Twelve parents and students met yesterday afternoon (Saturday, August 27th) on very short notice to strategize around the current threat to close the EMID schools. We have put together a number of action steps which we will outline here as soon as we can. We agreed that there is still hope for keeping the schools open — both in the immediate short term and in the longer term — but the next six weeks will be crucial. All of us need to get as many people as we can to the next board meetings (details will be posted here as soon as we confirm them), and we all need to write to the board members and tell them we will not stand idly by as they consider closing our schools. Also — let our teachers know how much we respect them and care about what they do with our students! We will meet again on September 10th at 9 am, at  1993 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Call Mary Hess at 651-236-7592 or email mhess@luthersem.edu for directions.