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  • Two new members join SIT Monday, August 6, 2012

    As a result of two SIT (Strategic Implementation Team) members retiring, we have two new members: Dolly Lastine and Mae Hawkins. (read more)

    Dolly Lastine new to the position of Interim Executive Director of Special Education and Student Support Services. But she is not new to District 287. Dolly came to the District in 1983 as a teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Since that time, Dolly has held multiple leadership positions and acquired years of experience along with credentials in administration.

    Dolly most recently held positions as Director of Special Education in Brooklyn Center, District 287 Assistant Special Education Director and Care and Treatment Program Supervisor.  Dolly’s many years of leadership and experience in the District will provide seamless support to staff and member districts.

    Director of Finance, Mae Hawkins, arrived in July. Mae served as the Director of Business Services for St. Francis Schools for the last twelve years. Prior to working in St Francis, she was the Accounting and Support Services Manager in the Spring Lake Park School District, the Accountant for West St. Paul Schools and an Audit Supervisor with an auditing firm. In total, Mae brings with her over 23 years of experience administrating school district finances and auditing school districts.

    St. Francis Schools are a host school district for a special education program serving residential treatment centers which has allowed Mae to work closely with student data related to tuition, tuition rates, and tuition billing. Mae was responsible for all financial matters in St. Francis including budgeting, accounting, and purchasing, as well as transportation, student accounting, food service and technology. Mae has extensive knowledge of TIES finance, student and payroll systems. Mae is a strong believer in customer service and using a teamwork approach between the business department and other departments.

    Also new this year, Dr. Charlene Myklebust responsibilities now include additional Alternative Learning Programs including ALC Plus. Previously, ALC Programs were shared with Dr. Jane Holmberg who will now be focusing on the Graduation Initiative or “increasing graduation rates.”

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  • SEC Arts Learning Grant Wraps-up Monday, July 30, 2012

    Thanks in part to an Arts Learning Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board; the South Education Center (SEC) hosted internationally recognized artist - Anne Krocak for a yearlong art initiative.

    Anne is a teaching/public artist. More than 150 students in special education programs at SEC participated in quality arts learning experiences, increasing their skills in the art form while building self-confidence and self-expression. (read more and watch video)

    This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the  Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

    The arts program also collaborated with VSA Minnesota which is an affiliate of the National VSA organization started by the Kennedy family in the 1970s. Krocak worked with one group of students at SEC to create a mosaic for the school entry through a grant from VSA Minnesota in 2009. VSA Minnesota assisted in the development of this extended residency to ensure the greatest degree of accessibility.

    Students visited public art exhibited in the community to observe and gain ideas for the design of their “Accessible Community Art” projects. Krocak then guided them to create a series of public art sculptures, stepping stones, and mosaics. Throughout the project, students documented their arts learning experience in journals. Upon completion, the projects were placed in the school garden and installed in the school entry. A final celebration was held to welcome the new public art pieces.

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  • HealthPartners 2011 Medical Loss Ratio Rebate Wednesday, July 25, 2012

    Intermediate District 287 is receiving a 1.3% MLR (premium) rebate from HealthPartners for the 2011 plan year.

    For calendar year 2011, HealthPartners will be sending a rebate to certain fully-insured large Minnesota employers representing approximately 5% of their membership. For this segment of their employer clients, they achieved a loss ratio of 83.7% which is 1.3% short of the 85% Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirement.

    The rebate is not specific to our group’s financial performance; rather it is based on the particular loss ratio within certain plans across the entire HealthPartners’s block of business. You will receive a letter from HealthPartners sometime this week with more details. (read more)

    There are specific guidelines on how the MLR rebate can be distributed. District administrators are currently evaluating these guidelines to determine how the rebate should be handled. Some employees may receive a rebate while others may not. Employees will be notified soon regarding plans for distribution of the rebate.

    The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to spend at least 85% of the premiums they receive on health care services, such as doctors and hospital bills, and activities to improve health care quality, such as efforts to improve patient safety. No more than 15% of premiums may be spent on administrative costs such as salaries, sales, and advertising.

    This federal law is referred to as the MLR standard or the 85/15 rule and it is intended to ensure that consumers get value for their health care dollars. If a health insurer does not meet that rule it must rebate the difference to employers and individuals no later than August 1, 2012 for the 2011 enrollment year.

    If employees have questions, please contact our Human Resources Department.

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  • Move-in begins at NEC Monday, July 23, 2012

    In 43 days, more than 400 students and 300 staff will begin classes at the new North Education Center.

    Moving trucks are unloading at the new NEC with Sandburg classroom materials moving into the first floor today. See photos. Other programs will continue to move-in later this week and then the North Vista Programs will move into their new space especially designed for the pregnant and parenting teens.

    Meanwhile final construction continues that includes pavement and driveways, cleaning, lighting and technology. Several painters are touching up throughout the NEC and will continue after the movers are finished.

  • SYLS Online Reaches Educators in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, July 17, 2012

    Save Your License “Saturday” workshops are now online.  Courses requirements for relicensing Minnesota teachers have been a mainstay service of the PREP Center for many years.  An innovation of the content is an online option. Local teachers can access the content at their convenience; teachers living away can keep their Minnesota credentials by accessing the courses long distance. (read more)

    PREP Center Coordinator, Cindy Stevenson and Dr. Charlene Myklebust wrote and taught the courses in person and then worked with Jon Fila and Mike Smart to create online modules, and to add the newest requirement for technology. Exciting outcomes include:
    First online course opened March 1, 2011: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies (PBIS).
    Fifth and sixth courses were added in technology in the spring of 2012.
    602 CEU’s were completed by Minnesota teachers this school year.
    Longest distance user was from Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia!
    Char who is the District's Exe. Director of Mental Health and Partnerships, is the instructor for Behavior, Mental Health, and Accommodations. Cindy is the instructor for Reading. There are two instructors for the Technology Class: Jon Fila is the instructor for Developing Content for Mobile Learning; and Mike Smart is the instructor for Google Mojo.

    There are numerous testimonials about the quality and attention given the students (Minnesota teachers) by the four instructors, but Cindy Stevenson recently received the most compelling story after Tom took Reading Class:

    “My name is Tom. I have suffered from dyslexia all my life. One reason I teach PE is precisely because I do not read well. Now, I can refer others on to some of these resources I've learned about and give them the assurance that more and more research is being done all the time to help discover even more ways that teacher and parents can better combat this issue. Thank you very much for this class. I have learned a lot and I know I will be a better advocate for neuroscience and brain function research when looking for answers to those seeking to better teach those with dyslexia - like me.”
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  • NEC Update Wednesday, July 11, 2012

     
    New student desks and chairs are arriving at the North Education Center. The first moving day in less than two weeks away. See photos.

  • Michelle Axell becomes HR Certified Wednesday, July 11, 2012

    Manager of Special Projects, Michelle Axell, has completed the Cornell University course work in Human Resources. The intense 12-course Human Resources Certificate Program includes in-depth studies of employment law, employee relations, benefits, selection and staffing, performance management and appraisal. (read more)

    Once the coursework was completed, Michelle successfully completed the Society for Human Resources Management/Professional in Human Resources certification exam.

    “The toughest part of the test is learning the specifics in employment and labor laws/acts,” Michelle said today.” I did this difficult work in HR core principals so that my skills are used in best practices.”

    Dr. Colleen Baumtrog, Executive Director of Business & Administrative Services, said today that successful completion of the certification exam is a testament not only to her desire to engage in lifelong learning, but to her willingness to seek out new knowledge in order to support her work at District 287.

    “I am looking forward to Michelle’s continued work in Human Resources, especially benefits and labor relations, in the coming school year,” Colleen told staff at the District Service Center.

    With a master’s degree in Education, Michelle began at District 287 as a Math Teacher in 2001. Since then she has achieved Educational Specialist Degree/Principal’s License degrees.

    Thank you Michelle, for your commitment to learning.

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  • PCA Student Named National Merit Scholar Sunday, July 8, 2012

    Prairie Center Academy (PCA) student, Carlos Kelly, has been named a "National Merit Scholar®."

    Carlos came to PCA with private and public school experiences. Carlo’s mother also worked with his home school academics.  All of these changes were part of Carlo’s suffering with severe pain though out much of his life. This terrible pain kept Carlos from his classes for up to a month at a time.  (Read more and see his essay.)

    Carlos has written a beautiful and enlightening essay about the many efforts he and those around him have made on his behalf so that he would graduate from high school.

    "My relatively successful journey to complete high school and my National Merit status is almost entirely a result of the overwhelming support I have received from family, friends and support systems like the faculty at PCA," Carlos said in his essay. (read more)

    Being considered for the National Merit Scholar recognition is not easy. According to their program outline, a student must begin by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). This test screens 1.5 million entrants each year. Scores in critical reading, mathematics and writing skills qualify students for National Merit Scholar Program. Only 3% of students achieve this recognition.

    If all goes well, Carlos hopes to graduate this Fall.

    Congratulations Carlos and PCA!

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  • Meet June Employee of the Month Tuesday, June 26, 2012


    Megan Dargis is our June District 287 Employee of the month. Megan is an Education Assistant at the North Education Center.  read more

    Congratulations Megan!

  • Epsilon students build “Little Libraries” for the Community Monday, June 25, 2012

    Epsilon students and staff are taking part in the “Little Free Libraries” program. More than 60 students are building Little Libraries in their Epsilon Career Skills Class.

    The Little Libraries Program operates on an honor system. Small little mini libraries are built and folks in the neighborhood “take a book or leave a book”. You will see these structures in front yards, by a sidewalks, coffee shops or parks. Each holds about 20 to 30 books. (read more)

    The libraries are built by residents and organizations and are intended to promote literacy and the love of reading. Our students have been working with this program for five semesters. The goal of Little Free Libraries is to create and install 2,510 little free libraries across the world – more libraries than philanthropist Andrew Carnegie endowed during his lifetime.

    This summer, Epsilon students will complete five libraries.  The locations for their libraries have not been determined.  Students already have several organizations interested in posting their libraries.

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  • District 287 Noted as one of the “2012 Top Workplaces” Monday, June 18, 2012

    District 287 was included in the Star Tribune’s 2012 Top Workplaces section on Sunday, June 17, 2012. This is not an easy distinction to achieve.

    Each year employees of companies across the country nominate their company as a good place to work. Newspapers like the Star Tribune work with Top Workplaces to identify top places of employment. (read more)

    District 287 was nominated by at least one employee.  The entries are vetted by industry leaders. The companies and organizations chosen by this group are contacted by the Star Tribune. Following interviews, the next round includes an employee survey written and conducted by a 3rd party.

    The employee response placed District 287 in the list of “60 companies who meet the national standard of Top Workplaces.” These standards include company leadership, communication, career opportunities, working environment, pay and benefits.

    Human Resources Director and General Counsel Anne Becker says the survey results showed that the great majority of District employees are enthusiastic about working for the District.

    “District 287 prides itself on providing responsive innovative solutions to its member districts by meeting the unique needs of individual students.  It takes a highly-qualified and strongly motivated staff to deliver on our promises and to do so day-in and day-out, every year.  The District is very proud of its employees and the work that they do. Intermediate District 287 was named as a 2012 Top Workplace thanks in large part to their efforts and support.”

    See Top Workplace information.

    Congratulations District 287 employees!

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  • PCA celebrates 20 years Tuesday, June 12, 2012

    Staff and students marked the 20th anniversary of the Prairie Center Academy (PCA) during graduation ceremonies.

    PCA was approved as an "Alternative Learning Center" in 1992. It began as a collaboration with Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Bloomington and Edina school districts. These west metro districts requested more options for students including a full course of study. (read more)

    When students recall their time at PCA, they speak of the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs STARS competitions, visits to the Guthrie Theater, summer canoe trips, Earth Day Activities, the literary journal and yearbook. Many spring break teacher-guided trips have included trips to Greece, China and Europe.

    Longtime program lead Jim Snavely retired in 2008 and current lead Becky Brown began that year. In 2009, PCA and the Ridgedale Alternative Programs were merged, bringing with it many changes. Since then, PCA staff have designed a number of curriculum delivery strategies to better assist students complete their credits.

    Some of the changes and opportunities student and staff have embraced include: A daily Open Track hour; Electronic curriculum options including Moodle courses and Project Foundry; and Student participation in creating a personal learning plan (PLP). The PLPwork sometimes combines work at their home school or Hennepin Technical College with PCA coursework.

    During the 20 year PCA history, 48 staff members have played a role in more than 600 PCA students graduating.

    Congratulations PCA!

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  • NEC almost ready for desks, computers and books Monday, June 4, 2012

    The new North Education Center now has an official front door and restrooms. Within weeks, furniture and students will move in.

    In the meantime, painters and electricians are busy on the inside. On the outside, dirt is being moved, driveways paved and trim added.

    See latest photos.

  • Students see President Obama's Motorcade Friday, June 1, 2012

    When staff and students the Sandburg Education Center learned that President Barack Obama would be at the Honeywell Company right across the street from the school, they began preparing for his visit.

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    Students learned about the President as they made signs that he might see from his motorcade. Students shared what they learned as they waited anxiously on the school grounds for a glimpse. One student offered, “The President plays basketball with his wife and the secret service. I saw a picture.” Another observed, “The election this year will tell Obamas if they have to move out of the White House.”

    The research and preparation paid off. The banners and flags caught President Obama’s attention who waved as he went past the school and into the Honeywell driveway.

    The excited students returned to classes while the activities took place across the street but they returned at 1:00 p.m. to watch his motorcade leave. Once again, President Obama and others in his car waved at students and staff who will always count this as a very special day.

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  • MN DI Teams Bring home the Global Finals trophies Wednesday, May 30, 2012

    Forty Minnesota Destination ImagiNation teams are returning from the 2012 Global Finals competition held in Knoxville, TN. (See the Sugar Packets from Delano at left.)

    Minnesota had seven trophy-winning Global Champions, finishing first through third, including two Instant Challenge Award winners. 19 MN teams finished in the top 10; and 27 teams placed in the top 20!  View MN team results.

    During her email newsletter, Minnesota DI Affiliate Director, Pamela Schroeder, described the fantastic MN DI year that culminated at the Global Finals held May 23-26. (read more)

    “I congratulate everyone, and thank you for your displays of sportsmanship, support, grit, and fantastic creativity. It was an amazing week,” said Pamela.  “I am honored to be part of Team Minnesota!”

    During closing ceremonies, three special awards were given to MN DI teams:
    Renaissance Award for Outstanding Design, Engineering, Execution or Performance:
    • Challenge B, Got Duct Tape Fingers? Eden Prairie Community Education
    • Challenge C, Permanent Markers, Wayzata Public Schools
    The Spirit of Discovery and Imagination ("DI") Award:

    • projectOUTREACH, D.I.namites, Wayzata Public Schools

    Results and team photos can be seen on the Minnesota DI Facebook.

    MN DI is the state's largest non-athletic team activity. DI is for ALL learners of all ages. DI activities offer something for everyone: Rising Stars! for grades K-2, annual DI Team and Instant Challenges for grades 3-college, including our service learning Challenge, projectOUTREACH, and opportunities for adults to team manage, to appraise, help at Tournaments, or be part of our State Advisory Board. If you haven’t discovered Destination ImagiNation, please go to www.MNDI.org. 

    Congratulations MN DI teams, managers, judges and staff!

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  • Meet May Employee of the Month Tuesday, May 29, 2012

     
    Robert J. Graham
    , Culinary Arts Instructor, is our District 287 Employee of the Month for May.

    Chef Rob, as his students call him, was nominated by his co-workers in the Hennepin Technical Pathways, Career & Tech Programs.   Meet Rob.
  • Member District Using ALC Checklist Friday, May 25, 2012

    District 287 focuses expertise by providing direct service to students and also provides consultation for districts offering unique programming. This year, the Area Learning Center leadership provided an internal review service for districts that wanted to have an internal check about the quality of their services.

    The Hopkins School District first requested the service to understand how their Hopkins Alternative Program met criteria in instruction, curriculum, and other benchmarks of ALC quality and compliance.   (read more)

    Through the process of working with Hopkins and reviewing internal procedures at District 287, Lynda Benkofske and Lea Dahl developed an ALC Program Review Checklist.  Two five point scales (5 = best) were designed:
    • Targeted Services serving K-8 students at risk; and
    • Area Learning Centers serving high school age students.

    Through the eyes of a team, the checklist can be self-administered; and evaluated through a facilitated discussion.

    In another part of the process, the programs key components can be reviewed including: their mission, Continuous Learning Plan, data reports and staff licensure.

    The Minnesota State Department of Education has used the tool to support the work of ALC’s around the state.

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  • What Is Needed? What Works? What Needs Changing? Tuesday, May 22, 2012

    Our district aspires to meet the challenge of our strategic plan by measuring how well we are serving our members. One important measure is the extent to which districts declare satisfaction with the value and effectiveness of specialized services we deliver to them. In order to do this, we must know what each district needs from us specifically so that we can tailor our programs, services and responses. This is the purpose of our Conditions of Satisfaction (COS) tool.    (read more)

    Last spring we asked every member district to complete a COS form in three areas: business services, special education and general education. This tool asks them to state what conditions we would have to meet for them to declare they are satisfied with our work. Now it is time to take these forms back to each district’s lead contact in Business Services, Special Education and Teaching and Learning so they can “mark our report card,” so to speak. They can rank us on a scale of 1 – 4 for each statement of a condition of satisfaction they told us was important to them: 1 being Unsatisfied, and 4 being Very Satisfied.

    Using the COS form gives our member districts and us a chance to reflect on what is needed, what is working, what needs changing. Looking to next school year, member districts can take this opportunity to reconfirm current statements of their conditions of satisfaction or make new statements based upon changing needs. It gives them a real opportunity to review and make new requests for customized programs and services at least once a year (though requests can and do come in at any time.) An annual review by top administrators is always helpful to them and to us.  It gives us valuable feedback about our strategic objectives so we can continue to improve the ways we serve our member districts.  We appreciate the feedback.

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  • SchoolView Student Portal – Released at SECA Monday, May 21, 2012

    A recent software release called SchoolView has resulted in “students taking ownership of their own data” states Jayne Tiedemann, Principal at District 287’s SECA program located at South Education Center.  The TIES SchoolView product allows students to view many different sets of data, including attendance, testing results, grades, Personal Learning Plans, and the teacher’s Gradebook.

    "Our students are very excited about using this new tool,” stated Tonya Allen, Assistant Principal at SECA, “they can now monitor their progress towards graduation and have input into their own Personal Learning Plan.”  SECA has more than 180 students currently enrolled and trained on the new product.

    “Students are given access to SchoolView upon intake, so they can begin watching their progress immediately” states Melissa Winship, School Counselor at SECA. (learn more)

    During the training sessions, students were heard saying things such as: This is cool and I used to have this at my other district.  Chris Dykes a student in the SECA program stated “it’s helpful to see my grades.”

    Sandy Gaulke, Manager of Student Information Systems, shared that there were many background processes that had to be put in place for this to be a successful roll-out, and that many staff members needed to be on-board as well.  “We had to make sure that our support system was in place, that teachers and administrators were prepared, and that the data we shared with students would be meaningful, accurate, and helpful to them,” she stated. 

    District administration is currently in discussion regarding what’s next for the SchoolView roll-out.  “We want to get this tool to all of our students and their parents,” stated Colleen Baumtrog, Executive Director of Administrative Services.  “This roll-out has taken quite a few staff members a great amount of preparation time to make sure it was done right,” she continued. The initial plan is to release access rights to students in other programs this fall, and to begin piloting it with parents during the 2012-13 school year as well.

    “Parents have been asking for on-line payment of lunch fee’s for some time, “mentioned Rose Hobson, Supervisor of Food Service Division.

    “Turning on the SchoolView product will be greatly appreciated by our parents,” she continued. David Anderson, Fiscal Services Manager, stated that “this will allow District 287 to accept on-line payments for other fees as well, such as spirit wear, equipment rentals, and activity fees.”  

    Char Myklebust, Executive Director of Mental Health/Training/Partnerships, observed “Our Student Information System provides us with a great foundation to take our district data to the next level, which includes sharing it with our students and their parents. We’re very excited about having the ability to do so.”

    Click here to find out more about SchoolView.

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  • All pennies count for the Crisis Nursery project Friday, May 18, 2012

    Story Update: Alexia Poppy, SEL Coordinator at Edgewood, announced this week that students raised more than $290 for the Crisis Nursery. Congratulations!
    Edgewood Alternative Learning Center (ALC) students stopped by the District this morning to pick up a donation jar for their “Pennies for Crisis Nursery” service project. The jar has been collecting pennies since last month.

    The project is a part of the Teen Outreach Program, House 3, Service Learning Project. The ALC students identify and research organizations based on their mission, work, need and potential outcomes. This money will be used for essential items to care for the children at the Crisis Nursery.

    Jars were left at five locations during the past month.  If you would like to donate to the Pennies for Crisis Nursery, contact Alexia Poppy at the Edgewood ALC.

    Thank you for doing this excellent project!

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  • Congratulations Retirees Thursday, May 17, 2012

    Family, friends, coworkers and board members gathered to thank our retirees for their many years of service.

    The celebration gave all a chance to be recognized for their many roles in the district. For the 13 employees who attended last evening, the total years of working at District 287 is 308 years.

    Nineteen district employees are retiring this school year. Some retired earlier this year and came back to share their “retirement experience.” See photos.

    This year, a video was produced that included many of the retirees. The video was produced with a combination of interviews, photos and videos. Many times during the 32-minute production, the large group applauded and laughed.  See video.                (read more)

    Each retiree received a cutting board plaque with their names and retirement date. These beautiful plaques were made by our students at the West Education Center.

    Thank you retirees for all you have done for our students and their families. Thank you all the time you have spent mentoring co-workers.

    Congratulations and enjoy your retirement!

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  • Students Participate in National Japan Bowl Monday, May 14, 2012

    Students from Edina and Shakopee have returned from Washington D.C. where they competed in the 20th National Japan Bowl.

    Naomi Satoh is the District 287 teacher and coach for the teams. She says the students were so well prepared for the contest, that they answered the questions easily. The bar is set very high during this national contest, but our student knowledge extended far beyond the initial questions. (read more)

    This was the 20th Japan Bowl and 100th anniversary of receiving cherry trees from Japan and the Sakura festival.  Minnesota students met participants from around the country, and international visitors marking the 100th Anniversary. Students truly enjoyed their experiences.

    Here are the results:
    Edina team placed 10th out of 20 teams in level II (photo above)
    Shakopee team placed 8th out of 20 teams in level III
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  • SEC Student accepted by Genesys Summer Program Friday, May 11, 2012


    Vector - South Education Center
    student, David Seifert, has been accepted into the Genesys Works Summer Training Program. This opportunity provides the potential for a professional internship in the Information Technology Department of the one of the Twin City’s best companies during the 2012-2013 school year. (read more)

    When asked about his thoughts about the summer training and internship, David replied, “I’m really excited and grateful for this opportunity and thanks to everyone who helped me.”

    David has a high interest in technology and has been recognized in District 287 as the developer of the “Mitzi’s Music App.” David has been working with volunteer Bjorn Stansvik from MentorMate and our District IT Director Chad Maxa. He is in the process of developing a second app for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders who need visual support to understand the passage of time.

    In February, David had the opportunity to share his Mitzi’s Music App with Governor Mark Dayton. Gov. Dayton was happy to learn about the app for a family member.

    Congratulations David!

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  • CWA Student Receives Scholarship from NYRF Friday, May 11, 2012


    Brett Tuinenga
    from City West Academy has been awarded the prestigious Amethyst Scholarship from the National Youth Recovery Foundation. The award was presented by the national organization during their annual Amethyst Luncheon. (read more)

    Brett’s leadership and many skills were described for us. In part, here are some comments from the CWA staff:

    “Brett has gone out of his way to let all staff know that he’s “not a leader.”  Every time he steps up to the plate academically, mentors a new student, mediates a conflict between his peers, or serves as a role model in the classroom, he makes sure to remind us that he’s not a leader.  Despite these numerous examples of leadership and his positive attitude and infectious sense of humor, Brett still contends he is not a leader.”

    “By setting the tone for classroom participation and having the bravery to speak his mind, Brett paves the way for others to follow in his footsteps and begin to find their voice.  Through his constant work at his program, his job, and his ardent desire to 'get outta here,' Brett incites other students to focus on earning their credits, finding healthy hobbies, and becoming accountable.”

    Congratulations Brett!

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  • Congratulations Larissa View Tuesday, May 8, 2012


    Larissa View
    is the Employee Recognition Recipient for April. As an Itinerant Behavior Consultant, Larissa was nominated for her work with students who have classroom behavior issues.  read more

Media Inquiries

Linda Rees
287 Communications Liaison
Ph: 763-550-7185
LKRees@District287.org

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