| MESPA Home > Honors > Minnesota Schools of Excellence |  | | MESPA Home > Honors > Minnesota Schools of Excellence | | | MESPA Minnesota Schools of Excellence | | "The Minnesota School of Excellence program clearly connects the education process to student learning."
The Minnesota Elementary
School Principals’ Association (MESPA) developed this research-based
program aligned with national standards in: leadership, vision, student
learning, the culture of adult learning, data and decision-making, and
community engagement. MESPA endorses schools whose principal, staff,
students, and community -- working as a team -- demonstrate the desire
to strengthen education by successfully undertaking the Minnesota
School of Excellence program. This school improvement process is
recognized by the Minnesota Department of Education and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. It involves a
systematic program of self-study, development of a school improvement
plan, and implementation of the plan based on demonstrated results. Click here for complete details on the Minnesota School of Excellence application process.
“In this time of high stakes testing, the quality of our school
communities can far too easily be misrepresented by the single-purposed
federal testing requirement,” said P.
Fred Storti, MESPA executive director. “High stakes
tests offer a snapshot in time with no context. One high stakes
test should not determine a school’s public stature and cannot
adequately  | | Principals leading schools receiving 2012-2013 MN School of Excellence validation -- and award presenters: back row (l-r) Jason Grovom, Tom Cawcutt, Dan Adams, Kelly Lessman, Brent Brunetta; front row (l-r) MN Commissioner of Education Brenda Cassellius (presenter), Jan Anderson, Rae Villebrun, Carolyn Hartwigsen, MN School of Excellence Program Chair Laura Pierce (presenter) |
assess its educational effectiveness. Elementary and middle
level schools provide the foundation for children’s lifelong learning,
and the Minnesota School of Excellence program clearly connects the education process to student learning."
"The
total commitment to excellence demonstrated by schools receiving Minnesota School of Excellence validation is the very center of quality education in this state," Storti continued. “Elementary and middle level
schools provide the foundation in meeting children’s educational needs
-- and as instructional leaders, principals play an essential role in
assuring that the foundation is a solid one.”
“The
MESPA MN School of Excellence Program is a valuable, standardized process that engages all stakeholders in meaningful conversations about their school and is a program in which all schools have the opportunity to participate, " said Laura Pierce, MN School of Excellence Program chair, and principal of Akin Road Elementary, Farmington Public Schools.
To
view a list of all schools that have been endorsed as Minnesota
Schools of Excellence since the program's inception in 1986, click on
the MN SOE History PDF below. The Minnesota School of Excellence validation remains in effect for seven years. After that time has passed, MESPA encourages school communities to re-initiate the process of self-study and submit a new application.
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MN_SOE_hstry_11-12.pdf
A history (list) of all schools who have received MN School of Excellence validation since 1986.
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| MN School of Excellence Mission | The Minnesota School of Excellence Program promotes excellence through a rigorous evaluation process that showcases dynamic schools of the 21st century.
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| Minnesota School of Excellence History | To
view a list of schools that have been endorsed as Minnesota
Schools of Excellence since the program's inception in 1986, scroll to the MN SOE History document at the bottom of the page. The Minnesota School of Excellence validation remains in
effect for seven years. After that time has passed, MESPA encourages
school communities to re-initiate the process of self-study and submit
a new application.
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| Program Materials | To download copies of all MN School of Excellence program materials -- including program guidelines, and application part 1 (self-study) and application part 2 (template for carrying out the school improvement process), visit Professional Development on this site.
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