Sunday, January 20, 2013
For Duchscher, who has served on the School Board for 13 years, this will be his fourth year as the group's chair.
Editor's Note: The following is a news release from Rosemount, Apple Valley Eagan School District 196. Rob Duchscher was elected chairperson of the District 196 School Board for 2013 at the board’s annual organization meeting Jan. 7. This will be Duchscher’s fourth year as chairperson during his 13 years on the board. He was first elected in 1999 and previously served as board chairperson in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The board also elected Jackie Magnuson to be vice chairperson, Gary Huusko clerk and Art Coulson treasurer for 2013, and approved assignments to four board committees and organizations on which the School Board is represented. School Board committee assignments through December 2013 are: The following appointments were also …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
District officials may implement the concept on a limited, voluntary basis, but many questions remain.
Could year-round schooling come to School District 196? At an annual District 196 School Board meeting on Monday night, district officials discussed the advantages and drawbacks of the concept—the first formal conversation on the subject in roughly two decades. At the meeting, school board members asked district staff to explore the concept and return to the board with answers concerning the cost, feasibility and desire for year-round school. If the idea is implemented, it would likely be on a limited, voluntary scale, with one school or magnet program choosing to adopt it on an experimental, pilot program basis, district officials said. "It’s not really an idea yet, it’s a concept," said Board Member Art Coulson. "I think the …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A team of education experts could help District 196 create stronger programs.
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district will look at entering into a new partnership in the next year and a half to help students become more prepared for college and careers. Jerry Weast, who founded the Partnership for Deliberate Excellence, is looking for nine U.S. school districts to partner with, according to a presentation at Monday's District 196 school board meeting. District 196 is one of the nine, Superintendent Jane Berenz said; the partnership would be privately funded. Weast—who was superintendent of the Montgomery County, MD, school system for 12 years—and a team of education experts would help each district create a plan for their schools and communities. This could include working more closely with unions and other…
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