Just like Michigan, the state of Minnesota has intermediate school districts (ISD), which may be less known by many people. Michigan ISDs are considered a type of local governments, with theirs own property tax levy and governing bodies, and their responsibilities in "coordinating independent school districts." For Minnesota ISDs, I have yet to find out whether they are individual local governments as well or simply function as consortiums or partnerships of their member districts.
As an example, Minnesota ISD 287 was created by thirteen area districts (Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Orono, Osseo, Richfield, Robbinsdale, St. Louis Park, Wayzata, and Westonka) to "provide educational services and programs that complement and support their own programs." These services may include Administration, Special Education, and Teaching & Learning.
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