Our advisory council provides input regarding program development and makes budget recommendations to our school board. We'd be delighted to hear from you. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Community Education is a process of involving the community in determining needs and establishing programs. The establishment of an advisory council is mandated by MN state law in order to provide community voice in Community Education programming.
Meetings are open to the public.
The concept of Community Education goes back to Greek philosopher Plato and his idea of community service. However, present day Community Education had its beginnings in the early 1930's in Flint, Michigan, where programs were developed to serve depression-era youth through the work of Frank Manley, Athletic Director of Flint Public Schools, and Stewart Mott, founder and CEO of the Chrysler Corporation. Within a short time, the youth programs branched out to include adult evening programming. The concept of Community Education quickly spread from Michigan to other states. Today, each state addresses the concept of Community Education differently and may be sponsored by a variety of agencies.