Minneapolis is closing 15 to 16 school buildings. The board votes Nov 10.
Here's why we're asking the board to stop the vote itself, not pick a different option.
The problem isn't one school. It's the plan.
- 3 of 9 board members face no voters for this decision.
- The board's own required cost/benefit analysis doesn't exist.
- Closing schools elsewhere hasn't fixed a budget like this one.
- Even the district's own deputy superintendent admits closures aren't "a huge cost savings" — 3:13 in the recording.
Stop the Nov 10 vote. Wait for the newly elected board and for published goals to fix the budget.
Five of nine board seats are on the Nov 3 ballot. New members take office in January 2027. As it stands, the outgoing board would decide the future of 14 schools one week after the election, with no published savings figure for any of them.
The clock is the argument, before you even get to which school.
This part is true for every family in the city, and it comes straight from the district's own dates and slides.
Asked how much of the deficit this plan solves, Deputy Superintendent Ty Thompson told the board closures are "not something that's like a huge cost savings … that hasn't been the intent."
Take the district's own survey.
This is the district's own comment channel, open through Oct 16. About five minutes. The district said on Sept 15 it will report who it heard from on Oct 20, and that it plans to focus outreach on the students it calls "impacted." Families at every school on the closure list are in that group. Make sure the district hears from you.
Call the board. Voicemail counts.
The at-large directors are elected citywide, so they represent you no matter which neighborhood you're in. District members are listed too. Fill in your name and the script updates itself.
Hello, my name is [your name] and I live in Minneapolis. I am calling about the School Transformation plan and the closure vote planned for Nov 10. My ask is this: stop the Nov 10 vote. Wait for the newly elected board and for published goals to fix the budget. The district's own Sept 15 presentation colors seven buildings that close in all three options as large enough for the MPS student experience. Deputy Superintendent Ty Thompson told the board that closures are "not something that's like a huge cost savings" and that "that hasn't been the intent." No school-by-school savings have been published. Please stop the Nov 10 vote. Thank you for your time.
Numbers from MPS. [School Board] [Administration] [Contact]. Six of the board numbers are not district office lines and may ring a member directly, so call during the day and keep it to the script. Voicemail is fine. Be brief and polite: board members remember who persuaded them.
Davis Center, 1250 W Broadway Ave. Work sessions have no public comment; Oct 13 is a regular business meeting. Full details and a script
Get told when something actually happens.
Meeting dates, votes, and changes to the options. Nothing else.
Type your address to see what the three options do to the school your child would attend.
Check your school