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Minnesota School of Excellence (MN SOE)
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Matt Dorschner, MNSOE Committee Chair

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.



Matt Dorschner, chair 

Chanhassen Elementary   
7600 Laredo Drive   
Chanhassen    MN    55317   
952/556-6710  
dorschnerm@district112.org

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
Malinda Lansfeldt
Lily Lake Elementary
2003 West Willard Street
Stillwater, MN  55082
651/351-6800
lansfeldtm@stillwater.k12.mn.us

Minneapolis
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MESPA Minnesota School of Excellence Committee at the 2009 MESPA Leadership Conference.
Division Representative
Merry Tilleson
 
Ramsey Fine Arts Center
1 West 49th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55419
612/668-4040
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 Cawcu
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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  x 301
SKSchultz@greenbush.k12.mn.us

Saint Paul Division Representative
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
Laura Pierce
  
Gideon Pond Elementary
613 E 130th St
Burnsville, MN 55337
952/707-3000
lpierce@burnsville.k12.mn.us

Southeast
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The Minnesota School of Excellence Committee reviews applications, June 2009: (counterclockwise, from lower right) Sharon Schindle, Tom Cawcutt, Laura Pierce, Malinda Lansfeldt, Frank Catchings Jr. (filling in for Merry Tilleson), Christine Osario, Matt Dorschner (chair), Nancy Stucky, Jon Clark (filling in for Jean Weis Clough), Jim Meyer, Linda Schmidt. Not pictured: Steve Abrahamson, Peg Hanson.
Suburban 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 School   
502 Watonwan Street East   
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
Sam Skaaland
 
Lake Park Audubon Elementary
601 4th Street, Box 338
Audubon, MN 56511
218/439-3301 x 102
sskaaland@lpa.k12.mn.us



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