History & Governance

Nine regional cooperative agencies from throughout the state of Minnesota form The Minnesota Service Cooperatives (MSC). These cooperatives were established by the Minnesota Legislature in the 1970s with geographical boundaries designed to match the state’s economic development regions. The service cooperatives were created to assist member schools and school districts with regional planning and to meet the specific needs of their members. In 1995, the Legislature expanded the role of the service cooperatives to include providing services to local governmental agencies including cities, counties and municipalities and other non-profits.

Since its inception in 1976, Metro ECSU has focused primarily on assisting the school districts and other education-based nonprofits located within the seven county metropolitan area of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. This assistance comes through the delivery of high quality programs and services that help members fulfill their mission by reducing costs through collaboration. Funding for the organization is provided by membership and participation fees, state and federal grants and private entities.

• About Us Home
  
  
• Staff Directory
• FAQs
• Membership
• Member Directory
• Program Contact Directory
• Employment

The governance of Metro ECSU resides in the Representative Assembly. The Representative Assembly is composed of one school board member from each Metro ECSU member district. This individual is appointed by their respective school board to participate in the governance of the organization and also serves as a liaison between the organization and their district. Direct oversight of the organization is achieved through an Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is made up of four school board members, three district administrators and may also include up to three citizen representatives. Current Executive Committee members are:

• David Anderson, Citizen Representative
• Tom Bertz, Citizen Representative
• Carol Bomben, School Board member, Eden Prairie School District
• Peggy Flathmann, Superintendent, Fridley School District
• Jay Haugen, Superintendent, Farmington School District
• John Hoffman, School Board member, Anoka-Hennepin School District
• Louise Seeba, School Board member, St. Paul School District
• Christine Weymouth, Assistant Superintendent, Farmington School District

For further details on the duties and powers of the Representative Assembly and the Executive Committee, click here. Or contact Executive Director, Julie Frame at 612.638.1508 or julie.frame-hansen@metroecsu.org.

Vision

The Smart Choice for Education Solutions

Mission

Deliver quality resources and services into the hands of our education partners.

To accomplish our mission Metro ECSU is committed to:

• Remain current on educational trends and evidence based practices that support student learning.
• Collaborate with education partners to continually identify their needs.
• Engage partners in defining, pursuing and providing quality resources and services.
• Provide high quality, cost-effective, customer-centered resources and services.
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative data to support continuous improvement of resources and services.
• Communicate and respond to cultivate positive customer and community relations.