Education

School Choice Programs - Interdistrict Desegregation Transportation

Statewide Outcome(s):

Interdistrict Desegregation Transportation supports the following statewide outcome(s).

Minnesotans have the education and skills needed to achieve their goals.

Context:

This program exists to further the dual goals of Minnesota’s integration program; increased contact with students of other races and to close the achievement gap. Transportation is necessary to integrate segregated schools. This program serves public school’s students attending interdistrict desegregation or integration schools or programs and low-income Minneapolis students attending suburban districts under the Choice is Yours (CIY) program.

Strategies:

The purpose of this state aid program is to promote interdistrict desegregation and integration programs among school districts which are designed to close the achievement gap, by providing state aid to cover unreimbursed student transportation costs.

Transportation is provided between the student’s home or school and the interdistrict program or school. School districts have entered into joint powers agreements to develop desegregation/integration programs and/or schools. Existing programs include the East Metro Integration District (6067), West Metropolitan Education Program District (WMEP) (6069), and the North West Suburban Integration School District (6078). Other programs exist to promote desegregation/integration experiences in more than 100 school districts.

Results:

Performance Measures Notes:

*Previous: FY 2007 / Current: FY 2011