 | 2009 Minnesota's Future Award
9/24/2009 10:50 AMSt. Paul, October 1, 2009 — The
Minnesota Business Partnership (MBP) has presented its 2009 Minnesota’s Future
Awards to Dayton’s Bluff Elementary School, St. Paul (Andrew Collins, principal), and King Elementary
School, Deer River (Amy Galatz, principal), for their success in raising overall student performance
and closing the achievement gap between white, minority and low-income
students.
“We call
this the Minnesota’s Future Award, because, as everyone knows, today’s students
are Minnesota’s future,” John Stanoch, Minnesota president of Qwest and chair
of the Partnership’s Education Policy Committee. “For Minnesota to compete and create
jobs, we need to recognize, encourage and learn from schools like Dayton’s
Bluff and King Elementary that are raising the bar for all students, closing
the achievement gap and making Minnesota’s future brighter.”
The
schools will be recognized during the Partnership’s Annual Dinner on October 13
at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Each school receives $10,000 and two new
computers, courtesy of Ceridian Corporation, IBM, Qwest, Red Wing Shoe Company
and Vision-Ease.
The Partnership,
composed of more than 100 chief executives of Minnesota’s largest employers, presents
the Minnesota’s Future Award each year to two public elementary schools, one in
the Twin Cities and one in greater Minnesota. Eligible schools serve a high percentage
of low-income and/or minority students and are closing the achievement gap based
on MCA-II reading and math scores.
Dayton’s
Bluff, St. Paul: The majority of the students come from low-income (89%) and
minority families (84%), yet the school posted solid performances in reading
and math compared to statewide averages for all students. The school’s
low-income and African-American students significantly outperformed their peers
statewide and are approaching the statewide averages for all students.
King
Elementary, Deer River: Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the school’s students are
from low-income families and a third are Native American, yet King Elementary
students posted reading and math scores that were on par with or above the
statewide average over the past three years. The school’s low-income and Native
American students outperformed their peers statewide and were, in fact, on par
with overall statewide averages.
For more detailed information, scroll to the Minnesota's Future media release posted below and see the
charts beginning on page 3. Previous recipients of the Minnesota’s Future Awards include:
- 2008: J.W. Smith Elementary, Bemidji, and Ames
Elementary, St. Paul.
- 2007: Kelliher Elementary, Kelliher, and Farnsworth
Aerospace Elementary, St. Paul.
- 2006: Nettleton Magnet School, Duluth,
and Sheridan Elementary School, St. Paul.
About the Minnesota Business
Partnership
The Minnesota
Business Partnership is composed of more than 100 chief executives of largest
employers. Together, MBP members employ more than 1.8 million people worldwide,
including 400,000 in Minnesota. Individually, MBP members contribute
millions of dollars each year to Minnesota schools and education-related
nonprofit organizations. In addition, members support a number of programs,
such as the Minnesota’s Future Awards, through the Minnesota Business Partnership Education Foundation, a
nonprofit 501 (c) 3.
Minnesotas_Future_media_release.pdf
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