A look at how Hopkins’ boundaries came about may add context to a debate over whether some Edina residents should be able to leave the district.
Even though districts are typically named after one of the cities they serve, they are separate entities, legally distinct from those cities. Hopkins Public Schools covers all of Hopkins, most of Minnetonka, half of Golden Valley and parts of Eden Prairie, Edina, Plymouth and St. Louis Park. Those boundaries reflect numerous votes and agreements between school districts and residents in the past. This week, the Hopkins School Board will examine the latest in a long line of boundary change requests. A group of Edina residents in the Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive neighborhoods wants to leave Hopkins because they think its schools are not in locations that serve the families’ educational needs. In preparation for the School Board’s vote …
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The bill would allow neighborhoods to petition to leave the district without their current school district’s consent.
The Hopkins school district is fighting a bill that would allow neighborhoods to petition to leave the district without the school board’s consent. The bill paves the way for areas like the portion of Edina in Hopkins Public Schools boundaries to start the process toward withdrawing from the district—taking students in those neighborhoods out of the district, along with the money that follows them. Hopkins’ Legislative Action Coalition, which helps the School Board advocate for education-related legislation, estimates Hopkins Public Schools would lose at least $250,000 of referendum potential if the district’s portion of Edina went to Edina Public Schools. It would lose an additional $100,000 due to other students in that area becoming …
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David F
6:55 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Interesting name calling and community bashing. I have lived in 2 school districts in the Twin Cities and both times where I lived was based on the district and elementary school that my children would attend. It sometimes gets lost in this discussion but some Edina schools are full and are not eligible for open enrollment. Edina is actually seeing an influx of new children due to the mass house … more ›