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Thisweek Burnsville-Eagan APRIL 1, 2011
VOLUME 32, NO. 5
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District leaders, legislators disagree over integration program
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Efforts appear to be effective in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan schools by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
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Minnesota Department of Transportation crews continued on March 29 to construct a temporary dike along the northbound lanes of Interstate 35W to combat the rising waters of the Minnesota River. The dike and the closure of Black Dog Road from northbound and southbound I-35W will remain in place until the river’s high water recedes.
State legislators are battling over whether integration funding is effective in Minnesota school districts. But all they have to do is look to the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District for an indication. The state pays approximately $90 million annually to districts for transportation and programs to increase diversity and close the achievement gap. District 196’s magnet schools, which are supported in part by integration funds, have continued to make strides in closing the achievement gap. “Integration has been extremely successful in our district,� said Scott Thomas, integration and equity coordinator for District 196. Integration funding attempts to close the racial achievement gap while improving student
Adelmann’s market is no more Longtime produce stand in Eagan, once the subject of property fight with MVTA, will become part of bus garage by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
This spring will mark the first in nearly 50 years that Betty Adelmann’s flower and vegetable market, which she ran from her Eagan property, will not open for business. Adelmann died last year at 74, and her property has been sold to the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, the very entity she successfully thwarted from an eminent domain takeover eight years ago. At the time it was something of a hollow victory for Adelmann, who watched as the MVTA built a bus garage around her market and the home where she raised her seven children. But she continued to sell fresh produce for years afterward, and hoped her children would continue after her death. Adelmann’s children said they would have liked to keep the market going, but knew the MVTA was looking to expand its bus garage. “Basically, we were edged out of there,� said son Bruce Adelmann. Officials from the MVTA said the Adelmanns were willing sellers. An MVTA attorney did con-
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Betty Adelmann, who died last year, ran her flower and vegetable market from the corner of Highway 13 and Shawnee Road in Eagan for nearly 50 years. a tact the family about the property after Betty Adelmann’s death, said MVTA Financial Officer Lois Spear, “and they expressed an interest in selling it.� Bruce and his brother, Mike, said the market has been around as long as they’ve been alive, and both worked there when they were growing up. Bruce ran the stand last summer after Adelmann died, and said customers were universally
disappointed to hear the market was closing. “They kept saying, ‘Where are we going to get our corn?’ � he said. Every year from April to November, Betty could be found selling plants, vegetables, pumpkins and gourds from her corner on Highway 13 and Shawnee Road. But her sweet corn in particular had gained a loyal following See Adelmann, 11A
choice, Thomas explained. District 196 has made improvements in all these areas, he said. In 2007, Cedar Park and Glacier Hills elementary schools were identified as being racially isolated and were turned into magnet schools. Since then, both schools have made strides in boosting diversity and in meeting Adequate Yearly Progress — performance goals based on test scores, attendance and graduation rates. Cedar Park failed to meet AYP in 2007 in math among Hispanic, special education, English-Language-Learners, and free-andreduced lunch students. Within three years, the magnet school made AYP in all these areas, but lagged behind in reading scores among ELL students. Glacier Hills failed to meet AYP in 2008 in math and reading among black students and in reading among free-and-reduced lunch students. Within two years, all students met AYP in math, but the school failed to meet AYP among black and free-and-reduced lunch students. The district’s other magnet
school, Diamond Path Elementary, failed to meet AYP in 2009 in math among Hispanic, free-andreduced lunch students and in reading among black, free-andreduced lunch and special education students. By the following year, the school made AYP except in reading among its Hispanic students. “It’s difficult to tell whether integration funds directly has an effect,� said John Linder, who analyzes scores for District 196. “But it gets students access to programs they would not have without it.� Diamond Path, for instance, has a Chinese language emphasis that enables elementary students to learn the language and culture. Thomas noted that all three magnet schools have waiting lists and participation in its gifted and talented and young scholars programs has grown over the years. “There is no question that our magnets are high quality schools parents want to send their kids to,� he said. Despite this progress, Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, is convinced that integration funding in its current form is ineffective. See District 196, 11A
Nurse allegedly caused crash while on patient’s drug by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
an who turned out to be a patient of hers. When officers contacted the patient, she said Baird had taken away her prescription earlier that week and told her she couldn’t have it “because she was being readmitted,� the complaint said. The prescription was for the narcotic hydrocodone, a cough suppressant and pain treatment. Trade names include Vicodin, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which says diversion and abuse of the drug has escalated in recent years. A blood sample showed Baird had the drug in her system, the complaint said. Baird was fired from her job after a “thorough internal review,� Fairview Health Services said in a statement. “We have no evidence this nurse engaged in similar behavior prior to this alleged incident,� it said. “When we learned of this incident, we reached out to the affected patient. “We also notified the State Board of Nursing and are providing full cooperation with law enforcement in this matter,� the statement said.
A nurse at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville allegedly ran into a nonmoving car while under the influence of prescription drugs she’d stolen from a patient. Jessica Rae Baird, 34, of Shakopee, was charged March 28 with a fifth-degree controlledsubstance crime and theft of a controlled substance, both felonies, as well as gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation. The charges stem from an accident that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. last July 11 at Nicollet Avenue and Highway 13 in Burnsville. A man told police he was northbound on Nicollet waiting for the light to change when Baird’s vehicle struck his, causing him back pain and an arm injury, according to the criminal complaint filed in Dakota County District Court. Baird was also injured but refused medical attention, the complaint said. Told by officers she needed to be hospitalized, Baird had trouble answering simple questions and couldn’t decide if she wanted to go, the complaint said. Officers found pills in Baird’s John Gessner is at burnsville. possession prescribed for a wom- thisweek@ecm-inc.com.
Church honors Giles family First Spirit of St. John’s Award honors Ed, Loretta, children by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Family and faith mattered most to Ed and Loretta Giles. Milk cows and vegetables were somewhere on the list, depending on the era. After all, it’s not easy sending nine kids to Catholic school. “If anybody gave him a piece of ground or land, he would plant it in vegetables,� said Denise Williamson, one of four Giles General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000
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