{"id":49,"date":"2006-01-20T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2006-01-20T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chartervision.org\/law\/sponsors\/"},"modified":"2006-01-20T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2006-01-20T19:47:21","slug":"sponsors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.sdho.org\/2008\/01\/chartervision\/law\/sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Charter School Sponsors &#8212; 1991-2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>Total authorized*<\/td>\n<td>Total currently operating<\/td>\n<td>Approved, not operating*<\/td>\n<td>Closed or never opened<\/td>\n<td>Open but changed sponsor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>School Districts<\/strong> (30)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anoka-Hennepin School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1-(PACT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Balaton School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brooklyn Center School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chaska School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chisago Lakes School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duluth School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1-(Edison Duluth)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Faribault School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest Lake School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GFW School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hopkins School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intermediate District #917<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LeSeuer\/Henderson School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milroy School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minneapolis School District<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mountain Iron School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Ulm School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>2-(Hanska, Lafayette)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NE Metro Intermediate District #916<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northfield School District<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Osseo School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red Wing School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Redwood Falls School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rockford School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roseville School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Cloud School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Louis County School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Paul School District<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2-(City Academy, Minn. Business Academy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stillwater School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Waseca School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winona School District<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yellow Medicine East School District<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Colleges and Universities<\/strong> (20)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alexandria Technical College<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alfred Adler Graduate School<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Augsburg College<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bethel College<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central Lakes College<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3-(Lake Superior, Pillager, Great River)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Century College<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>College of St. Catherine<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Concordia University<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>College of Visual Arts<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1-(Studio Academy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Crossroads College<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hamline University<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inver Hills Community College<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1-(Jennings HS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Metropolitan State University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Normandale Community College<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Central University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rochester Community\/Technical Col.<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1-(Riverway)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Cloud State University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Mary&#8217;s University<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saint Paul College<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University of St. Thomas<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Non-profit organizations<\/strong> (16)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Audubon Center of the North Woods<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EdVisions, Inc.<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Episcopal Community Services<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friends of Ascension<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germanic American Institute<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Islamic Relief Worldwide<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lao Family Community<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northwoods Children&#8217;s Services<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ordway Center for the Performing Arts<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pillsbury United Communities<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Project for Pride in Living<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sabathani Community Center<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Volunteers of America<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>YMCA of Greater Minneapolis<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Foundations<\/strong> (1)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>James Ford Bell Foundation<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>State Agencies<\/strong> (1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minnesota Department of Education<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ALL SPONSORS<\/strong> (68)<\/td>\n<td><strong>187* **<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>105<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>43*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote><p>* Includes four schools approved by sponsors but not yet approved by the State Department<br \/>\n** Fifteen of these schools are doubled counted, since they were authorized by two different sponsors and three have not yet been approved by the state; thus the net number of schools operating or approved by both the state and sponsor is currently 116<br \/>\n*** Cedar Riverside, Sojourner 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