January 2005
SAI received notification that their software had passed the Marss vendor certification review. The review, held in November, put the software through multiple scenarios and tested the output of the MARSS A and B files. The meeting was held with Marilyn Loehr, Sharon Peck, and Carol Hokenson of MDE. Staff at SAI were delighted [...]
The growth in Minnesota’s charter schools continues. This year new charter schools will open across Minnesota bringing the total number of charter schools in the state to 107 serving nearly 17,000 students. The steady growth trend will likely continue into 2005 as a number of proposed schools have obtained sponsorship and are going through a [...]
Over the last few months, several charter schools across the state have invited legislators to visit their schools as a way of promoting understanding about charter schools. One such school, Studio Academy in Rochester, has had two legislators visit the school. Senator Sheila Kiscaden and Representative Carla Nelson, both of District 30, recently spent some [...]