gr00018 Ramsey County: St. Paul: School Records: Independent School District No. 625 An Inventory of Its Published Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Cheri Thies. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by cheri Thies, October 2009. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul Public Schools. Published records. 1917-1996. Materials in English. Reports and project proposals, facilities reports, curriculum, staff publications, and miscellaneous publications. Topics covered include enrollment, finance, vocational/industrial education, health services, desegregation/integration, scheduling, summer school, community needs, migrant and Native American programs, learning centers, handicapped curriculums and programs, magnet schools, school plant, grading/marking, television lessons, student handbooks, homework, counseling, book and reading lists, student teachers, and affirmative action. 3.35 cu. ft. (5 boxes and 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Affirmative action programs -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Children of migrant laborers -- Education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Classroom learning centers -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Educational counseling -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Grading and marking (Students) -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Indians of North America -- Education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Magnet schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Schedules, School -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. School buildings -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. School enrollment -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. School health services -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. School integration -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Finance. Special education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Students -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Student teachers -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Summer schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Television in education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Vocational education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Organizations: Saint Paul Public Schools. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul Public Schools. Published Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 994-46; 998-40; 2000-35; 2007-66

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Catalog ID number: 001734459

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Reports and project proposals

Arranged chronologically.

 115.E.3.6F Report of a Survey of the School System of St. Paul, Minnesota, 1917. Reports of Public Schools, 1921-1925. 1 volume.

Mainly detailed appropriation (budget) requests, with some statistical reports and other material.

 Report of Public School Survey, Volume I, 1938. Attainments Reached in School Subjects in Successive Grades By Less Gifted children in Special and Regular Classes of the St. Paul Public Schools, 1938. Basic Data on Birth Rates and Enrollment in the St. Paul Public Schools, 1948. The Holding Power of the Secondary School Is What We Make It, ca. 1950s. Industrial Education in the St. Paul Public Schools, January 1, 1951. Report of the Supervisor of Home Economics and Nutrition, St. Paul Public Schools, to the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools, September 4, 1950 - June 15, 1951. What Research Says About Non-Promotion, August 1952. School Nursing—Then and Now, Selma Lindblad, Division of School Hygiene, 1914-1952. Report of the Director of Hygiene to the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools, St. Paul, 1953, 1959. 2 folders.

Reports statistically documenting the student examinations conducted in the areas of dental hygiene, vision, hearing, and general physicals, and vaccinations and testing for infectious diseases. Also information on contagious diseases from the Bureau of Health, continuing educational enrollment for staff, hygiene inspections, and appropriations and expenditures for the promotion of health, salaries, and health personnel for the St. Paul Public School system.

 Annual Descriptive Report, Supervisor of Home Economics, 1958-1959. Projected Educational Needs 1962-1972, Publication No. 263, April 1962. Report of the Committee on Racial Imbalance in the St. Paul Public Schools, to the St. Paul Board of Education, October 1964. Time for Change, Publication No. 327, [1968].

A report on modular scheduling.

Vocational Rehabilitation Program Annual Report, 1967-1968. School Programs and Community Needs, A Status Report of the St. Paul Public Schools, Publication No. 329, May 1968. 114.G.1.4F-2 A Long Range Plan For Improving Education and Urban Life in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 1969. 115.E.3.6F Report on School Desegregation, September 1, 1970. Division of Special Services Health Service Report, 1969-1971. 2 volumes. Statistical Summary, Part Time Classes, St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, 1970-1971. Operation Mirror, North Central Re-evaluation Report, St. Paul Public Schools, [1970-1971]. 2 volumes.

Reports issued by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Volume 2 is Publication No. 376.

To Make A Difference, Secondary Summer School Program, Publication No. 386, June 14-July 23, 1971. Evaluation of the St. Paul Migrant Tutorial Program, September 19, 1972. A Five-year Plan for Independent School District No. 625, October 13, 1973. A Proposal for a Grant to Reduce the Indian Drop-out Rate in the St. Paul Public Schools, December 3, 1973. Arts Education in the St. Paul Public Schools, 1970 to 1973, Publication No. 451, January 1974. 115.E.3.7B Evaluation of the Title IV Indian Project 1973-1974, Publication No. 7475028, November 1974. Health Services Annual Reports, St. Paul Public Schools, 1973-1976. 2 folders.

Include information regarding health service staff positions, appropriations for the promotion of health services, management objectives, committee reports, continuing education for professional staff, school health programs, statistical reports related to student health issues, and school health policies.

 A Plan for an Alternative Elementary School, Saint Paul Public Schools, Independent School District 625, July 1976.

Proposed development of a pilot fundamental school which would stress the teaching of basic skills, impose strict discipline, and offer a curriculum emphasizing instruction in moral behavior.

 Long Range Plan, Independent School District No. 625, December 1, 1978. Learning Center. Task Force Report: Learning Centers, Publication No. 377, April 1971. Learning Centers and School Integration, Publication No. 400, July 1972. Learning Centers Progress Report, Publication No. 425, July 1973. Learning Centers NOW!, Publication No. 7576019, December 1975. A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of the Learning Centers Program on Achievement in Basic Skills, Publication No. 76770035, July 1976. A Report on Community Education in Saint Paul, A Project Funded by the Northwest Area Foundation, Publication No. 7576077, January 1976. St. Paul Public Schools Demonstration Project, Career Education for Mainstreamed Handicapped Students, K-6, January 5, 1977. Evaluation of the Title VII Desegregation-Integration Project, Apollo Cluster, Volume 1, October 1977. Center for Youth Employment and Training Annual Report 1978-1979, Learning to Grow, Publication No. 7980053, December 1979. Application of the St. Paul Public Schools for Assistance under the Magnet School Assistance Program, June 19, 1985, November 7, 1986. 2 volumes. Profiles of St. Paul Public Schools, 1985-1986. St. Paul Public Schools Planning, Evaluation and Reporting [PER] Community Report, August 1986.

Under the PER Law each school district must set instructional goals, develop plans to achieve such goals, and conduct an annual review to evaluate its progress. It also requires an annual report summarizing this information, presented here in the form of a short newsletter.

Youth Initiatives Partnership Project, Final Report, 1987-1989. Statistical Reports and Trends in Education: Various leaflets, 1970-1988. 1 folder. Facilities Reports

Arranged chronologically.

 115.E.3.8F A Report on the Adequacy of the Present School Plant in the St. Paul Public Schools, Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys, College of Education, University of Minnesota, October 24, 1950. Pamphlet: St. Paul Builds Good Schools/Good Schools Build Good Citizens, [ca. 1955]. A Proposed School Plant Program for the St. Paul Secondary Schools, Report No. 20, Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys, College of Education, University of Minnesota, January 1958. St. Paul Public School Physical Plant Needs: A Report on the Existing School Plant, The Needs for the 1965-1975 Decade and a Proposed Building Program, Report No. 28, Volume II, Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys, College of Education, University of Minnesota, September 1965. Priority Survey: Stage One of Long Range Landscape Planning Program, St. Paul Public Schools, Wehrman, Chapman Associates, Inc., November 19, 1975. St. Paul TVI Construction Proposal: Questions and Answers, [1979]. St. Paul Public Schools: Proposed Five Year Long Range Facility Plan, 1989 through 1993-1994, March 1989. Curriculum

Arranged chronologically.

 115.E.3.9B St. Paul Spelling Scale, undated. Art Curriculum, 1930-1931. Basic Curriculum Organization in the St. Paul Public Schools: First Steps Towards Tomorrow’s Curriculum, Curriculum Bulletin No. 35, September 1950. Sharing the December Holidays, 1951. Final Report of the Opinionnaire Study of the Overall Elementary Curriculum Committee to the Curriculum Steering Committee, Curriculum Bulletin No. 44, 1952. Putting the Elementary Teachers’ Opinionnaire Report in Action, Curriculum Bulletin No. 49, 1953. Basic Curriculum Organization in the St. Paul Public Schools: Progress Toward an Improved Curriculum, Curriculum Bulletin No. 35, Revised, May 1954. Working Toward Parent Teacher Conference, Curriculum Bulletin No. 51, 1954. Special Education of Physically Handicapped Children in St. Paul Public Schools, Curriculum Bulletin No. 58, 1957. Tentative Elementary Physical Education Guide: Primary, Kindergarten-Grade 4, 1959. Tentative Elementary Physical Education Guide: Intermediate, Grades 3-6, 1959. Transition Time, Supplementary Handwriting Guide, Grade Three, Curriculum Bulletin No. 79, 1960. Marking and Reporting Practices Manual, 1961. Industrial Arts, General Guide, September 1961. Instructional Materials [available on loan], Publication No. 280, September 1963. Graphic Arts, Publication No. 296, 1964. Block Home Plan Guide, Publication No. 322, Fall 1967. Educational Television Division/KTCA-TV [Television Lesson Plans], 1958-1972. 7 volumes. Exploring Science, 1958-1959. Teacher’s Guide for the 4th Grade Music Lessons, 1963-1964. Social Studies, 1971-1972. We, the People - Intercultural Education, 1971-1972. The Scene Changes [Human Involvement and Involvement With Home Economics], Intermediate Grades, 1971-1972. Our Environment - What Can You Do? Grades 4-6, 1971-1972. Music Time, Grade 1, 1971-1972. The Home and the Family Living Laboratory: Guide for Program Development, Publication No. 471, May 1974.

A handbook for implementation of the home lab program in independent living skills for TMR (trainable retarded) and EMR (educable retarded) students.

A Guide to Marking and Reporting, 1974. Special Education Instructional Materials Center, Directory and Catalog, Publication No. 7576053, December 1996. Changing Times for Families, ca. 1978. Multicultural Calendar, 1987-1988 Book and reading lists; Various, 1927-1967. 5 pamphlets in folder. Miscellaneous printeds

Arranged chronologically.

 115.E.3.10F Looking Ahead With Our Schools, [ca. 1940s]. Your Child in the Primary Grades of the St. Paul Public Schools, [ca. 1940s]. Your Child in the Intermediate Grades of the St. Paul Schools, [ca. 1940s]. The Administrative Code of the St. Paul Public Schools, 1946. Minnesota Court Decisions on Teacher Tenure, 1947. Girls Vocational High School, A Handbook for Students, ca. 1950s. So—You Are Having a Conference, Publication No. 137, ca. 1950. Vocational Evening Education Bulletin, 1952-1953. A Guide Book for New Students, 1953. Homework—Its Role in the St. Paul Public Schools, 1959-1960. Community Educational Services, Publication No. 7980048, ca. 1970s. Student Handbook, Publication No. 392, December 1971. Minnesota Indian Week, 1972. Administrative Directory, 1973-1974 . The First 10 Years: Saint Paul Area Technical Vocational Institute, ca. 1976. Use Your DPL [District Professional Library], 1976. Management Study of Independent School District. No. 625, Stanton Associates, Inc., May 1977. 2 folders. Management Study of Independent School District No. 625, Summary Edition II, Stanton Associates, Inc., May 1977. The Challenge of Choice—a Look At St. Paul Public Schools, Summer 1977. Mercury Wings, ca. 1978.

Mercury Wings was a voluntary desegregation program for the Mercury cluster schools: Chelsea Heights, Como Park Elementary, Galtier, Hancock, and Maxfield.

 Stanton Study Task Force Report, Publication No. 77780082, May 1978. Native American Special Project (located at Adult Education), ca. 1980s. Get Magnetized, Application for Central Magnet, 1980-1981. American Education Week, St. Paul Public Schools, November 1985.

Special paper documenting the celebration of American Education Week (November 12-23, 1985) in the St. Paul Public Schools.

 St. Paul Public Schools, Magnets, Specialties, and Alternative Schools, 1986-1987. A High School Planning Guide for Students and Teachers, 1990-1991. Racial Bias and Racial Harassment, 1992. Programs for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, ca. 1990s. Deaf Diploma Program, ca. 1990s. Grant Reporter, Volume 40, Retirement Issue No. 1, April 25, 1991.

Special newsletter celebrating Gordon Grant’s retirement.

 Back to School, Report to the Community, September 1996. Staff Publications and Miscellany

Arranged chronologically.

 115.E.3.10F Strike, publicity photographs, 1946. St. Paul: A Good Place in Which to Teach and Live, ca. 1950. High School Counselors Meeting [photograph], ca. 1950. 1958 Triple “E” Day: Employer, Employee, Education, 1953, 1958.

Includes undated and 1953 photographs.

 Guide for Student Teachers, 1962. Duties of Counselors, 1966. The Custodial Handbook, 1969. Afro American Workshop, 1969 Teachers’ Retirement Fund/Retired Teachers Association, 1969-1972.

Miscellany and undated photograph.

 Catalog of Winter-Spring In-service Training Opportunities, 1973. Employee Health and Welfare Plan, 1975. Opening Week Workshop, Publication No. 76770039, 1976. Affirmative Action Program, 1978, 1980. 2 volumes. Staff Report for Office of Civil Rights, 1978.