th District Case No. 4-71-Civ. 382, 1972-1983. 8 folders

Concerned failed desegregation efforts.

Independent School District No. 276 (Minnetonka) v. State Department of Education, et. al. Case No. 47050, 1974.

Concerned special education; includes Brief and Appendix of Respondent Department of Education.

Charlotte Striebel, et. al. v. St. Paul Board of Education, et. al. 2nd District Case No. 397836, 1976.

Concerned sex discrimination in the St. Paul athletic program.

Skeen, et. al. v. State of Minnesota, et. al. Case No.C7-88-1954, 1991.

Concerned school district financing constitutionality case press release.

Minneapolis Branch of the NAACP v. State of Minnesota. 4th District, 1994.

Concerned segregation and unequal education in Minneapolis Special School District No. 1.

Hearing Examiner: Docket No. HR-77-043-GB. Department of Human Rights for Paula Macdonald v. Independent School District No. 191 (Burnsville) and the Minnesota State High School League. Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law, Order and Memorandum, August 1977.

Hearing Examiner: Docket No. EDU-78-009-GB, August 1978. 3 folders

Concerned proposed State Board of Education rules on the standard for determining school segregation.

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GRANTS, 1979-1996

Both the federal and state governments set aside grant money for desegregation and civil rights purposes.

Location

102.K.19.4F

Federally funded grants.

Federal grants were given both to the individual school districts and to the state Department of Education. Of the following grants, individual districts could apply only for the Magnet Assistance Program.

Capacity Building for Statistical Activities in State Educational Agencies: Performance Report and Proposal, 1979-1982.

This grant was used to develop and implement the Minnesota Civil Rights Information System (MINCRIS).

Location

102.K.19.5B

Magnet Assistance Program:

Application information, 1991.

Application, Minneapolis Public Schools:

1989 (date submitted).

March 1993. 2 folders

Application, St. Paul Public Schools:

1990.

1995. 2 folders

Race, Sex and National Origin Desegregation (a section of the Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Program):

Applications for race and sex were filed separately and National Origin was not part of the program until 1988 when all three were recognized on the same application form. Some years have two proposals: a new one and one of continuation or renewal of the previous year's award. Each listing is for the fiscal year.

1980:

Proposal (Sex Desegregation).

1985:

Proposal (Sex Desegregation).

1986:

Preparation.

Proposal (Sex Desegregation).

Final Performance Report (Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Programs).

1987:

Preparation (Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Programs).

Proposal (Race Desegregation).

Proposal (Sex Desegregation).

1988:

Preparation.

Proposal.

Proposal (Budget Revision).

Final Performance Report (Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Programs).

1989:

Preparation.

Proposal.

1990:

Preparation.

Proposal.

End of Year Performance Report.

1991:

Preparation.

Proposal.

End of Year Performance Report.

Final Performance Report (Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Programs).

1992:

Preparation.

Proposal.

Proposal (continuation).

End of Year Performance Report.

1993:

Preparation.

End of Year Performance Report.

Location

102.K.19.6F

Race, Sex and National Origin Desegregation (cont.):

1994:

Preparation.

Proposal.

Proposal (revision).

End of Year Performance Report.

1995:

Preparation.

Proposal.

End of Year Performance Report.

1996:

Preparation.

Proposal.

Proposal (revised).

Proposal (continuation).

Women's Educational Equity Act Program: Proposal, FY1987.

State funded grants:

These state funded grants were awarded to individual districts or schools by the Minnesota Department of Education (unless otherwise noted).

Alternative Preparation Licensing Programs, Supported by the Board of Teaching: General file, 1994, 1995, 1996.

Cultural Exchange Grant, 1995 Summer School:

General file.

Bloomington and Minneapolis Proposal.

Minneapolis and Hopkins Proposal.

Minneapolis and Minnetonka Proposal.

Stillwater and St. Paul Proposal.

Desegregation Capital Improvements Grant:

General files:

Duluth, 1991-1992.

Minneapolis, 1991-1993.

Miscellaneous, 1989-1993.

St. Paul, 1989-1994.

Como Senior High School, St. Paul, 1993-1994.

Frost Lake, St. Paul, 1993.

Grant Elementary Magnet School, Duluth, 1990.

Lowell/Barnes Music Magnet, Duluth, 1991-1994.

Minneapolis Special District No. 1 - Dowling, Marcy, Ramsey, Webster, 1990-1991.

Mississippi, St. Paul, 1992-1994.

Murray Junior High, St. Paul, 1993.

Seward School, Minneapolis, 1993-1994.

Sheridan School, Minneapolis, 1992-1994.

Wilson/Expo II, St. Paul, 1993.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, 2007 Grants to Promote Access to Science and Mathematics for Students Traditionally Underserved and Underrepresented in These Subjects: Recipients, 1995.

Education for Limited English Proficient Students Act Program: Applications for funds, Districts A-Y, November 1995. 2 folders

Integration Grant: General file, 1992-1993.

Interdistrict-Cooperation Desegregation Grant:

General file, 1990-1993.

Minneapolis, FY1991,

Location

102.K.19.7B

Minneapolis, FY1992.

St. Paul, FY1991-FY1993, FY1995. 4 folders

Magnet School State Planning Grant:

General file, 1994-1995.

Bloomington Public Schools, 1995.

Inver Grove Heights/New Heights Charter School/St. Paul Public Schools, 1994.

Minneapolis, 1995.

Roseville, North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale, St. Paul Public Schools, 1994.

St. Paul, Stillwater, and Wilder Foundation, 1994.

Interim and Final Reports, St. Paul Schools, 1995.

Minority Teacher Incentive Aid Entitlement Program:

General information for FY1989-FY1991, 1989.

Includes information about applications, as well as correspondence with the applicants.

FY1990.

FY1991.

FY1992.

Summer Project Grants for Migrant Education: Applications, 1995.

Teachers of Color Program: General file, 1995.

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MINCRIS DATA, 1995

Sheets generated by the MINCRIS computer program, compiling data from the years 1985-1986 and 1990-1995 dealing with the numbers of students of different racial groups, as well as gender ratios for each school in each district. Material in the subdivision "Minnesota Department of Education," is further processed to compute compliance data.

Location

112.J.18.7B-1

Civil Rights System, Student fall enrollment:

School Year 1985-1986 for Washington Jr., St. Paul, Data rundate: December 6, 1990.

School Year 1990-1991 for Rochester (535), Data rundate: May 20, 1991.

School Year 1990-1991 for Statewide, Data rundate: December 1, 1994.

School Year 1993-1994 for Duluth (709), Data rundate: January 7, 1994.

School Year 1993-1994 for St. Paul (635), Data rundate: November 7, 1994.

School Year 1994-1995 for Anoka-Hennepin (11), Data rundate: April 7, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Bemidji (31), Data rundate: April 7, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Cook County (156), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Duluth (709), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for East Central (2580), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Grand Rapids (318), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Mahnomen (432), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Osseo (279), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Remer (118), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Robbinsdale (281), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for Rochester (535), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for St. Louis County (2142), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

School Year 1994-1995 for St. Paul (625), Data rundate: April 10, 1995.

Minnesota Department of Education:

1993-1994 Percent Minority Enrollment Comparison by Schools within District, Data rundates: December 12, 1994, February 13, 1995. 2 folders

1994-1995 Percent Minority Enrollment Comparison by Schools within District, Data rundates: March 2, 1995, April 20, 1995. 2 folders

1994-1995 Minority Enrollment Comparison Report, Data rundate: March 16, 1995.

1994-1995 Minority Enrollment Comparison Report, 7-County Metro Area, Data rundate: March 10, 1995.

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GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, 1963-1996

Location

102.K.19.7B

Alternative Path to Teacher Licensure, Minnesota Board of Teaching, 1995.

American Indian desegregation, 1986-1994.

Annual Dropout Percentage Rate for American Indian and White Students in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth Public School Districts, 1983-1987.

Assurance of compliance materials, 1993-1996. 3 folders

Bills (legislative), 1987-1989, 1992-1993, 1996.

Bloomington, Proposed Desegregation Voluntary Incentive Plan, undated.

Bonding money for desegregation, 1994.

Bridging Gaps and Breaking Barriers: A Minnesota Model for Student Achievement and Integration, Report of the House Republican Task Force on Student Achievement and Integration, November 1995.

Budget:

Miscellaneous, 1990-1996,

Program budget narratives, 1995.

Reports, 1992-1996.

Building Integration Plans (by school), April 1985.

Charter Schools, General file, 1995.

Citizens League:

Committee on School Structure in the Metropolitan Area, Minutes, 1988.

Report: Linking a Commitment to Desegregation with Choices for Quality Schools, December 1979.

Collaborative Urban Educator Program (CUE):

The CUE is a licensure program allying the Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools with the University of St. Thomas.

Brochure, undated.

Final Report, 1993-1994.

Final Report, 1994-1995.

Midyear Assessment and Retreat, 1994-1995.

Communities of Color Empowerment Model: Preliminary Findings, Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc., undated.

Compliance with Civil Rights Act, 1976-1979.

Conferences, General file, 1986-1987, 1993-1994, 1996.

Danceline and Gender Equity Update, Minnesota Association of Dancelines, January 21, 1994.

Desegregation Briefing Paper, 1988.

Desegregation Funding Cheat Sheet, 1992.

Desegregation Plan Composed by Mr. Lanier's Third Hour Social Studies Quest Class, 1995.

Divided We Fall: The Declining Chance for College Among Minnesota Youth From Low-Income Families and Communities of Color, by the Minnesota Private College Research Foundation, March 1994.

Dropout and transfer data, 1986-1989.

Eden Prairie Schools Diversity Coordinator application, 1993.

English as a Second Language Metropolitan Twin Cities Area Consultants, undated.

Equality of Educational Opportunity as a Constitutional Right: An Empirical Inquiry, by F. P. Schoettle, University of Minnesota Law School, 1970.

EURA Reporter, published by the University of Minnesota, Volume XXIV, Number 2, June 1994.

"Three Ethnic Specific Schools in the Twin Cities: Making Desegregation a Choice?" pp. 1-8.

General correspondence, 1982-1983, 1987-1989, 1991-1996. 2 folders

Most of the letters and memos included in these folders are either addressed to or produced by the Minnesota Department of Education, its various offices, or the State Board of Education.

Governor's Proposals Regarding Desegregation/Integration Learning Policy, 1995.

Handbook for Teachers of Vietnamese Refugee Students, by the Illinois Office of Education (permission to reprint granted the Minnesota Department of Education), November 1977.

Interdistrict Multicultural Cooperative System, Development Proposal, by Linda Powell, Robbinsdale Area Schools, undated.

Laws and regulations, 1990-1995.

League of Women Voters' Study on Metropolitan School Desegregation, January 1991.

Legislative action, 1995.

Location

102.K.19.8F

Metro Professional Development Center for Leadership, 1995.

With the sponsorship of the Department of Children Families and Learning and the Office of Desegregation/ Integration, the Center orchestrated three leadership activities in 1996: "Leadership for Diversity: Planning for the Future of all our Children" symposium for superintendents and school board members (January), Leadership for Diversity Symposium (March), and a leadership shadowing program for principals (March-May). This folder contains information on all three of these activities, as well as general information about the Center.

Metro Student Exchange Program/Metro Student Forum, 1989-1990.

Metropolitan Council, Education Liaison Group minutes, October-November 1988.

Metropolitan Desegregation/Integration, A Report Presented to the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, by Gregory Waddick, 1987.

Metropolitan Learning Alliance, 1994-1995.

The Metropolitan Learning Alliance consisted of five districts - Bloomington, Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul.

Minnesota Association of School Personnel Administrators (MASPA), Fall Conference, 1995.

Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc., 1995-1996.

Minnesota School Boards Association Sample Policies Prohibiting Harassment and Violence, 1993.

Minority enrollment, 1986-1996.

Contains sight counts, national testing data, and numbers of minorities enrolled.

Minority group mailing lists, 1988-1989.

Minority staff breakdown, 1988-1989.

Minority Student Education Program, Planning and Program Design for the St. Paul Foundation, An Interim Report, December 1987.

Minority Youth and Education: A Profile of the Greater St. Paul Area, A Special Report from the St. Paul Foundation, prepared by the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, August 1986.

Miscellaneous desegregation materials, undated, 1988-1990, 1993, 1995.

Monitoring/compliance, on-site reviews, general file, undated, 1992.

Includes a summary listing of on-site compliance visits from years 1981-1991, as well as a list of criteria.

Moorhead Public Schools, Department of Human Rights Investigation, September 1993.

Natural Association Multicultural Education (NAME), 1994.

News articles on desegregation, 1969-1971, 1986-1996. 3 folders

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public School District, Multicultural Student Leadership Training, 1994.

Open Enrollment Program, undated.

Orfield, Gary, undated, 1987-1988, 1994.

Reports/speeches by and information about Gary Orfield, one of the national leaders in school desegregation and a Minnesota native.

Overview on Indian Education Legislation, by Larry B. Leventhal, undated.

Percentage of Learners of Color by District, 1990-1992.

Pewewardy, Cornel, 1994.

Cornel Pewewardy was principal of the American Indian Magnet School and the World Cultures and Languages Magnet School in St. Paul from 1991-1994.

Photographs, undated, 1980, 1990, 1994.

Most of the photographs are undated and depict students, both children and adults, in the Migrant Education Program in Owatonna; other photographs include children in the Adams School, Spanish Immersion School in St. Paul, a school celebration of the Chinese New Year (1994), and a game of Kato (1990).

Programs for Educational Opportunity (PEO):

PEO is a program of the University of Michigan. It serves as a technical assistance center for the Minnesota Department of Education and school districts in Minnesota, as well as those of Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Equity Link, meeting materials, 1990-1991.

General folder, 1979, 1981, 1989-1992.

Project Common Ground: A Joint Effort of St. Paul Schools, Stillwater Schools, and the Wilder Foundation, 1995.

P.R.I.D.E. (Provide a Respectful, Inclusive and Diverse Environment) in Minnesota Schools Task Force of the Department of Human Rights, undated.

Rochester, 1991-1992.

School Desegregation in the Twin Cities, by Tom Schumacher and Frank Kara, Legislative Process Seminar, January 4, 1993.

School district desegregation compliance data, 1994-1996. 2 folders

School team names, Indian logos and mascots, 1987-1988, 1991-1993.

Schools out of compliance, 1994.

Shared Goals of the State Board of Education, Minnesota Department of Education, and Minnesota Board of Teaching for FY1991-FY1993, May 1990.

Sports equity, 1992-1994.

State of Diversity: A Plan of Action for Minnesota, Second Printing, November 1993.

Study of the Attitudes of Suburban Teachers Toward Metropolitan Desegregation, 1990.

Summary of a Study of the Opinions and Concerns of School Officials Toward Voluntary Metropolitan Desegregation, October 1988.

Teachers of Color, 1995.

Transportation, scenarios and financial aid, 1995.

Waubun complaint, 1992.

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1970, 1981-1996

Location

102.K.19.8F

Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for Desegregation Rule 3535 and Inclusive Education Rule Part 3500.0550:

Correspondence, 1991-1993.

Expenses, 1992.

Meeting packets, February-May 1992. 4 folders

Members, 1992.

American Indian Education Committee, American Indian Learner Outcome Project:

General file, 1993-1994.

Lesson plans, 1993-1994. 2 folders

Teachers' guide book, 1994.

Asian-Pacific Learners Task Force, Report and Recommendations, March 1992.

Assumptions for Developing State Board of Education Recommendations Regarding Desegregation/Integration Rules, 1991-1995.

Location

126.J.9.5B

Black Learner Task Force:

Miscellaneous, 1988.

Recommendations, 1988-1992.

Report of the Curriculum Task Force on Educating the Black Learner, June 1988.

Correspondence from the Board on the Desegregation Rule, 1992-1993.

Curriculum Development Task Force Report on Religiously Sensitive Customs, Practices, and Policies, May 1981.

Desegregation Cost Analysis Study:

Correspondence, 1987-1989.

Meetings and drafts, 1987-1988.

Report, Volumes 1 and 2, January 1988.

Desegregation/Inclusive Education Policy Superintendent's Conference, August 12, 1996.

Desegregation Policy Forum:

Correspondence, May 1990.

Meeting packets, February, May-August 1990.

Miscellaneous, 1990-1991.

Recommendations, 1990-1991.

Report to the State Board of Education, November 1990.

Executive summaries and desegregation materials for State Board of Education meetings, November 1994, November 1995, June 1996.

Hispanic Learner Task Force, Report, February 1992.

Historical Overview of the State Board of Education's Desegregation Activities Covering Years 1973-1995, 1995.

Meeting notes and proposed rules, August 1991, October 1991-October 1992, January 1993, March-May 1993, February 1995, May 1996. 17 folders

Minnesota Board of Teaching, Meeting on Minority Staffing, May 25, 1990.

Minority Staffing Committees' meetings, October 1988 - July 1990.

Includes the Minority Staffing Committee (1988), the Committee of Minority Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention (1990), and the Joint Committee on Minority Staffing in Minnesota Schools (1990).

Miscellaneous, undated, 1993, 1995.

Policy Statement on Educational Leadership Role for the Minnesota Department of Education and State Board of Education in Providing Equal Educational Opportunity, April 1990.

Press releases, 1994, 1995.

Rights of Families of Color Ad Hoc Committee, 1991.

Roundtable Discussion Group:

Agency Registration and Annual Registration Report, May 25, 1995.

Consultants: Dr. Chuck Vergon, 1993.

Correspondence, 1993, 1994.

Facilitator:

Applications, 1993.

Dr. Richard Green, Contract, 1993.

Dr. Richard Green, Correspondence, 1993.

Final Report to the State Board of Education and State Legislature, February 1994.

Handbook, July-December 1993.

Meeting packets, July 1993 - January 1994, December 1994. 2 folders

Miscellaneous, undated, 1994.

Preparation--Work group's meeting packets, 1993.

Begin in April, when the Desegregation/Integration Work Group began to plan for the legally mandated Roundtable Discussion Group.

Recommendations on School Desegregation/Integration and Prohibition of Discrimination Practices, Rules Regulating to Equality of Educational Opportunity, and School Desegregation/Integration, Chapter 3535, January 1994, December 1994 - February 1995.

Rule drafts:

These folders include drafts of the Desegregation Rule, Inclusive Educational Programs Rule (name changed in 1993 to Educational Diversity Rule), and Rules Relating to Equality of Educational Opportunity and School Integration.

February, July-September 1992. 3 folders

Location

126.J.9.6F

September 16, 1992 - February 1996. 7 folders

Rule Outlines, undated, 1989, 1992, 1995.

Rules of the State Board of Education, Chapter 3535, Equality of Education Opportunity School Desegregation, and Prohibition of Discrimination Practices, July 1986.

Rules Relating to Equality of Educational Opportunity and School Desegregation, Chapter 3535, 1970.

Statement by Georgina Y. Stephens, former President of the State Board of Education, on Desegregation, September 11, 1995.

Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR), 1988:

Drafts, 1992.

Revised statement, 1995.

Task force development, 1990.

Task Force on Student Achievement and Integration, September 1995.

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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN FAMILIES AND LEARNING, 1967-1996

Location

126.J.9.6F

AWARE, "Hispanics in Minnesota Today," Heron Marquez originals, September 1994.

Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Indian Education, by the Director of Indian Education, November 1986.

Continuing Education Program, 1996.

Desegregation Assessment Practices, A Position Paper on the Use and Misuse of Curriculum-Based Measurement in Special Education Programs, by Thomas Lombard, December 1987.

Desegregation enclosures for Minnesota Department of Education Board meetings, February, March, May, June, and November 1992. 5 folders

District and School K-12 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Gender, 1990-1991, 1992-1993.

District Needs Assessment for Implementation of Inclusive Educational Program Plan Survey, 1991.

The surveys are arranged by geographic area and were conducted by the Educational Cooperative Service Unit of the Metro Area.

Dr. Meyer Weinberg speech and review of Minnesota Desegregation Guidelines, February 6, 1972.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Department of Education Response to Cross Burning Incident, December 1992.

Equity Principal and Gender/Ethnic Expectations and Student Achievement (GESA), 1991.

Exchange Program between Mexican American Educators from the Southwestern States and Educators in Greater Minnesota, undated.

[Framework Planning Committee SEE: Minnesota Department of Education Planning Committee for Valuing Diversity]

General grant information, 1989, 1993-1995.

Girls and Boys Getting Along: Teaching Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Elementary Classroom, Grades K-3 and 4-6 Curricula, 1993.

Governor's Discussion Group on Desegregation, 1988.

Hispanic/Chicano Committee, 1992-1993.

Inclusive Education Rules Compliance Reading Teams, 1990-1994.

Indian Parent Committee Manual, Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, undated.

Initiatives, 1988-1992, 1991.

Integration position, 1988.

Map of Metro Minority Fall Enrollment, 1994-1995.

Meeting the Needs of Learners: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Educational Modifications and Accommodations, May 1994.

Metropolitan Academy:

The Metropolitan Academy was a September 27, 1990, conference sponsored by the Equal Educational Opportunities Section of the Minnesota Department of Education and the Desegregation Policy Forum of the State Board of Education.

General file, September 1990.

Registration, September 1990.

Multicultural Advisory Committee, General file, 1994.

Multicultural Gender-Fair Curriculum:

Committee reports to State Board of Education, 1987.

Miscellaneous, 1990.

Preliminary Planning Manual, 1990.

State Board of Education meetings, 1986-1988.

Task Force Report, May 1985.

Task Force Survey, 1985.

Workshops, 1989-1990. 2 folders

[Multicultural, Gender-Fair, Disability-Sensitive Curriculum Compliance Reading Teams SEE: Inclusive Education Rules Compliance Reading Teams. In 1991, the Minnesota Department of Education changed the terminology.]

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Training by Kathy Congdon, 1994.

Over-Representation of Minorities in Special Education meeting, September 17, 1990.

Planning Committee for Valuing Diversity:

Drafts of the Plan for Valuing Diversity, 1990-1991.

Meeting packets, 1990-1991.

Location

126.J.9.7B

Miscellaneous, 1989-1991.

Plan for Valuing Diversity, June 1990.

Planning material, 1991.

Policy on Racial Imbalance and Discrimination in Public Schools, January 1967.

Referral, Assessment, and Placement Practices Used in Northern Minnesota with Native American Students in Special Education, by Hal Gritzmacher, Bemidji State University, July 1993.

Request for Comment on the Changes to the Integration and Inclusive Education Rules:

1991:

Brochure.

1992-1993:

General file.

Sign-in sheets for open meetings.

Written comments and public input.

1995-1996:

Affidavit of mailing.

Affidavit advertising, newspapers.

General file.

Letter to the Judge.

Mailing lists.

Written comments and public input.

Resources for Implementing Inclusive Education in Minnesota, 1991.

Rights of Families Committee, October 1991.

State Board, State Department, School Desegregation Chronology and Appendixes, [1970s].

Chronology covers 1967-mid 1970s.

Teacher exchange programs and travel seminars in other countries, 1993, 1994. 2 folders

Undocumented Students, Minnesota Policy, 1994.

Wide Area Transportation Service Pilot Project (WATS):

Meeting minutes, 1995-1996.

Miscellaneous, 1994-1995.

Office of Desegregation/Integration:

Advisory Board:

Agency Registration and Annual Registration Report, May 25, 1995.

Focus committees, 1995.

Meeting materials:

These records include agendas, minutes, and handouts.

December 1994 - July 1995. 9 folders

October 1995.

December 1995.

February 1996.

April 1996.

Miscellaneous, 1994-1996.

Work Plan, 1995-1996.

Biennial Report for the Minnesota Department of Education Office of Desegregation/Integration, 1995.

Correlation Between Desegregation and Closing the Learning Gap, by Eric Moore, June 1995.

Desegregation Rule in Effect, December 1995.

Expenses, 1994-1996. 3 folders

Functions and responsibilities, 1994-1995.

Grant Applications Reading Group, 1994.

Learning gap revenue, 1995.

Miscellaneous, 1995.

Presentation to the Minnesota Association of School Personnel Administrators, October 1995.

Question and Answer Sheet, 1995.

Office of Equal Educational Opportunities (EEO):

Conferences:

Desegregation/Integration, December 15, 1992.

Different and Wonderful: Understanding the Learning Styles and Behaviors of African American Children, May 15, 1993.

Dissemination Conference: Welcoming Diversity into Our Schools, 1994.

Desegregation External/Internal Advisory Committee, Membership letters and lists, 1988.

Desegregation/Integration Plan Redesign, by R. Worner, May 1991.

Expenses, 1992-1993.

Foundations of Oppression: Curriculum for Human Relations in Teacher Education, undated.

Hadfield, Donald, appointment/position descriptions, 1991.

Handbook to Assist Local Boards of Education, School Administrators, Inter-Cultural Education Advisory Committees in the Development of Quality Inter-Cultural Education, Revised, April 1973.

Metropolitan Educators Exchange Program (MEE):

The MEE allowed licensed and tenured staff members to exchange temporarily between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the metropolitan suburban districts. Most of the files are identified by the applicant's name and contain applications, letters of recommendation, and letters of placement (for those where it is applicable) dated by the year of the original application -- once an application had been filed, it was referenced in later years, so that the applicant did not have to reapply.

Agreement, 1991-1992.

Application, 1990-1991, 1992. 2 folders

Applications on hold, 1989-1990.

Applicants, 1990-1991:

Alman, Kristi L.

Anderson, Charles B.

Anderson, Cynthia H.

Benolken, David.

Berken, Celeste.

Brazel, Courtiney.

Christensen, Peter.

Cossi, Mary Rose.

Craft, David D.

Cross, Danna.

Davis, Patrick T.

Donovan, Mary.

Duffey, Maureen.

Duren, Emma.

Erickson, Karen Sue.

Fox, Sandy.

Glennon, Susan.

Holm, Laurie Ann.

Howe, Roseshel.

Joyce, Paul D.

Krueger, Daniel R.

Langley, Susan W.

Larsen, Leila.

Lentz, Jane.

Lilja, John E.

Locketz, Ronna.

Lockman, Nancy.

Magill, Gary.

Mikel, Daniel P.

Miller, Julie A.

Milles, Richard.

Mirsky, Linda.

Mitchell, Mary.

Moen, Nola A.

O'Gorman, Jeanne K.

Overstad, Elizabeth.

Persha, Eugene.

Reina, Ramon I.

Salo, Alvin A.

Scanlon, Laura.

Scripps, William.

Severance, Stephen W.

Shimek, William J.

Simon-Bemel, Susan.

Spangler, Diane.

Swanson, Patricia A.

Templeton, Jean.

Townsend, Kathleen B.

Wencl, Barbara A.

Wenzel, Elinor K.

Whitchurch, Janeen.

White, Denise A.

Wicker, Dave.

Location

126.J.9.8F

Applicants, 1991-1992:

Arnold, Jim.

Bell, Calvin.

Blank, Anne R.

Dulgar, Claire E.

Ericksen, Penny.

Green, Colleen H.

Locascio, Marlene A.

Kjaglien, Phyllis.

Mattson, Sandra.

McMahon, Joan.

Osterberg, Laurel.

Redmon, Rosemarie.

Sherwin, Carol.

Tomalka, Susan S.

Tuchner, Jean.

Brochure, 1990-1991, 1991-1992. 2 folders

Correspondence, 1989-1991. 2 folders

Listings, 1990-1991.

Listings and correspondence, 1991-1992.

Minnesota Human Rights Act, Revised thru 1990, Supplement, undated.

Minority Recruitment Pool Advisory Committee, 1988-1991.

Minority Teacher Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention, June 1991.

Miscellaneous, undated, 1988.

Model to Eliminate Racism and Sexism in Education Through the Selection, Revision and Development of the Instructional System:

Report, June 23, 1975.

Summer courses and workshops, 1975-1976.

Plan of Operation with Budget, FY1992.

Quality Assurance Core Team, 1993.

Report: Desegregation Policy Analysis to the Members, State Board of Education, and Dr. Ruth E. Randall, Commissioner of Education, January 19, 1988.

Summary of the 1981-1982 Minnesota Civil Rights Survey, Elementary and Secondary Schools, May 1982.

Task forces and committees, 1969-1970.

Vernelle Kurak, appointment/position descriptions, 1989, 1992, 1994.

Work Plan, FY1991.

Working Paper on Minority Recruitment, Preparation, Retention, by R. Worner, August 1990.

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DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1979-1981, 1987-1996

Location

126.J.9.8F

Academic Achievements of Duluth Elementary Students Varying in Magnet/Nonmagnet Status, Ethnicity, and Gender Preceding and Following Desegregation/Integration Report, July 31, 1990.

Addendum to 1990-1992 Desegregation Plan, 1992.

Budget, 1993-1994.

Building projects, 1990. 2 folders

Civil Rights Compliance Criteria, October 1990.

Committee mailing lists, 1987-1988.

Complaint, 1992.

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan correspondence, 1990-1991.

Desegregation Compliance Review Report, 1991.

Desegregation Plan, 1979-1981, 1987. 2 folders

Desegregation/Integration Budget and Plan, 1989-1990 and 1990-1991, 1990-1991 and 1991-1992. 4 folders

Desegregation/Integration Budget Proposal, 1989-1990 and 1991-1992.

Desegregation/Integration Compliance Review Report Response, 1991.

Desegregation/Integration Update and Budget, 1992-1993, 1993-1995. 2 folders

Desegregation Monitoring Visit, October-November 1990, March 1995. 2 folders

Desegregation Update, 1987.

Desegregation Workbook, 1987.

Dr. Don Hadfield, Race Desegregation Specialist, Visit, September-October 1987.

Fall Enrollment and General Information Report, October 28, 1991.

General correspondence, 1987, 1989-1996.

Indian Education Advisory Committee, Separate Indian School, 1991.

Integration/Desegregation Input meeting, January 23, 1991.

Lowell School Long Range Desegregation Steering Committee minutes, 1987-1988.

Lowell School, State Board of Education visit information, November 13, 1995.

Miscellaneous information, 1987, 1991-1992.

Official Response and Addendum Regarding the Desegregation Compliance Review Report and Subsequent Recommendations, September 24, 1991.

Report of Desegregation Evaluation Subcommittee to Desegregation Advisory Committee, June 1987.

Spotted Eagle School, 1995.

Student Leadership Program, 1988-1994.

Location

126.J.9.9B

Superintendent's Ad Hoc Committee meeting, September 16, 1987.

Two Alternate Desegregation/Integration Plans, September 10, 1980.

Violence Prevention Program and Conference, undated.

Workshop, "Use of Curricula to Educate Students to Identification and Prevention of Sexual Harassment," April 4-5, 1990.

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MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1965-1996

Location

126.J.9.9B

Afrocentric Academy and American Indian Academy site visits, November 1991.

Amendment No. 2 to the Comprehensive Desegregation/Integration Plan of 1992-1994, April 1995.

Civil Rights Surveys for Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1976-1977.

Compliance Reviews, November 1978 - November 1979 (review in November of 1978), December 1985 - October 1986 (review in December 1985), October-November 1989. 3 folders

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan, August 1990.

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan of August 1990 Exhibits, July 31, 1990. 3 folders

Folder 1:

Exhibit 1. Desegregation/Integration Plan Outline Form.

Exhibit 2. Minnesota Department of Education Desegregation Statutes, Minnesota Rule 3535.

Exhibit 3. Compliance Review Site Visit, Recommendations, April 1990.

Exhibit 4. Response to Minnesota Department of Education Site Visit, August 1990.

Exhibit 5. Five Year Plan, 1987-1992.

Exhibit 6. Overview of Desegregation/Integration in the Minneapolis Public Schools.

Exhibit 7. Minneapolis Public Schools' Copies of Board Policies.

Exhibit 8. School Site Data for all Facilities.

Folder 2:

Exhibit 9. Profiles of Performance.

Exhibit 10. Overview of Magnet Programs.

Exhibit 11. Central Placement and Assessment Center Description.

Exhibit 12. Hans Christian Andersen Laboratory School Demonstration Site For Multicultural Gender-Fair Education.

Exhibit 13. Evaluation Model for Andersen Open.

Exhibit 14. Upper Midwest Indian Program.

Exhibit 15. Compensatory Education in the Minneapolis Public Schools, 1989-1990.

Exhibit 16. African American Task Force Plan for Action Proposal.

Exhibit 17. Letter to Chair of the Indian Parent Committee.

Exhibit 18. Superintendent's Recommendations on Facilities, Program Choice, and Grade Organization.

Exhibit 19. Desegregation Capital Outlays Improvement Grant Act.

Exhibit 20. Cooperative Desegregation Proposal - Richfield, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis.

[Exhibit 21. Missing.]

Exhibit 22. Minneapolis Public Schools' Affirmative Action Plan.

Exhibit 23. Multicultural Gender-Fair Plan.

Exhibit 24. Racial/Ethnic Self-Identification Form.

Exhibit 25. Desegregation Costs, 1990-1991.

Folder 3:

Exhibit 26. Planning Report - AT&T.

Exhibit 27. Planning Report - Mount Sinai.

Exhibit 28. Planning Report - Webster.

Exhibit 29. Planning Report - Dowling.

Exhibit 30. Planning Report - Ramsey.

Exhibit 31. Planning Report - Pillsbury.

Exhibit 32. Board Resolution Approving Plan.

Exhibit 33. Superintendent's Letter to Publishers of Educational Material/Multicultural Gender-Fair Plan.

Exhibit 34. Location Maps, Elementary/Secondary/Private/ Alternatives/Other.

Exhibit 35. Census Tract of Residence.

Exhibit 36. Secondary Magnet Enrollment by Census Track of Residence.

Exhibit 37. Serving At-Risk Youth in Minneapolis.

Exhibit 38. Discipline and Attendance Study.

Exhibit 39. Ethnic Education Racial/Ethnic Breakdowns as of April 1990.

Exhibit 40. Ad Hoc Desegregation Review Committee.

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan Drafts for the Minneapolis Public Schools 1992-1994, August 1992.

Comprehensive Desegregation/Integration Plan for 1992-1994, January 1993.

Comprehensive Desegregation/Integration Plan Revision for 1992-1994, March 1993.

Cooperative Interdistrict Integration Project (CIIP):

The CIIP, a collaboration between the Minneapolis Public Schools and the school districts of Brooklyn Center, Columbia Heights, Edina, Hopkins, Richfield, Robbinsdale, St. Anthony/New Brighton, and St. Louis Park, was funded by the State Legislature from 1991-1993 with the task of developing and implementing a pilot interdistrict integration plan. For Cooperative Interdistrict Integration records involving the CIIP school districts after 1993, see the West Metro Education Program. For records prior to 1991, refer to the Southwest Metro Planning Committee.

Guidelines for Cooperative Interdistrict Integration Programs, 1991.

Miscellaneous, 1991-1993.

Proposals to the Minnesota Department of Education, 1991, 1992.

Report to the Minnesota Department of Education, 1992-1993.

Steering Committee and task forces meeting packets, 1991-1993.

Telephone survey, January 1992.

Desegregation costs and budgets, 1984-1989.

Desegregation/Integration costs, 1989-1990.

Desegregation and Integration Plan, October 26, 1971.

Desegregation/Integration Plan, 1978-1982, by Superintendent of Schools, March 1978.

Desegregation/Integration 1972-1975, Summary of Proposals, Revised March 16, 1972.

Desegregation/Integration 1972-1975, Proposals for Consideration Based on the 1970 Human Relations Guidelines, April 1972.

Desegregation/Integration Plan for 1982-1983 through 1986-1987, March 1982.

Desegregation litigation, 1978.

Desegregation Plan Chronology, 1990.

Covers years 1987-1990.

Desegregation Review for Andersen Complex, November 1989.

Educational Renewal for the Seventies, A Report on Racism in Education, by the Minneapolis Task Force on Racism in Education, July 1, 1974.

Effects of the Proposed Desegregation Rule: A Simulation Study, by William Brown, Ph.D., and Patria Nguyen, April 1994.

Elementary School Task Force, Hutchinson Choice, 1987.

Follow-up on Eliminating the Gap Document, 1995.

Four Winds American Indian and French Language School (formerly the American Indian and French Language Program), 1992.

General correspondence, 1987-1993, 1995.

Handicap accessibility and discriminatory hiring complaints, 1991-1992.

Location

126.J.9.10F

Interim Desegregation Plan, 1989-1990.

Jefferson Alternatives Survey Results, 1988.

Leadership Minneapolis speech, by Linda Powell, December 16, 1993.

Matter of Priorities: Addressing Over-Burden in Our Schools, Report of the Minneapolis Citizens Committee on Public Education, December 1988.

Miscellaneous desegregation, 1965, 1986-1990.

North/Edison Desegregation Task Force, April 1986.

Northwest Metro Planning Committee meetings, 1988.

Overview of Desegregation/Integration in the Minneapolis Public Schools, August 1989.

Report prepared for the Superintendent by William C. Phillips.

Professional Growth and Appraisal, A Key for Improving Education in the Minneapolis Public Schools, Report of the Study Group, Minneapolis Citizens Committee on Public Education, May 1991.

Quality Schools Study, 1993.

Report on the Annual Racial/Ethnic Count of Personnel, October 1991.

Report on the Annual Racial/Ethnic Count of Students, October 1991.

Retention, Recruitment, and Encouragement for Teachers of Color, undated.

Review of the Effects of School Desegregation on Student Outcomes, by the Minneapolis Superintendent of Schools, 1978.

Serving Youth At Risk in Minneapolis: An Urban Action Agenda for the 1990s, A Report to the Commissioner of Education, February 1990.

Southwest Metro Planning Committee, meeting materials, 1988.

Special School District No. 1:

1989-1990 Desegregation/Integration Plan and Associated Costs, Revision No. 1, June 1989.

Desegregation/Integration Costs, Budgeted Revenues, and Expenditures, 1990-1993. 3 folders

Meetings of the Board of Education, minutes, January-March 1978, March 1989.

Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Policy, undated.

State Board of Education Hearings on Indian Education and Desegregation in Minneapolis, November 1988.

Student Statistical Report, 1986-1987.

Teachers of Color Programs, Preliminary Report, January 1995.

Vocational Education Guideline Compliance Report, April 1990.

Waiver from State Board of Education Rule, Reviews:

Afrocentric Education Academy, 1991-1992.

American Indian and French Language Program at Mount Sinai, 1991.

Minneapolis Special School District No. 1, 1995-1996.

West Metro Education Program (WMEP):

Downtown School, 1995.

General file, 1995.

Guidelines for Cooperative Interdistrict Integration Programs, 1995.

Proposals, 1994-1995.

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ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1965-1996

Location

126.J.9.10F

Addendum to Comprehensive Desegregation Plan, January 1989.

Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity and Equity:

Report to the Superintendent, May 4, 1994.

Responses of the Superintendent and the Board of Education, June and August 1994 (respectively).

Chronologies, St. Paul Desegregation Plan, undated.

Covering 1981-1985 and 1984-1990.

Civil Rights Compliance Review Report, April 1987.

Compliance, General information, 1965, 1989-1992.

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan, Revised and Submitted October 16, 1990.

Comprehensive Desegregation Plan for 1992-1993 and Amendments for 1993-1994, 1992.

Desegregation Cost Analysis, undated.

Desegregation Cost Report, undated.

Location

128.C.15.2F

Desegregation Integration Plan, Publixation 470R, June 1974.

Location

126.J.9.10F

Desegregation/Integration Plan (Revised), May 1976.

Desegregation/Integration Plan, August 1984. 3 folders

Desegregation/Integration Plan, Addendum to the August 1984 Plan, August 1985. 2 folders

Financial information, 1988-1991.

General correspondence, 1988-1993, 1995.

History of Desegregation in the St. Paul School District, undated.

Covering 1963-1974.

Location

128.C.15.2F

An Intercultural Education Institute to Deal with Special Problems Related to School Desegregation, Publication 334, 1968.

Location

126.J.9.10F

Interdistrict cooperation desegregation records:

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public Schools.

Advisory Council minutes, 1992-1993.

Surveys, 1994.

Roseville Public Schools:

Community Presentation Packet, Winter 1991.

Final Report, April 1991.

Interim Report to the Minnesota Department of Education, January 15, 1991.

Miscellaneous, 1989-1993.

Steering Committee minutes, 1990-1993.

Tri-District Initiative:

Alliance of the St. Paul Public Schools with North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools and Roseville Area Schools.

Joint Powers Board, Agreement and meeting packets, 1995, 1996.

Multicultural Community School, Elementary Magnet, 1995.

Location

128.C.15.2F

Magnet Programs, undated, 1994.

Magnet Schools Project Management Council meeting minutes, November 1994.

Majority/Minority Enrollment Charts Comparing School Years 1984-85 through 1992-93, 1993.

Northfield complaint, 1992.

The Principal's Role in School Desegregation, August 25, 1971.

Proposal for Farnsworth Spanish Immersion Magnet, March 21, 1986.

Proposal for Highwood Hills Montessori and Developmental Learning Magnet, March 21, 1986.

Racial Harassment Policy, October 1992, 1993.

Red School House, 1988, 1990.

St. Paul Metro Desegregation Steering Committee minutes, October 1992.

Saturn School of Tomorrow Project, 1990.

State Approval of Interdistrict School, legal memo, January 1989.

Strategy for Improving Racial Balance in the East Metropolitan School Districts of St. Paul, September 1988.

Student enrollment numbers, 1994-1995.

Ties that Bind, An Analysis of Selected State Laws, Regulations, procedures and Interpretations of Laws and Rules Which Affect How Minnesota School Districts Operate, by David A. Bennett, Superintendent, February 1991.

Walk About Summer School Program, 1992.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Minneapolis Public Schools. Board of Education. Desegregation/integration files (cataloged separately).

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Concentrated study.; Education -- Demographic aspects -- Minnesota.; Federal aid to education -- Minnesota.; Government aid to education -- Minnesota.; Magnet schools -- Minnesota.; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota.; Minority teachers -- Minnesota.; Multiculturalism -- Minnesota.; People with disabilities -- Education -- Minnesota.; School districts -- Minnesota.; School integration -- Minnesota.; Science -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota.; Sex discrimination in education -- Minnesota.; Sex discrimination in sports -- Minnesota.; Special education -- Minnesota.

Places:: Minneapolis (Minnesota) -- Schools.

Persons:: Booker, Jeanette.

Organizations:: Adams Spanish Immersion School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) -- Photographs.; Duluth Public Schools (Duluth, Minnesota).; Minnesota. Department of Children, Families and Learning.; Minnesota. Department of Education.; Minnesota. State Board of Education.; Saint Paul Public Schools.; Special School District No. 1 (Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Types of Documents:: Maps.; Photographs.; Videotapes.

Titles:: Minneapolis star and tribune.

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