HENNEPIN COUNTY: CEDAR RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
Creator: | Cedar Riverside Community School (Minneapolis, Minn.). | |
Title: | Records. | |
Dates: | 1993-2021. | |
Language: | Materials in English. | |
Abstract: | Board minutes, annual reports, financial reports, and subject files of this Minneapolis charter school. | |
Quantity: | 4.25 cubic feet (5 boxes) | |
Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The charter school was established in 1993, originally known as the West Bank Community School, and was located in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. At various times it was sponsored or authorized by the Augsburg College, the Minneapolis School District, and the Presbyterian United Communities Office of Public Charter Schools. The student population was primarily Somaili with some Asian and Latino students. For most of its history, the charter school served pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students, and closed in July 2021.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cedar Riverside Community School (Minneapolis, Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: 2022-22
Processing Information:
Processed by: Charles Rodgers, February 2022
Catalog ID number: 9989813340004294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
125.C.8.1B | Board minutes and meeting files, 1994-2001: | ||||||||||
Records for the years 2001-2002 and 2014 are not included or are incomplete. | |||||||||||
1994-2010. | |||||||||||
125.C.8.2F | 2011-2017. | ||||||||||
125.C.8.3B | 2018-May 2021. |
Annual reports, 1999-2014. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
Incomplete. |
125.C.8.4F | Financial reports, financial statements, management and communications letters, 1993-2019. 9 folders. | ||||||||||
Arranged in chronological order. |
Subject files, undated and 1993-2021: | |||||||||||
Arranged in alphabetical order. | |||||||||||
Agitators, 2014. | |||||||||||
Awards and certificates, 1994-2019. | |||||||||||
Board committee charge statements and charter school bylaws, 2020. | |||||||||||
Board of directors' information, 2015. | |||||||||||
Board of directors lists, 1997-2013. | |||||||||||
Brochures, 1990s. | |||||||||||
Informational brochures concerning the charter school. Besides English, the brochures are also printed in Hmong, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese. | |||||||||||
Building plans, undated. | |||||||||||
Bylaws, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||
Charter school contract, 2016. | |||||||||||
Contract with the Presbyterian United Communities Office of Public Charter Schools. | |||||||||||
Continuous improvement plan, 2020-2021. | |||||||||||
Director’s report, 2007-2008. | |||||||||||
Employee handbook, 2014-2015. | |||||||||||
Essential documents of existence and operation, 1993-2018. | |||||||||||
Includes copies of documents filed with the Minnesota Revenue Department, the Minnesota Education Department, the Secretary of State, and the Internal Revenue Service; articles of incorporation; contracts. | |||||||||||
Federal charter school grant application, 1997. | |||||||||||
History, 1993-2021. | |||||||||||
Includes brochures with background information, the proposal to form the school, correspondence, agreements, and related documents primarily concerning the formation of the school. | |||||||||||
Lease agreement, 2010. | |||||||||||
MAPES (Minnesota Authorizer Performance Evaluation System) performance report, 2020. | |||||||||||
Outcome-based school contracts, 1994-2021. | |||||||||||
Parent handbooks, 2014, 2016-2017. | |||||||||||
125.C.8.5B | Parent/student handbook, 2014-2015. | ||||||||||
Policies, 2013-2017. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
Progress evaluation, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||
Project report, undated. | |||||||||||
Report concerning renovation or redesign of the school’s facility, including a transcript of an interview with staff about current conditions, the students, and use of the school’s rooms. Also, floor plans and recommendations for new equipment and furnishings. | |||||||||||
Public charter school program project report, 1997. | |||||||||||
Quality school review report, 2020. | |||||||||||
Site visit report, 2019. | |||||||||||
Special education compliance monitoring report, 1998. | |||||||||||
[0.75 cubic feet empty] |
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:
- Asian Americans.
- Charter schools -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Schools -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Somali Americans -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Augsburg College.
- Minneapolis Public Schools.
- West Bank Community School (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Places:
- Cedar-Riverside Area (Minneapolis, Minn.)