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| Welcome Back! |
 Photos of the event can be viewed here!
"You
Make Hope Happen!" was the theme of Intermediate District 287's Back to
School workshop on Monday, August 25th at Hopkins Center for the Arts.
The event featured over 25 short video clips created by programs
throughout Intermediate District 287. The videos were funny, they were
heartwarming, and they depicted the essence of District 287. Superintendent,
Sandra Lewandowski addressed the group with this message: "Today is not
a day to go into detail about all of the great things and big successes
that are going on in the district… even though, there are many. Today
is a day to focus on the tiny day to day life-giving work that you in
this audience do each day when you come to work at District 287."
Lewandowski went on to challenge the group to "use the 63,000 minutes
of student contact time that you have this school year to make hope
happen in those 63,000 minutes with each student." She closed with
"thank you in advance for the heroes I know you will be in this 2008-09
school year!" More>> |
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| South Education Center Featured in StarTribune |
 Intermediate District 287's South Education Center (SEC) was featured in the July 15, 2008 issue of the StarTribune newspaper. The article, titled Lessons in Living, was in the Twin Cities West section of the newspaper and featured the summer school program being held at the SEC. View the full article here.
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Planning For Transformation 
District 287 has taken
significant action to address the prior strategic plan begun in 1997
and revised in 2002. Now, a new set of challenges face member
districts, and a new plan will direct our energy to act on emerging
needs. Please keep updated on this topic by reading the "Latest News" in the right column of the home page.
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| Summer Strategic Plan Update |
| Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
Member Superintendents Affirm Strategic Direction at their May 30 meeting. Teresa
Arpin of Transformation Systems addressed the superintendent body,
giving an overview of 287's currently drafted strategic plan. She began
by stating the collective group is creating the future for 287 and then
gave a brief history of the Core meetings and subsequent meetings of
the Measurement and Action Teams. More>> |
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| April Strategic Plan Update |
| Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
In January 2008, the Core Planning Team, a representative group of 30 district stakeholders, drafted the strategic plan that will be approved by the Board in the fall. The draft plan, in the attached PDF file, will be informed by the work of the Measurement Team and three Action Teams. The Core Planning Team will provide mid-course feedback and direction to the Measurement and Action Teams in April. More>> |
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| Back to School |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | On Monday August 25, the Back to School Workshop at Hopkins Center for
the Arts will begin promptly at 9:00. It's not too late to "get on the
bus." Sign up by 8/21 by clicking here.
Buses will leave at 8:15 to get you there on time. Bus pick-up sites:
DSC, Hosterman, NWTC, SEC, and Bren Road. If you don't work at one of
those sites, you are welcome to ride the bus from a convenient location. The
morning will be filled with great speakers: Mike Smart, 2007 Teacher of
the Year; Martha Davies, 287 graduate; Ann Blein, parent; Don Drayer,
Board Member; and, an address from the Superintendent. And, you will
see over 20 great videos by your program, about your program! They are
amazing! When you arrive, go to the table assigned to your supervisor… the site where you will be working. Thanks to Netrix, there is a gift for you. More>> |
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| Summer Moves |
| Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | This summer we had approximately twenty-five (25) programs moving
locations with over 40% of our staff on the move! Wow! Staff have been
busy juggling students, boxes, technology updates, and new phone
connections. More>> |
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