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Year‑end schools update: safety drills, teacher finalists, student awards and partnerships highlighted
Summary
District staff highlighted safety programs, belonging and celebration events, partnerships with SCSU and local organizations, teacher award finalists, bilingual proficiency seals and student signings as part of year‑end schools updates.
Nikki Hansen, Dr. Jason Harris and Danny Mayer presented year‑end highlights across the district, organized around pillars of safety, belonging, collaboration and excellence.
Safety highlights included another year of YMCA water‑safety partnerships and a district severe‑weather awareness week. Belonging items included recognition of longtime speech‑language pathologists, community dances hosted by 18–22 programs, and a Native American graduation ceremony. Collaboration examples included autism‑team professional learning, third‑grade MCA preparations, the Apex groundbreaking and partnerships with St. Cloud State University for physics lab experiences. Excellence highlights named Minnesota teacher‑of‑the‑year finalists from district schools, bilingual proficiency seals for McKinley students and national letters of intent signings for postsecondary plans.
Speakers emphasized community partnerships and student opportunities; the board received the update as the final schools report of the year.
