CDD passes, 6 - 3

Board Passes CDD 
by Rob Rossi, Splash Editor 

The night of May 12th, the Minneapolis School Board voted to approve the Comprehensive District Design (CDD) plan on a 6-3 vote.  (Directors Felder, Jourdain, and Walser voted against, the others in favor.)  The approved plan includes the conversion of Seward Montessori from a K-8 to a K-5 Montessori magnet.

However, the outpouring of support for Seward remaining a K-8 was amazing.  The entire Seward community spoke out, including past Seward parents and residents of the Seward neighborhood without any kids.  If there is any chance the Board or district is listening, they got the message.  Thank you to all of you who spent the time and energy needed to share your thoughts with the Board.

Nothing will change at Seward for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.  But if the CDD is implemented on schedule, and without change, students at Seward's Middle School will be assigned to other schools for the 2021-2022 school year.  We still hold out hope that the Middle School and K-8 format at Seward can be saved: we will keep you posted.

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