Carlos Mariani RosaExecutive Director

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Jennifer GodinezMMEP, Acting Executive DirectorFall 2014Project Director, Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network

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Keith LesterMMEP Chairperson

Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc.,

is a nonprofit collaborative, founded in 1987, that seeks to increase the success of Students

of Color and American Indian Students in Minnesota schools, colleges, and universities.

Welcome

MMEP Staff

2013-14 Fellows

Isela GomezEdwin

GonzalesJeron MarianiTammy Quist

Consultants

Tim BrostromAleathea GarryKirsten WedesColleen

Ebinger Patti Tetta

Carlos Mariani RosaExecutive Director on Sabbatical

Jennifer GodinezActing Executive Director, Director of Race equity Networks

Marika Pfefferkorn, Program Director, Solutions Not Suspensions Campaign

Jessicca EdwardsProgram Coordinator, MCAN

Suzanne JoyceOffice Manager

MMEP Staff, Fellows & Consultants

Board of Directors 2013-2014

OFFICERS

Keith Lester, Chair

West Metro Education Program

Stephanie Crosby, Vice ChairRobbinsdale Area Schools

Naim Madyun, Secretary

UMN College of Education & Human Development

Tyrize Cox, Treasurer

SPPS Office of Family Engagement & Community Partnerships

Board of Directors 2013-2014MEMBERS

K-12 Education

Bradley Bergstrom, Austin Public High School

Dr. Stanley Brown, Hopkins Public Schools

James Burroughs, Minneapolis Public Schools

Lee Carlson, St. James Public Schools

Anne Carroll, Saint Paul Public Schools

Tyrize Cox, Saint Paul Public Schools

Stephanie Crosby, Robbinsdale Area Schools

Patrick Duffy, Saint Paul Public Schools

Kim Ellison, Minneapolis Public Schools

Anthony Galloway, West Metro Education Program

Danielle Grant, Minneapolis Public Schools

Keith Lester, West Metro Education Program

Dr. Jean Lubke, East Metro Integration District

Gretchen Peel, Northwest Suburban Integration School District

Community at Large

Leann Enninga, Community Member, Greater MN

Dolores H. Fridge, Independent Consultant

Board of Directors 2013-2014MEMBERS

Higher Education

Dr. Lisa D. Albrecht, University of Minnesota

Mary Lou Dresbach, MN Office of Higher Education

Dr. Nadine Haley, Metropolitan State University

Jesus Hernandez-Mejia, Gustavus Adolphus College

Alexander Hines, Winona State University

Sundraya Kase, Minnesota Private College Council

Naim Madyun, University of Minnesota

Wm. Tex Ostvig, University of Minnesota

Leon Rodrigues, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

Mary Sam, Central Lakes College

Bruce Schelske, University of Minnesota

Community Non-Profit

Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood

Jennifer Kolden, Native American Community Development Institute

NACDI 

Jovita Francisco Morales, Mesa Latina Waite House

Marcus Pope, Youthprise

Dr. Janet Mohr, MN Board of School Administrators

Karen Woodward, Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation

  

BusinessVickie Conley, St. Jude Medical/AGA

MMEP Partner Institutions

Brooklyn Center Schools East Metro Integration District

Hopkins SchoolsMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinnesota Office of Higher

EducationMinnesota Private College Council

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Northwest Suburban Integration District

Robbinsdale Area SchoolsSaint Paul Public SchoolsUniversity of Minnesota

West Metro Education Program

MMEP NETWORKS

Central Minnesota TeamCentral Lakes CollegeMille Lacs Band of Ojibwe LeadersIsle school leadersOnamia school leadersNay Ah Shing school leadersWewinabi Early Childhood ProgramWith Support from:MMEP, Technical AssistanceOtto Bremer Foundation, funderInitiative Foundation, supporterBlandin Foundation, funder

“A Promise to Act: Educational Equity and Excellence for All of Our Children”

MMEP’s InauguralRace Equity and Excellence in Education Action Plan™

Our Collaborative Partner reflects on this impact

MMEP has been extremely instrumental in guiding the REEEN work and Action Plan in the Mille Lacs Community.  Isle and Onamia superintendents are ready and looking forward to the school board training; with many new school board members being added into the mix.  In rural communities change in school leadership and teachers is a constant. Turnover has impacted our timeline both in the K12 and via Central Lakes College.  This is part of the problem which IS part of the opportunity gap issue- poor, rural, communities with a large number of students of color do not have consistency in relationship.  All three schools in the Mille Lacs community and in Brainerd have brand new superintendents and all have new principals. 

And all partners do want to continue to move forward.  Resources are needed; including dedicated staff to maintain the momentum of the plan, but the work of MMEP’s staff to get this off the ground was critical and historic.

Mary Sam, Central Lakes College

MMEP Race Equity Fellows 2013-14

Isela Gomez

Minnesota Prosperity Act (MN Dream Act II: The Movement to Pass the Minnesota Dream Act and Its Impacts on Students of Color in Minnesota

Edwin Gonzalez and Jeron Mariani

MMEP English Learners Student Voices Project - The MN LEAPS Act and Community Responses

We are building a strong network to influence college readiness, access and success for Minnesota’s students! And Empowering our networks with Tools and Resources

Academic Enrichment Guide 8000 copies distributed

E-Alerts and Social Media Over 1200 individuals receiving regular updates FaceBook and Twitter

Andrea Carroll-Franck & Eric BrunnerThe Sanneh Foundation

6 sites created college readiness, access and success implementation plans and were trained

Community Specific Outreach Events

7% 2%

39%

8%4%

40%

Out of School Suspensions/Ex-pulsions/Exclusion

Amer IndianAsian/Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicMulti Race

2% 6%9%

7%2%

73%

% of Statewide K-12 Fall Enrollment (2011-2012)

Amer IndianAsian/Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicMulti Race

While Black Students make up only 9% of K-12 students enrolled in MN schools, they represent 39% of out-of-school disciplinary actions

MDE Discipline Data

In Minnesota:

￭Advise on Black Male Achievement in MN

￭Connect to national work Dignity in Schools

￭Solutions Not Suspensions Coalition

￭Provide Technical Assistance to School Districts in Minnesota

2014: Minnesota Black Male Achievement Advisory

Fernando MartinezNational Field OrganizerDignity in Schools

“All My Relations: Equity in Action ”

In Memory – A Lasting Legacy

Ron McKinleyMMEP Founder

Commitment and Passion to expand the education

opportunities for ALL

students

2014 All My Relations:

Equity In Action Award

Beth Hawkins

2014 All My Relations: Equity In Action

Honorable Mention

2014 All My Relations: Equity In Action

Honorable Mention

Alejandra Matos

Board Elections

K-12 Education

Dr. Stanley Brown, Hopkins Public Schools

Tyrize Cox, Saint Paul Public Schools

Stephanie Crosby, Robbinsdale Area Schools

Kim Ellison, Minneapolis Public Schools

Anthony Galloway, West Metro Education Program

Danielle Grant, Minneapolis Public Schools

Higher Education

Mary Lou Dresbach, MN Office of Higher Education

Dr. Nadine Haley, Metropolitan State University

Jesus Hernandez-Mejia, Gustavus Adolphus College

Alexander Hines, Winona State University

Sundraya Kase, Minnesota Private College Council

Mary Sam, Central Lakes College

Community at Large Bruce Schelske, Retired TRiO,

University of Minnesota

2015 -2016 Nominees

Business

Alyssa Buckalew, General Mills

2015 -2016 Board of DirectorsK-12 Education

Community at Large

Leann Enninga, Community Member, Greater MN

Bruce Schelske, Retired TRiO, University of Minnesota

Kim Ellison, Minneapolis Public Schools

Anthony Galloway, West Metro Education Program

Danielle Grant, Minneapolis Public Schools

Keith Lester, West Metro Education Program

Dr. Jean Lubke, East Metro Integration District

Gretchen Peel, Northwest Suburban

Integration School District

Dr. Stanley Brown, Hopkins Public Schools

James Burroughs, Minneapolis Public Schools

Lee Carlson, St. James Public Schools

Anne Carroll, Saint Paul Public Schools

Tyrize Cox, Saint Paul Public Schools

Stephanie Crosby, Robbinsdale Area Schools

Patrick Duffy, Saint Paul Public Schools

2015 -2016 Board of Directors

Higher Education

Dr. Lisa D. Albrecht, University of Minnesota

Mary Lou Dresbach, MN Office of Higher Education

Dr. Nadine Haley, Metropolitan State University

Jesus Hernandez-Mejia, Gustavus Adolphus College

Alexander Hines, Winona State University

Sundraya Kase, Minnesota Private College Council

Naim Madyun, University of Minnesota

Wm. Tex Ostvig, University of Minnesota

Leon Rodrigues, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

Mary Sam, Central Lakes College

Community Non-Profit

Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood

Jennifer Kolden, Native American Community Development Institute NACDI 

Jovita Francisco Morales, Mesa Latina Waite House

Marcus Pope, Youthprise

Dr. Janet Mohr, MN Board of School Administrators

Karen Woodward, Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation

  

Business

Alyssa Buckalew, General Mills

Strategic Planning Process 2014

Board Consensus on newMission ~ Vision ~ Strategies

MMEP’s Vision

We envision a just society in which an equitable educational ecosystem

ensures all students achieve their full potential. Achieving this vision would

mean that race is no longer a predictor of educational success.

MMEP’s Mission

Minnesota Minority Education Partnership uses a race equity lens to transform educational

institutions, organizations, and leaders to ensure that students of color and American Indian students achieve full academic and

leadership success.

Defining Race Equity

Race Equity is a condition. It means that those most affected by inequities have the space to

build power and lead through collective action.

Equity is raising the achievement of all students while eliminating the racial predictability and

disproportionality of which student groups occupy the highest and lowest achievement.

2015-2018 Big New Strategies

#MMEPBigBoldGoals2015

Goal 1: Minnesota school systems are culturally responsive in their policies and approaches to education.

MMEP will develop a locally and nationally -recognized school board training model that incorporates leadership development around race equity policies, cultural responsiveness, and racial realities and schooling.

  MMEP will partner with model principal and

administrative academies that train and support education leaders to lead with a race equity lens.

Goal 2: Minnesota school climates foster positive student engagement to eliminate discipline gaps by race and support students of color and American Indian students for academic and leadership success.

 MMEP will train school districts to implement model discipline codes.

MMEP will advise on the implementation of specific academic empowerment center (AEC) models, such as the office of black male achievement.

Goal 3: Minnesota educators reflect student demographics.

MMEP will lead a new collaborative of education groups, teacher education schools, and advocacy organizations from communities of color to develop and advocate for state policy and a funding framework tied to a race equity accountability system, in order to increase teachers of color in Minnesota.  

Goal 4: Minnesota schools utilize heritage and home language to support academic excellence for English language learners and the multilingualism of all students.

MMEP will work with English language learner departments statewide to implement research-based promising practices to better serve students and families.

Goal 5: Minnesota institutions of higher education will support student achievement by providing greater access and equity to students of color and American Indian students. With a focus on financial aid equity and students of color and American Indian students. MMEP will partner with other college access

groups to lead campaigns for improved higher education outcomes in Minnesota (ex. dual credit enrollment, financial aid, remedial course campaigns)

MMEP will train college access groups to deliver financial literacy and financial aid options to distinct groups of parents/guardians.

Our Board and Staff deeply reflected on the name of the organization and it’s ability to carry forth new strategy, new vision, new mission.

TO……

Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:Advancing Race Equity and Excellence

Membership vote on new name

3M FoundationBlandin Foundation

Bush FoundationDignity in Schools

General Mills FoundationMedtronic Foundation Minneapolis Foundation

Minnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Philanthropy Partners (Kellogg

funds)Otto Bremer Foundation

Saint Paul FoundationSecurian Foundation Travelers Foundation

YMCA of the USA (for MN College Goal)Youthprise

MMEP Partner Institutionsand

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