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Minnesota School of Excellence (MN SOE)
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Minnesota School of Excellence Committee at work during the 2010 MESPA Leadership Conference.














The Minnesota School of Excellence Program
promotes excellence through a rigorous evaluation process that showcases dynamic schools of the 21st century.

Grounded in national standards, the Minnesota School of Excellence program leads schools toward excellence. This committee oversees the program, facilitates program revisions, serves as a resource to schools completing the MN SOE self-study and application process, reviews applications, guides schools through additional work required for validation, and advises endorsed schools on their celebration process. If you have any questions about the Minnesota School of Excellence program, contact this committee.

For a summary of committee responsibilities, scroll to the bottom of the page.


Laura Pierce, chair 
Akin Road Elementary
5231 195th Street West
Farmington, MN 55024
651/460-1700
lpierce@farmington.k12.mn.us

Central Division Representative
Jean Weis-Clough

Avon Elementary
410 Avon Ave N
Avon, MN 56310
320/356-7346 x 7109
jwc@mail.albany.k12.mn.us

East Suburban Division Representative
Sheila Eller
Bel Air Elementary
1800 NW 5th Street
New Brighton, MN 55112
651/621-6303
sheila.eller@moundsviewschools.org

Minneapolis Division Representative
Merry Tilleson

Lake Harriet Upper School
4912 Vincent Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612/668-3314 (office)
merry.tilleson@mpls.k12.mn.us

North Suburban Division Representative
Jim Meyer
 
Elm Creek Elementary
9830 Revere Lane North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763/425-0577
meyerjim@district279.org

Northeast Division Representative
Thomas Cawcutt

Barnum Elementary School
3675 County Rd. 140
Barnum, MN  55707
218/389-6976 ext. 1015
tcawcutt@barnum.k12.mn.us

Northern Division Representative
Sharon Schultz

Middle River Elementary
PO Box 130, 335 4th Street
Middle River, MN 56737
218/222-3310 x301
SKSchultz@greenbush.k12.mn.us

Saint Paul Division Representative
Dr. Fatima Lawson

L'Etoile du Nord Immersion School
1363 Bush Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
651/221-1480
fatima.lawson@spps.org

South Suburban Division Representative
Pat Pribyl
Raven Stream Elementary
300 11th Ave NW
New Prague, MN 56071
952/758-1500
ppribyl@np.k12.mn.us

Southeast Division Representative
Nancy Stucky

Triton Public Schools
813 West Highway Street
Dodge Center, MN 55927
507/374-2258
nstucky@triton.k12.mn.us

Southwest Division Representative
Sharon Schindle

LCWM Elementary
502 Watonwan St E, Box 810
Lake Crystal, MN 56055
507/726-2320
sschindle@isd2071.k12.mn.us

West Suburban Division Representative
Steven Abrahamson

Ridgeview Elementary
9400 Nesbitt Ave So
Bloomington, MN 55438
952/806-7100
sabraham@bloomington.k12.mn.us

Western Division Representative
Sanford Nelson
 
Rossman Elementary
1221 Rossman Avenue
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218/847-9268
sanelson@detlakes.k12.mn.us


Get Acrobat Reader  MN_SOE_Responsibilities.pdf  
Responsibilities of division representatives to the MESPA Minnesota School of Excellence Committee.


MN SOE Committee Chair
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Laura Pierce