Envision SPPS
Implementation Progress
With the Board of Education's vote of approval on December 1, 2021, Envision SPPS is now being implemented over four phases. Regular progress reports will be provided to the Board and the public on this website; please see related Board presentations and progress reports below.
Most current reports and BOE presentations:
- Envision SPPS Evaluation Final Results; implementation update, June 20, 2023
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, March 21, 2023
- Envision SPPS Evaluation Preliminary Results presentation, February 21, 2023
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, January 17, 2023
- Regular Board of Education meeting - implementation update, December 13, 2022
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, November 15, 2022
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, October 18, 2022
- Regular Board of Education meeting - implementation update, September 20, 2022
- Regular Board of Education meeting - implementation update, July 19, 2022
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, June 21, 2022
- Regular Board of Education meeting - implementation update, May 24, 2022
- Implementation progress report to the Board of Education, April 19, 2022
- Committee of the Board - implementation update, March 8, 2022
On December 1, 2021, the Board of Education voted to approve Envision SPPS with some changes to the original recommendations; the votes were 5 yes votes and 2 no votes.
With this vote the following changes will take place (see Board of Education presentation):
At the end of school year 2021-22:
- Cherokee Heights Montessori program relocates and merges at J.J. Hill Montessori and Cherokee Heights reopens as a community school.
- J.J. Hill Montessori relocates to the Obama site once remodeling is complete either fall 2024 or fall 2025
- Galtier Elementary School closes and merges at Hamline.
- John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary closes and merges at Bruce Vento.
- Jackson Preparatory Elementary School community program closes and merges at Maxfield.
- Jackson Preparatory Elementary School Hmong Language merges at Phalen Lake.
- L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion (LNFI) lower relocates to upper campus to merge with the LNFI upper campus; starting fall 2022, grades PreK-1 will be at the upper campus located at 1760 Ames Place where all PreK-5 grades will be housed; Early Childhood Hub East will open at the lower campus site for Pre-K, ECSE and ECFE.
- Parkway Montessori and Community Middle School closes and reopens as the Hmong Language Immersion and Culture Program upper campus (to Phalen Lake’s lower campus).
- Riverview West Side School of Excellence community program closes and merges at Cherokee; NOTE: The Riverview Spanish Immersion Program remains open and is NOT closing
At the end of school year 2022-23:
- Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary will close.
At the start of school year 2025-26:
- Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented’s enrollment pathway will be expanded from Highland Park High School to other high schools so that students can attend their community high schools.
Please note the approved plan includes the following changes to the original recommendations:
- Highwood Hills Elementary will not close and will remain open due to the neighborhood’s geographic isolation.
- Wellstone Spanish Dual Immersion and BioSmart programs will remain open due to that site currently having a sustainable student enrollment size.
- LEAP High School will not close to assess how to make this unique program more sustainable and financially aligned to its small student enrollment.
Questions?
Email: envision@spps.org
If you would like to request a presentation on Envision SPPS, please email us at the address above.
Envision Workgroup Reports
Envision Workgroup Reports and Participants
East African Culture Language Workgroup Findings Report
Related Content
See full list here of dates (PDF) for information sessions, listening sessions, language-specific meetings, and Board of Education meetings.
Envision SPPS Decision-Making Structure
Envision Workgroup Reports and Participants
Report: Winning Students for Saint Paul Public Schools
Board of Education presentations
Related Board of Education meeting presentations and recordings:
- December 1, 2021 - Special Meeting - THE VOTE ; recording to be posted here
- November 30, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording; see Board of Education Modified Envision Proposal presented on Nov. 29, 2021
- November 15, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording; see supplementary information on: follow-up questions from BOE directors and well-rounded programs needing a minimum of 3 sections
- November 9, 2021 - Committee of the Board; November 9, 2021 - Requests for more information from previous Board meetings; Wellstone utilization overview; Qualitative description of building utilization levels
- November 8, 2021 - Special Meeting; see presentation
- November 1, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- October 25, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- October 19, 2021 - Regular Meeting; see meeting recording
- October 18, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- October 11, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- October 5, 2021 - Committee of the Board
- October 4, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- September 20, 2021 - Special Meeting; see meeting recording
- July 20, 2021 - Regular Meeting; see meeting recording
- January 19, 2021 - Regular Meeting; see meeting recording
- February, 18, 2020 - Regular Meeting; see meeting recording