Changing School Demographics in Roseville, Other Districts Subject of Women Voters Forum

Submitted by the Roseville-Maplewood-Falcon Heights chapter of the Minnesota League of Women Voters

Demographics in north suburban school districts have changed dramatically in the past two decades.  What challenges and opportunities do these changes provide for our schools and our students?

Those questions and others will be the focus of unit meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 20 and 21) of the Roseville-Maplewood-Falcon Heights chapter of the Minnesota League of Women Voters.
Scheduled speakers are  Roseville District 623 School Board member Lisa Edstrom; Ayanna Farrell,  educational equity alliance coordinator at North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622 and Carol Nielson of Mounds View School District 621.

The  Tuesday, March 20 meeting will be held at the Little Venetian Restaurant, 2900 Rice Street, Little Canada.  A social hour and dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a meeting at 7 p.m. 

The Wednesday, March 21 meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2561 N. Victoria Ave., Roseville. 

Call Stephanie DeBenedet at 651-483-1006 or  jdebenedet@msn.com by Monday, March 19 to make reservations for the Tuesday, March 20 dinner.