MN SF1094

Allows school boards to reorganize as education boards that oversee schools through performance contracts rather than direct operation, separating oversight from school operations.

Permits eligible voters to petition for conversion to an education board status, requiring a petition signed by 15% of voters from the last general election and approval by majority vote at the next general election.

Education boards must allocate a minimum of 95% of local, state, and federal revenue to individual school sites, with schools operating as site-governed schools, area learning centers, contract alternative schools, or charter schools.

Establishes education boards as charter school authorizers, allowing them to authorize charter schools in addition to operating site-governed schools and other school models within their districts.

Site-governed schools under education boards gain autonomy over budgets, curriculum, staffing decisions, and school policies while remaining accountable to the education board through performance agreements based on student achievement targets.