Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Kim Ellison beat out parent activists and former school board members.
Tuesday night, the Minneapolis school board selected Kim Ellison to replace outgoing board member Lydia Lee. Ellison will serve until January of 2012, when the winners of the 2012 school board elections will be seated. Ellison works at the Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties, a social service agency serving the east and north metro. According to her resume, posted last week by the Star-Tribune, Ellison acts as a project manager and a liaison to the organization's board. Before that, she was a teacher for twelve years. She has also been a board member for the community-organizing group Parents United for Public Schools, a chair of the Minneapolis NAACP education committee, and a member of the North High Advisory …
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Monday, November 21, 2011
With Lydia Lee resigning, board looks to appoint replacement.
Ever wanted to be on the Minneapolis school board, but never had time to campaign for the role? Now's your chance: following board member Lydia Lee's resignation earlier this month due to family commitments out of state, the school board needs to find someone to fill out the remainder of Lee's term, until Jan. 2013. Some have already decided to apply for the at-large seat: David DeGrio, a DFL activist, 2010 candidate for school board, and chemistry professor at Inver Grove Heights Community College has told Southwest Minneapolis Patch that he plans to put his name in the hat. If you think you could lend a useful voice to the board, you have until 5 p.m. on Dec. 2 to submit a letter and resume to: Adrienne Jordan, School Board Liaison 807 …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Lydia Lee cites family commitments that will take her out of state.
Quietly, as an eventful school board meeting wound down late Tuesday night, longtime board member Lydia Lee announced her resignation. She will step down Jan. 1, 2012. As a teacher and board member, Lee had been a part of the district for 27 years. Her resignation was driven by family committments that would take her out of state "for an undetermined ammount of time." "The citizens of Minneapolis deserve a public official who can reliably and consistently be present to fulfill the duties and expectaitions of this important public responsibility," she said. The audience—including many parent activists, district officials and Lee's husband—gave Lee a minute-long standing ovation. Board members praised Lee's many years of experience in the …
