Director: Ted Anderson
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Board: 9-member board includes parents, teachers and community members

Founded: 2005 with Kindergarten and Grade 1; fully expanded to K-8 in 2012-2013

Annual Budget: $4,920,000
Revenues and Expenditures Budget for FY 2012 and FY 2013

School Hours:

• 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM (Mon-Fri)
• 8:15 AM - 12:45 PM (one Wed per month)

Number of Students: 555 students

Number of Instructors: 40 teachers, 9 educational support personnel and  app. 15 native-German interns; 81% of teaching and/or full-time staff are fluent in German

Average Class Size: 24*

Student Ethnicity: White (not Hispanic) 90.1%, Asian/Pacific Islander 5.3%, Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%, Hispanic 1.6%, Unclassified 0.7%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%.

Eligible for free/reduced lunch: 10%

Afterschool Activities: A variety including sports, music, drama, chess, woodworking and art. See Afterschool Activities for more information

Lunches: Nutritional hot lunches provided by Lancer Catering. See the Lunch page for more information.

PTO: TCGIS has a strong and active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). In addition to fundraising, the PTO supports individual classrooms and school-wide initiatives, and continually provides opportunities for parents to engage with the school community.

​Transportation: TCGIS has launched school bus services in 2015-2016. Hub pick up spots are available throughout the Twin Cities.

Authorizer:  St. Thomas University the authorizer organization of TCGIS.  Charter schools must have an authorizer.  Charter school authorizers do not manage or operate the schools, but are responsible for monitoring the Board’s oversight of the school.   View the Charter Contract



*"Exceptions to this rule do exist and are consistent with the TCGIS Enrollment Policy 509.1. Examples of class sizes over 24 are generally limited to the admittance of TCGIS siblings or children of staff."