Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Teacher urges Wayzata district to restore true middle‑school teams, warns sixth-graders feel 'lost'
Summary
At the March 10 meeting a Wayzata Middle School teacher told the board that the district's new middle‑school schedule has replaced teaming with a junior high model and left sixth-graders and staff feeling disconnected, urging the board to reconsider the schedule.
A Wayzata Public Schools teacher told the board on March 10 that recent schedule changes have effectively eliminated meaningful middle‑school teams and urged the district to restore them.
Sally Dietzenbach, a teacher at East Middle School, told the board that while teams remain “in name only,” students and teachers are seeing fewer coordinated team meetings and less consistent communication among a student’s teachers. “For example, I am currently part of the gold team at EMS. Our team only meets two to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
