These notes are sketchy, but capture the scope of our EMID families discussion on Thursday 17 January 2008 at the Harambee School. If anyone gets the time we might clean these up and fill them in a bit, but don't count on that!

(:title Thursday's meeting at Harambee:)

• grandfathered EMID kids

• ombudsperson (Cindy Jackson)
• Bondo Nyembwe
• Glory Kibbel (Bondo’s boss)

• Fred Storti
• Mary Jacobson

• Valaria

• passion/conviction
• Not anger

• 622 we heart you
• 622 we need you

Web site: http://www.emidfamilies.org

• Would you send to 622 if passes?
• Was purchase of home/choice of where you live at all driven by EMID option?
• Why did you choose EMID?
• Why not 622?

(:Thursday's meeting at Harambee:)

These notes are sketchy, but capture the scope of our EMID families discussion on Thursday 18 January 2008 at the Harambee School. If anyone gets the time we might clean these up and fill them in a bit, but don't count on that!

What are they doing with the 1.2 million they already have?

Benefits of staying with EMID.

$ driven - ?

Transportation issue with open enrollment

    *granfathered EMID kids

Is the assumption that EMID students would return?

Long term consequences for EMID?

What is 622's plan?

Who is their partner?

Do they (622) have to know before withdrawing?

Approved budget, plan, and partner by April ‘09, start July ‘09

Can we ask 622 what theyare currently doing with their deseg. $?

Who is behind this and why?

How could 622 accommodate our current 188 students?

Are they thinking about why current 622 families have left 622?

"Reverse deseg." by joining Stillwater or Mahtomedi which are more white.

Are their budget problems a factor?

Draw attention to clarified use of money via legislature.

What happens if their "plan" falls through?

Where will they put students in these overflowing buildings?

Ask to slow down and wait based on this current legislation.

Myron Orff: change boundaries within urban districts

PLAN

Demonstrate how EMID is of value to them

Objection to how this has been handled so far

Timing/legality/open meeting law "Technicalities"

If passes, put pressure on and follow their plan

Would our families go back to 622 anyhow?

Notify other member districts? Impact on their students as well.

Calls, emails, attend Board meeting (bring kids!)

Ask task force if they have seen either school.

Arrive at 6:30 to fill out a public comment card

Select speakers

Stand in solidarity

MN Dept. of Education

    ombudsperson (Cindy Jackson)

    Bondo Nyembwe

    Glory Kibbel (Bondo’s boss)

Educ, committee chairs

Challenge timing/resources/process

Ask them to table the motion based on...

"622 We love you"

Contact original "visionaries"

    Fred Storti

    Mary Jacobson

625 Super.

    Valaria

Dan Kaehler

Obtain letters of support from (Dan K., Mary J., and Fred Storti)

Legislative support!

Clarify $ issues

EMID has impact on more than 300 students

Encourage to transition into

where is the foundation?

Current 1.2 million

Students with special needs

Speakers

    passion/conviction

    Not anger

Barbara Skogland (white parent who wants child in integrated school)

Button ideas

    622 we heart you

    622 we need you

Web sight

Survey ?’s

    Would you send to 622 if passes?

    Was purchase of home/choice of where you live at all driven by EMID option?

    Why did you choose EMID?

    Why not 622?