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- Climate & Culture
- Focus on Students
Elevate your child's educational experience! Take the annual Family-School Relationships Survey.
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Help shape future programming, facility improvements and learning opportunities for students
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- Focus on Students
Sources of drinking water will be tested at all elementary and K-8 schools.
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- Leadership
January marks School Board Recognition Month and is the perfect time to thank our board members
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- Focus on Students
- Student Achievement
The district’s graduation rate improved by about 2 percent compared to last year.
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- Climate & Culture
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awards Five Star District
Five Star Stories
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