STEP Academy Board Elections 2026:
- click here to view information about our upcoming elections.
Finance
- Understanding our Budget – Learn how districts fund major projects and how you can participate in our annual and ongoing budget planning process.
- STEP Academy Financial Documents
STEP Academy’s Board:
- Board Policies
- Board Meeting Documents (Agenda and Handouts)
- Board Committees : Budget and Finance Committee, District Advisory Committee
- Board Election Information: 2026
- Growing and Learning Together – Like many organizations, our board reflects on its strengths and needs at the beginning and conclusion of each year. We plan our training and track our progress using this form.
Plans and Handbooks:
- Language Instruction Educational Program Plan (LIEP)
- Schoolwide Plans
- Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness Report (formerly know as ‘Annual Reports’)
- World’s Best Workforce
- Student Handbook
- Water Lead Testing
Other Links:
- STEP Bylaws
- IQS (our authorizer): view this folder to access our ‘Annual Review’, Contract, and other documents
- STEP: Properties ABC
- Survey(s) of Staff, Students, and Families
Upcoming Board Meetings
Date: typically the 3rd Monday of the Month @ 6:00pm
Meeting Physical Address: We welcome the community and guests to attend meetings at our Burnsville
location, 14450 Burnhaven Dr. Burnsville, MN 55306.
Meeting Online Access: Meetings will also be accessible online through Google Meets. Please consult
your board agenda for the meeting link.
August 17, 2026
September 21, 2026
October 19, 2026 – STEP Academy Annual Meeting
November 16, 2026
December 14, 2026
January 18, 2027
February 15, 2027
March 15, 2027
April 19, 2027
May 17, 2027
June 21, 2027
Interested individuals from the public who would like to attend the meeting should send their name, email address, and phone number to board@stepacademymn.org three business days before the board meeting.
Board meeting agendas and minutes are available in the calendar invitation and in the ‘STEP Academy’s Board’ section located at the top of this page
Non-Sectarian Policy
STEP Academy operates, in all respects, as a non-sectarian, non-religious, non-home-based public school. The school is not be affiliated with any non-public or sectarian school or religious organization.
Vision
MN STEP Academy is a K-12 Charter School in St Paul and Burnsville MN. It is our vision to promote college-readiness by ensuring that all students are motivated to academic excellence, can qualify to obtain college credit while in high school, are fully prepared to enter college and graduate, with the critical knowledge and skills required for employment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. As a public school open to all students, it also reaches out to students who are underserved by traditional schools and are underrepresented within STEM fields.
Equal Opportunity Statement
STEP Academy is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation and/or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.
Board Members
| Board Member | Position | Term Expires | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Shuriye | Chair/Community Member | mshuriye @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2029 | 651-289-6120 |
| vacant | Vice-Chair/Parent | @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2029 | 651-289-6120 |
| Cat Lazuli | Teacher | clazuli @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2027 | 651-289-6120 |
| Zinat Chowdhury | Teacher | zchowdhury @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2028 | 651-289-6120 |
| Marwa Borghol | Teacher | mborghol @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2028 | 651-289-6120 |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Community Member | aabdullahi @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2027 | 651-289-6120 |
| vacant | Secretary – Treasurer / Community Member | @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2028 | 651-289-6120 |
| Ali Abdi | Parent | aadan @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2028 | 651-289-6120 |
| Anna Rowlyn | Teacher | arowlyn @stepacademymn.org | June 30, 2028 | 651-289-6120 |
| Paul Scanlon | Ex Officio Representative/ Executive Director | pscanlon @stepacademymn.org | 651-289-6120 |