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Superintendent Kim Heil recognizes late union leader Tanisha Burrows and outlines summer programs, food access and construction updates
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Superintendent Dr. Kim Heil recognized the late Tanisha Burrows and reported district points of pride: fall athletics start, student travel opportunities, a new nutrition services food truck partnership, summer community-education participation and ongoing Building a Better Future construction.
Superintendent Dr. Kim Heil opened the superintendent's report at the Aug. 26 Osseo Area Schools board meeting by recognizing Tanisha Burrows, who served as president of Education Minnesota ASIO and who died unexpectedly Aug. 13, 2025. Heil described Burrows as "an advocate and a true champion for both students and teachers" whose "life's work has been dedicated to the heart of education."
Heil then shared several district "points of pride" from recent months. Fall athletic practices began in mid-August across the three senior high schools for sports and activities including cross country, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis, girls swim and dive, cheerleading, marching band, girls volleyball and football. The superintendent noted that students participated in travel opportunities over the summer, including art students from Maple Grove Senior High traveling to Japan and Maple Grove band and orchestra students traveling to Italy. Park Center's outdoor adventures club traveled to Badlands and Yellowstone National Parks.
Heil highlighted a collaboration between Osseo Area Schools Nutrition Services and Second Harvest Heartland that launched a new food truck to deliver meals free to anyone 18 and under at community sites; the truck served students at Northwoods Park on July 29. "Our new food truck allows us to expand our reach to ensure more children in our community have access to wholesome meals," Jeff Amsoirch, director of food and nutrition services, said in the report.
Community Education summer programming engaged more than 5,500 students across multiple sites in offerings that included early childhood family education, enrichment camps, and Kidstock, which provided daily programming and field trips to sites such as the Minnesota Zoo and Valleyfair. The superintendent also noted that Building a Better Future construction projects have updated libraries, media centers and maker spaces at several schools; construction will continue at Osseo and Maple Grove Senior High Schools and at the new elementary school throughout the school year.
Heil closed by reminding the public that the district's new elementary school still needs a name and directing people to osseoschools.org/newelementary to submit and rate suggestions. She also announced the first day of school, Sept. 2, 2025, and referenced back-to-school resources on the district website.
