EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its School District Surveys at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Department of Education.
	Title:	School District Surveys.
	Dates:	1921-1969.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Bound mimeograph copies of survey reports on Minnesota public school districts, by the Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys, University of Minnesota, for the years 1921-1927 and 1951-1969. The surveys focus on educational needs and educational planning, and analyze the districts' facilities (mainly physical plants), finances, programs, and curricula. A few address results of or recommendations for district reorganization.
	Quantity:	10.0 cubic feet (10 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also present are a few district administrative manuals, and reports from North Central Association visitation committees.

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ARRANGEMENT

Alphabetical by community name, followed by a few general or composite surveys.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Education. School District Surveys. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 977-33; 988-111; 989-85; 990-39; 990-141; 990-146

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017068330104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
113.E.4.1B	1	Albert Lea:
			Survey report, 1927.
			Survey report: Supervisory organization and the instructional program, 1928.


		Alexandria, 1965.


		Anoka-Hennepin, 1968.


		Audubon/Lake Park, 1968.


		Aurora, 1954.
			Preliminary.


		Aurora/Hoyt Lakes, 1959, 1964.


Austin:
	School Survey, 1951-1952. 3 volumes.
		Part I, School Building Program.
		Summary of Part I, 1951.
		Part II, Instructional Program.
	School Building Survey of the Austin High School Area, February 1955.
	Study of the School Public Health Program.., 1959.
		Part I, Major Recommendations.
		Part II, Detailed Report. 2 folders.
	1961.
	1967.


Location	Box
113.E.4.2F	2	Backus, 1959.


		Baudette, 1961.


		Belgrade/Brooton, 1967.


		Belle Plaine, 1963.


		Belview/Echo, 1965.


		Benson, 1960.


		Blackduck: Report of North Central Association visiting committee, 1962.


		Bloomington:
			Survey, 1959.
			Report of North Central Association visiting committee, 1959.
			Survey, 1966.
			Report on high achievers, 2d, undated.
			Report on reading emphasis, 3d, undated.


		Brainerd, 1956.


		Breckenridge, 1960, 1965.


		Brooton, 1962.


		Buffalo Lake, July 1952.


		Byron, 1965.


		Cambridge, 1968.


Location	Box
113.E.4.3B	3	Cannon Falls area, 1960.


		Carlton/Wrenshall, 1960.


		Cass County unorganized territory, 1959.


		Cass Lake, 1959.
			See also records of Cass Lake ISD 115.


		Centerville, 1954.


		Chisago City/Lindstrom/Center City, 1956, 1967.


		Circle Pines, 1968.


		Claremont/Dodge Center, 1964.


		Climax, 1953.


		Cloquet, 1964.


		Cokato, 1968.


		Cook County, 1958.


Cromwell/Floodwood/Hill City/McGrath/McGregor:
	Survey, 1960.
	Survey summary, 1960.
	Report of the McGrath School Citizens Committee, February 1962.
		A response to the survey.


Location	Box
113.E.4.1B	1	Crookston, 1960, 1965.


		Deer River, 1959.


		Detroit Lakes, 1968.


Location	Box
113.E.4.4F	4	Duluth:
			Survey, 1963.
				Parts I and II.
			Vocational Survey, 1964.
				Volumes I and II.
			Unorganized territory and selected districts adjacent to, 1963.


		The Earle Brown School District [Brooklyn Center] and Its Future, 1960.


		East Grand Forks, 1953.


		Edina, 1968.


		Elk River, 1967.


		Elkton/Rose Creek/Grand Meadow/Adams, 1969.


		Ely, 1955.


		Fairmont, 1957, 1966.


		Faribault, 1968.


		Faribault High School area, 1955.


		Farmington, 1962.


		Forest Lake, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1962.
			1951 is a summary.


Location	Box
113.E.4.5B	5	Fosston, 1961.


		Glencoe, 1962, 1967.


		Golden Valley, Meadowbrook School Survey, 1955.


		Goodridge, 1953.


		Grand Rapids, approximately 1954, 1967.


		Hastings, 1951.
			Summary.


		Hennepin County: Suburban, 1968.


		Hinckley, 1968.


		Hutchinson, 1958.


		Isle, 1959.


		Janesville:
			Survey, 1962.
			Administrative Handbook, 1962.


		Kerkhoven, 1953.


		Lake City, 1953.


		Lake County:
			1954.
			Two Harbors, 1959.
			Silver Bay: William M. Kelley High School Philosophy, 1961.
			1968.


Location	Box
113.E.4.6F	6	Lewiston, 1964.


		Little Fork, 1957.


		Lynd, 1951.


		Mabel/Canton, 1966.


		Madelia, 1954.
			Summary.


		Madison, 1958.


		Mahtomedi, 1962, 1968.


		Mankato, 1955, 1963.


		Marietta, 1956.


		Marshall, 1959.


		Minnetonka:
			1957 resurvey.
			1960.


		Montevideo, 1958.


		Moorhead, 1964.


		Morris, 1961.


		Mound, 1962, 1966.


Location	Box
113.E.4.7B	7	Mounds View, 1962, 1968.


		New Ulm, 1960, 1965, 1966.


		Nisswa/Pequot Lakes, 1955.


		Nisswa, 1966.


		Northfield:
			High School area school building survey, 1952.
			1959.
			1960: Survey No. 3.
			Policies and Regulations [school district administrative handbook], 1960.
			1968.


		North St. Paul/Maplewood, 1960, 1965.


		Odessa, approximately 1921.


		Olmsted County proposed common school district reorganization, 1966.


Osseo:
	1962.
		With separate summary.
	1963.
	Curriculum Inventory, 1965.


Location	Box
113.E.4.8F	8	Owatonna, 1957, 1965.


		Park Rapids, 1966.


		Pine River, 1959.


		Proctor, 1967.


		Red Lake Falls, 1953.


		Red Wing, 1966.


		Remer, 1959.


		Richfield: North Central Association visiting committee report, 1958.


		Rochester, 1965.


		Rockford, 1965.
			With separate summary.


		Rosemount, 1959.


		Roseville, 1968.


		St. Anthony, 1959.


		St. Cloud, 1958, 1961, 1966.


		St. James, 1956, 1967.


Location	Box
113.E.4.9B	9	St. Louis Park:
			1965.
			North Central Association junior high school visitation committee, 1968.


St. Paul:
	"A New Technical School for St. Paul," 1952.
	Junior High School Study, 1962.
	Battle Creek Area, 1962.
	West Side, 1964.
	Physical Plant Needs, 1965.
		Volumes I and II.


		St. Paul Park, 1957.


		Sauk Rapids, 1968.


		Staples, 1964.


		Starbuck, 1964.


		Stillwater:
			Stillwater area, 1952.
			Eastern Washington County, 1952.
			1954.
			1958.


		Swanville: School Board Policies [district administrative manual], undated.


		Thief River Falls, 1954, 1961.
			1954 is a summary.


		Virginia, 1958.


		Wabasha, 1968.


		Waseca, 1968.


Location	Box
113.E.4.10F	10	Watertown, 1960.


		Wayzata, 1963.


		West St. Paul, 1954, 1957.


		Wheaton, 1967.


		White Bear Lake, 1961, 1966.


		Willmar, 1955, 1966.
			1955 is a summary.


		Windom, 1960, 1966.


Winona:
	School building report, 1950. 1 volume and 1 folder.
	1964.
		With separate summary.


		Survey Reports in [sic] Minnesota Public Schools: Printed reports, in 1 bound volume.
			Albert Lea, 1927.
			Arlington, 1921.
			Aurora, 1927.
			Austin, 1923.
			Lake Crystal, 1926.
			New Prague, 1927.
			Robbinsdale, 1925.


		Typescript copy of Austin report, with additional charts and graphs. 1 volume.


		State Support for Public Education in Minnesota, May 1956. 1 volume.


		Minnesota Pilot Study of Public Education, November 1958. 1 volume.


		Minnesota Public School Facilities Survey:
			An Analysis of Projected Public School Building Needs in Minnesota, August 1953. 1 volume.
			A Study of Selected Aspects of Minnesota Public Secondary Schools,... Relating to Size of Enrollment, January 1953. 1 volume.

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:: Curriculum evaluation -- Minnesota.; Education -- Minnesota -- Finance.; Education -- Minnesota.; Educational evaluation -- Minnesota.; Educational surveys -- Minnesota.; School districts -- Minnesota -- Evaluation.; School facilities -- Minnesota.; School management and organization -- Minnesota.; Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.; University of Minnesota. College of Education. Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys.

Functions:: Surveying.

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS