Three Integration Districts

There are three integration districts in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Few people are familiar with any of them, let alone know about all of them.

The first, District 6067, is the East Metro Integration District (EMID). It is a collaboration of 11 school districts, including St. Paul, which operates 2 schools, Harambee and Crosswinds. It's board members are representatives of the member districts - not Superintendents. Harambee has community cultures and environmental science foci. Crosswinds is a year-round school that integrates arts and science across the curriculum. The district offers a variety of staff development options related to integration and school practices. Find more information at http://www.emid6067.net/

WMEP is the West Metro Education Program. It serves students from Minneapolis and its surrounding suburbs, 11 districts in total. There are two schools, Interdistrict Downtown School (IDDS) and the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School (FAIR). WMEP also operates the Choice is Yours (CiY) program which supports enrollment of lower income students from Minneapolis in suburban schools. The broad ranging training component of WMEP is called the Cultural Collaborative. Find web access at http://www.wmep.k12.mn.us/

The third integration system is the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD). NWSISD serves seven districts. Currently Brooklyn Center is a member of both NWSISD and WMEP. NWSISD operates a number of magnet schools within the member districts. Students from the member districts can apply to attend any of the magnet schools in any of the districts. The governing board of the district has 21 members, the superintendent (or designee), a parent representative, and a school board member from each district. Their website is http://www.nws.k12.mn.us/index.php

The three integration districts together serve students from west of Buffalo all the way to the Wisconsin border. Each has a separate superintendent and administrative offices.