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Minnetonka Middle School West highlights inclusion programs, readathon and student projects
Summary
Principal Freya Schirmacher and staff reported on a year of inclusion and literacy initiatives at Minnetonka Middle School West, including a readathon that raised about $600 and 637 donated books, a unified advisory and Best Buddies expansion, and a third-grade class honored for a NASA 'Plant the Moon' best-in-show award.
Minnetonka Middle School West Principal Freya Schirmacher and teachers presented the school’s annual report to the Minnetonka School Board on March 13, describing inclusion programming, a literacy readathon and student science projects.
Schirmacher described the school’s theme and core values for the year — belonging, empathy, joy, courage and integrity — and summarized initiatives intended to boost belonging and academic engagement. She said staff are grounding middle school changes in research from the Association for Middle Level Education and noted the school has prioritized clarity of expectations, strong PLCs and literacy.
Readathon and literacy work Social studies teacher Demi Berg described a school readathon…
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