194NOW: March 28, 2024
Student Focused. Community Connected.
District-Wide Updates
March 26 Regular Board of Education Meeting Recap
Among other items, during the regular board of education meeting on March 26, the board of education:
Approved the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee resolution, which issued a vote of concurrence attesting that the school board and/or district are compliant with Minnesota Statutes and are meeting the needs of American Indian students.
Approved the renewal of Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and dental insurance at a rate increase of 5% (2.5% district share and 2.5% employee share).
Approved the student nutrition contract settlement package for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 agreement years. Highlights of this settlement include an additional paid holiday and wage increases of 2.5% year one and 2.25% year two for a total package increase of 7.88%.
The board also met in a closed meeting regarding the superintendent’s evaluation process as permitted by Minn. Stat. 13D.05, Subd. 3(a) to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to the Board’s authority.
Lakeville Area Schools Maintains Strong Graduation Rate
According to the Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) data released this week, Lakeville Area Schools has continued to maintain a strong four-year graduation rate, despite a slight post-pandemic decline. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released data on March 28 showing that the district's four-year graduation rate remained robust, at 93.7%, which is 10.4 percentage points above the state average. This represents an increase from the previous year's rate of 92.7%.
Points of Pride
10 Lakeville North Speech students qualify for national tournament
Congratulations to the 10 students from the Lakeville North High School Speech team on qualifying for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, taking place this June in Des Moines, Iowa. Way to go!
Anna Branchini (grade 12) - Dramatic Interpretation and Program Oral Interpretation
Adelyn Frost (10) & Meredith Leo (10) - Duo Interpretation
Ankita Gurung (12) - Program Oral Interpretation and Original Oratory
Evangeline Johnson (10) - Dramatic Interpretation
Aaimah Khawaja (12) - US Extemporaneous Speaking
Maizie Moe (10) - Humorous Interpretation
Charese Mutebi (12) - Original Oratory
Louise Nguyen (12) - International Extemporaneous Speaking and Informative Speaking
Ella Raiche (12) - Informative Speaking
13 Lakeville DECA students qualify for International Career Development Conference
135 students from the Lakeville North High School and Lakeville South High School DECA teams competed at the 2024 Minnesota DECA State Career Development Conference in Minneapolis, March 10-12. Several students from both teams competed in finals, with 13 students earning top rankings and qualifying for the International Career Development Conference (ICDC).
The 2024 International Career Development Conference will take place April 27-30 in Anaheim, California. Good luck to all those competing!
See all the students who qualified for the ICDC here.
District Facilities Closed - Spring Break
Lakeville Area Schools closed for Spring Break (March 29 - April 7) with the exception of child care
Lakeville Area Schools facilities will be closed March 29 through April 7, 2024 for Spring Break (Spring Break for students is March 29 through April 8). This includes the district office, community education office, school buildings that are not providing child care to students, and grounds. This means there will be no access for staff or the public this week, other than approved support staff. This closure is a cost-cutting measure as a result of the budget adjustments for the 2023-24 school year. The following buildings will be open to serve child care programming April 1 - April 5, and April 8:
Crystal Lake Education Center
Eastview Elementary
Oak Hills Elementary
Upcoming Meetings and Events
No School - Spring break, March 29 - April 8
Board of Education Work Session, April 16, 6 p.m., District Office
STAY CONNECTED WITH LAKEVILLE AREA SCHOOLS
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Peachjar Digital Flyers
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