--- ## author: Jesse Sierks date: D:20171017085700-05'00' --- ## Work Session Meeting Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:00 PM ## Board Assembly Room, 1250 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 ## 1) Call to Order and Roll Call 2) Topics and Discussions ## 2)a. School Transformation: The Middle Years 3) Adjournment ## School ## Transformation 1 ## The Middle ## Years ## Transformation Resolutions Timeline ## EngagementEnrollmentPhysical SpaceProgramming ## December 2023 Board resolution Initiating school transformation process Data compiled 2024-2025 ●Caregiver Priorities ## Survey ●Community ## Engagement ## Summary Report (review of feedback over the past 10 years) ## ●MPS Data Dashboard ●Supt. 100 Day Plan ## Listening Tour ●June 2025 Enrollment ## Projections ## Presentation ## ●Physical Space Study●Priority-based budgeting ●Spanish Dual ## Language Task Force ## Recommendation ## October 2025 Board resolution Defining next steps & Direction Data compiled Dec. 2025-May 2026 ●Area Budget & ## Transformation Mtgs., 1:1 phone calls & interviews with MPS caregivers ●CityWide student engagement sessions ●Enrollment strategy - lower class sizes ## (2025-27 MFE/MPS ## Collective Bargaining ## Agreement) ●Updated demography report ●Nov. 2025 ## Defining ## Transformation ●Jan. 2026 Transformation & the ## MPS Student Experience “Impacts on Class Sizes & ## Programming” ## Presentation ## Supporting ## Inputs ●Anishinabe ## Academy Facility ## Advisory ## Committee ## Recommendation ●Program Updates: Career and ## Technical ## Education, ## Community Education, and ## Special Education ●Resolution Modifying the ## Grade Level of ## Seward Montessori ## Elementary School 2 ## Transformation Resolutions Timeline ## EngagementEnrollmentPhysical SpaceProgramming April 2026 - Planning and analysis ## October 2025 cont’d Board resolution Defining next steps & Direction Data compiled Dec. 2025-May 2026 ## ●Continue Area Budget & Transformation Mtgs., 1:1 phone calls & interviews with MPS caregivers, and Citywide student engagement sessions ●Enrollment & ## Retention opportunities ●Strategies to increase enrollment and attract new families (music, arts, dual language, IB, etc.) ●Cost/ benefit analysis for physical changes ●Repurposing existing buildings ●Feasibility for inclusive special education spaces ●K-8 advantages & challenges 3 3 ## Stabilize ## Grade‑to‑Grade ## Improve Year‑to‑Year Retention Reduce losses between grade levels 4 ## Enroll ## Residents ## Enroll More Minneapolis Residents Students new to MPS & those returning from charter schools, non-public schools, or other districts 2 ## Areas to Increase Enrollment 4 ## Prioritize ## Early Entry ## Increase Kindergarten Enrollment Enroll more Minneapolis families at entry point 1 ## Bridge ## Transitions ## Strengthen Elem. → Middle Transition Address the largest loss point in the system ## The MPS Student Experience ## THE CORE ## Math ## Science ## English Language Arts ## So…