Edina Public Schools: School Board Special Meeting November 30th, 2021

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Window replacement motion

Magnet programming recommendations

Spanish two-way language immersion model

Edina Community Center incubation site for magnet program

Countryside Elementary expansion and construction planning

Special education space requirements and forecasting

Open enrollment demographic analysis

Bus transportation logistics for new programming

Areas of Interest (4)

The district is proposing a new two-way Spanish immersion program, citing research that it helps ELL students outperform peers by 5th grade.
Concerns raised regarding the potential link between magnet program location and open enrollment demographic shifts.
Increasing special education populations and 'complex needs' are driving unplanned facility expansion requirements alongside magnet construction.
Proposed model utilizes the Edina Community Center as an 'incubation site' before full move-in at Countryside in 2023.

Votes (1)

Approval of window replacement

ApprovedVoice vote (Aye)

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Notable Quotes (2)

Students in one way or a two-way we'll become functionally proficient in spanish so there'll be practically no difference.
— Dr. Amy Young

Spanish language programmingComparing Spanish proficiency in one-way vs two-way programs.

We have actually seen our special education population ticking up and the complexity level of the students that we serve is also increasing.
— Jeff Jorgensen

Special education facility needsExplaining the need for additional specialized space in schools.

People (3)

Dr. Randy SmallzelAssistant Superintendent

Leading the magnet programming recommendation presentation.

Dr. Amy YoungMultilingual and Immersion Specialist Consultant

Provides research on two-way immersion program benefits.

1 quote

“English learners catch up to native english speakers by fifth or sixth grade and they actually surpass them in english.”

Explaining the academic benefits of two-way immersion models.

Jeff JorgensenStaff

Discussing the intersection of building construction and special education space needs.

Places Mentioned

Edina Community CenterCountryside ElementaryNormandale ElementaryCorneliaCreek Valley

Events & Meetings (1)

Board meeting session

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