Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The district says more than a quarter of the student population consists of students of color.
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from School District 196. Enrollment in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools decreased by less than 1 percent this year and more than one-fourth of all students are students of color, according to the official October enrollment that was presented to the School Board Oct. 8. The official enrollment report is submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education each year and is used to determine funding from the state. The report, which was presented by Student Information Supervisor Kim Reis, shows there were 27,168 students enrolled in District 196 schools on Oct. 1 this year. That is 236 fewer students (0.86 percent) compared to last year at this time. The official enrollment …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The district’s school board on Monday approved a preliminary tax levy that’s 2.5 percent less than this year’s levy.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from School District 196. For the third year in a row, the property tax levy in District 196 will be less than the previous year. At its Sept. 24 meeting, the School Board approved a proposed property tax levy for 2012 (payable 2013) that is 2.5 percent less than the current year. The proposed tax levy of $73.9 million is approximately $1.9 million less than the payable 2012 levy of $75.8 million. For payable 2011 taxes, the district levy was $78.4 million and for payable 2010 it was $79.4 million. The Minnesota Department of Education calculates the maximum amount each school district may levy in several …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Information shows that District 196 had total general fund expenditures that were slightly more per pupil than the averages for school districts in the statewide, but less than the average of the state’s 10 largest districts.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog Editor’s Note: This following information is from a press release from School District 196. To see the entire press release, click here. Statewide data on school district expenditures for fiscal year 2011 shows that District 196 had total general fund operating expenditures that were slightly more per pupil than the averages for school districts in the state and metro area, but less than the average of the state’s 10 largest districts. Each year, the Minnesota Department of Education compiles financial data for all of the nearly 350 operating school districts in the state. That data is then combined by SchoolFinances.com, a Minnesota company that provides school…
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Education released results of the science portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from School District 196: The percentage of District 196 students who scored proficient or better on state science tests given last spring exceeded state averages for all three grades tested, according to results released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) on Tuesday. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments are given statewide each spring in reading to students in grades 3-8 and 10, in math to students in grades 3-8 and 11, and in science to students in grades 5, 8 and high school (after completion of the life-science curriculum). Results of the reading and math MCAs (not science) are used for the Multiple Measurement Ratings accountability measure that replaced the Adequate …
Monday, September 3, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Education released the Multiple Measurement Rating last week.
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from School District 196. Just under half of District 196 schools improved their Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR) score and two additional district elementary schools were identified as “reward schools” in 2012 according to data released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Aug. 30. The MMR school accountability measure replaced the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) system earlier this year as part of the state's waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind law. The first round of MMR scores were released by the state in May and were based on results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) in reading and math that students took in spring 2010 and 2011. The second MMR scores …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Apple Valley schools in District 196 avoided the new system’s negative classifications, but a handful of schools scored below the state average.
District 196's Apple Valley schools got mixed results in their ratings under the new system Minnesota will use to determine public school success and achievement, but fared slightly better than under the former federal requirements. Eight Apple Valley schools scored above the 50 percent state average achievement under the new Multiple Measurement Rating system, while five were below average. Two programs—Transition Plus and the Cooperative Area Learning Program—did not receive ratings. Apple Valley Patch reported last fall that under the AYP system, scores showed that six of Apple Valley's 15 schools in the district made AYP in reading and math. The Minnesota Department of Education this week released the details of the MMR system, which …
We provide more detail on how the new Multiple Measurement Rating system works.
The Minnesota Department of Education this week released the details of the Multiple Measurement R system, which the MDE believes is a "fairer, more accurate" measurement system to replace the federal Adequate Yearly Progress standards of the No Child Left Behind act. Minnesota received a waiver from NCLB earlier this year. Below is more explanation of how the scores and designations for MMR are determined. Find out more about Apple Valley schools' scores here. All schools receive an MMR score based on points earned in: Scoring for the first three areas is based on state test results from 2009-10 and 2010-11, the release says. Schools also receive two other ratings: Beyond that, 10 District 196 elementary schools are Title I schools, which…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The District 196 School Board on Monday authorized staff to draft a purchase agreement for the Apple Valley building that houses alternative high school and special education programs.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Blog for us The District 196 School Board on Monday unanimously authorized staff to move forward with plans for the $5 million purchase of the Apple Valley building it currently leases to house alternative high school and adult special needs programs. The purchase of the building and land—which Dakota County property records show is valued at about $3.2 million—should create a savings of between $112,000 and $120,000 per year for taxpayers, district Finance and Operations Director Jeff Solomon told Patch on Monday. The district would no longer have to pay property taxes on the building, and would be eligible for the state's alternative facilities levy program to fund future …
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The district, others in Minnesota awaiting more details after the state received a waiver of federal requirements.
District 196 officials still are anticipating more details about how the waiver of certain federal education requirements will affect them. The President announced late last week that Minnesota’s own proposed reforms to its standards and accountability measures would meet requirements to replace the federal education law called the No Child Left Behind act, which was passed nearly a decade ago. Minnesota is one of 10 states to receive a reprieve from NCLB. The number of schools across the state that were failing the No Child Left Behind standards was climbing, said Steve Troen, director of teaching and learning for District 196. Schools had been expected to have 100 percent of students proficient in math and reading by the year 2014 under …
The district and others in Minnesota are awaiting more details after the state received a waiver of the federal requirements from President Obama.
District 196 officials still are anticipating more details about how the waiver of certain federal education requirements will affect them. The President announced late last week that Minnesota’s own proposed reforms to its standards and accountability measures would meet requirements to replace the federal education law called the No Child Left Behind act, which was passed nearly a decade ago. Minnesota is one of 10 states to receive a reprieve from NCLB. The number of schools across the state that were failing the No Child Left Behind standards was climbing, said Steve Troen, director of teaching and learning for District 196. Schools had been expected to have 100 percent of students proficient in math and reading by the year 2014 under …
