School Attendance Zone rules (Minneapolis, Eagan: real estate, leasing agent, homes)

[MnMomma]

Lake Harriet Upper is usually full--even if you live in the boundaries. I'd contact the school to inquire about the specific grades and space availability. Living across the street would not guarantee your children could attend there.

[Texamichiforniasota]

Originally Posted by MnMomma

Lake Harriet Upper is usually full--even if you live in the boundaries. I'd contact the school to inquire about the specific grades and space availability. Living across the street would not guarantee your children could attend there.

From what I can tell, this is what the OP was asking and you are the first poster to actually answer them.

[Glenfield]

Originally Posted by mnhannah

Thank you for your reply. Let me give more specific information.
Let say I found an apartment at 2915 W 50th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410 (Fulton Terrace) within attendance zone of Lake Harriet Upper School (Minneapolis Public School District).

My question is that will my children be guaranteed to study at Lake Harriet Upper School?

Originally Posted by MnMomma

Lake Harriet Upper is usually full--even if you live in the boundaries. I'd contact the school to inquire about the specific grades and space availability. Living across the street would not guarantee your children could attend there.

Originally Posted by Texamichiforniasota

From what I can tell, this is what the OP was asking and you are the first poster to actually answer them.

MnMomma is correct for past school years but next year is uncertain. Lake Harriet has been a K-8 school and the plans currently being considered by the school board call for the elimination of all K-8 schools, replacing them with K-5 and middle schools. Lake Harriet Lower is planned as a K-2 school and Lake Harriet Upper school as grades 3-5. Depending on what the boundaries are for Lake Harriet, the total number of students could be more or less than in the past. Grades 6-8 would go to a middle school.

The reason no one has answered the OP’s question with respect to MPS is because it is unanswerable. This is the current plan but it has been hotly debated and no one knows what will ultimately happen for MPS.

https://www.cdd.mpls.k12.mn.us/design

https://www.cdd.mpls.k12.mn.us/school-info

[Texamichiforniasota]

Originally Posted by Glenfield

The reason no one has answered the OP’s question with respect to MPS is because it is unanswerable. This is the current plan but it has been hotly debated and no one knows what will ultimately happen for MPS.

https://www.cdd.mpls.k12.mn.us/design

https://www.cdd.mpls.k12.mn.us/school-info

I don't think the OP's question was unanswerable. In fact, it was answered by MnMomma. The question the OP originally asked was does living in the attendance boundary of a school in Minnesota guarentee that you get to attend that school, as it does in many other states. The answer for Minnesota is no, as MnMomma pointed out. If a school is full when you move there, you may not get a spot even though you live within the boundaries. OP will have to plan accordingly, which makes things a little difficult for transplants.

School re-zoning and restructuring complicates things further, but would play more of a role if living in attendance boundaries guaranteed you a spot.

[Glenfield]

Originally Posted by Texamichiforniasota

I don't think the OP's question was unanswerable. In fact, it was answered by MnMomma. The question the OP originally asked was does living in the attendance boundary of a school in Minnesota guarentee that you get to attend that school, as it does in many other states. The answer for Minnesota is no, as MnMomma pointed out. If a school is full when you move there, you may not get a spot even though you live within the boundaries. OP will have to plan accordingly, which makes things a little difficult for transplants.

School re-zoning and restructuring complicates things further, but would play more of a role if living in attendance boundaries guaranteed you a spot.

We are referring to two different questions. You to the OP #1 and me to the specific question in post #7.

With falling attendance, a renewed emphasis on community schools, and parent dissatisfaction with their new plan, MPS may be in a position to offer some attendance guarantees. There is, to my knowledge, nothing in state law which would prohibit that and it has been discussed by some parent groups.

Until the MPS plan is finalized, however, no one really knows, which is why I thought the question was, at this point, unanswerable.

[biloxisweetpea]

Don't forget about open enrollment:


https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/open/

[mnhannah]

Originally Posted by Texamichiforniasota

I don't think the OP's question was unanswerable. In fact, it was answered by MnMomma. The question the OP originally asked was does living in the attendance boundary of a school in Minnesota guarentee that you get to attend that school, as it does in many other states. The answer for Minnesota is no, as MnMomma pointed out. If a school is full when you move there, you may not get a spot even though you live within the boundaries. OP will have to plan accordingly, which makes things a little difficult for transplants.

School re-zoning and restructuring complicates things further, but would play more of a role if living in attendance boundaries guaranteed you a spot.

Thank you. That is my general question about attendance zone. From what all of you mentioned, it's a no guarantee, which is a problem for my moving plan.

[mnhannah]

Originally Posted by Glenfield

We are referring to two different questions. You to the OP #1 and me to the specific question in post #7.

With falling attendance, a renewed emphasis on community schools, and parent dissatisfaction with their new plan, MPS may be in a position to offer some attendance guarantees. There is, to my knowledge, nothing in state law which would prohibit that and it has been discussed by some parent groups.

Until the MPS plan is finalized, however, no one really knows, which is why I thought the question was, at this point, unanswerable.

Thank you for your information.
My general question is about attendance zone. And question in post #7 is a hypothetical example in the attendance zone. Basically, attendance zone does not apply in Minneapolis Public Schools.

The information has changed my mind about ways to look for rental house/apartment and schools.

[mnhannah]

Originally Posted by biloxisweetpea

Don't forget about open enrollment:


https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/open/

Can you explain a little bit further about open enrollment in Minnesota? From you suggestion about open enrollment, I understand that a student from one school district can enroll in and be accepted in another school district (if the spot is available).

[biloxisweetpea]

I'm not an expert in open enrollment by any means, but it's my understanding that you can enroll your child in any school district (provided there is space). But you have to provide transportation to school (or pay for transportation when they are older).