Welcome to Independent School District 196

Student rights handbook to be mailed

Parents and guardians of students enrolled in District 196 schools will soon receive the "Overview of Student Rights and Responsibilities" handbook for the 2014-15 school year. The handbooks will be mailed the week of August 4 to every household with a child enrolled in the district, one handbook per household.

District continues financial reporting excellence

For the 12th year in a row, District 196 earned the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). This year's certificate recognizes excellence in the preparation and issuance of the district's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2013.

Camp Propel runs through August 14

Camp Propel summer school began July 28 and runs through August 14 at eight district elementary schools. Now in its second year, the goal of Camp Propel is to jump-start learning for students who are in the greatest need of additional help. Instead of reviewing concepts that students were taught last year, the Camp Propel curriculum focuses on a preview of science units that students will be taught when the new school year begins.

Parents will update emergency information online

Beginning August 7, parents and guardians who access the SchoolView portal will be prompted to review and update their family, emergency contact and health information for each child who will be enrolled in District 196 in the 2014-15 school year. This online review and update replaces the paper-form process that schools used in the past at the start of each year. To view a short tutorial that walks through the process of updating this information in SchoolView, click here.

Eagan and Apple Valley earn school-level honors at national speech and debate tournament

Eagan and Apple Valley high schools both earned school-level recognition and Eagan Principal Polly Reikowski received Principal of the Year honors at this year's National Speech and Debate Association (formerly the National Forensic League) national tournament June 15-20 in Kansas City. Eagan was one of 10 schools in the nation to be named a School of Outstanding Distinction and Apple Valley was one of 21 schools to be named a Speech School of Excellence. Both awards are based on the number of rounds of competition completed by each school's students during the tournament.

Solomon recognized for work on fee system

District 196 Director of Finance and Operations Jeff Solomon is one of three school business professionals selected to receive a 2014 Pinnacle of Achievement Award from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International. Solomon was nominated for his work leading to development of a fee management system that District 196 parents use to sign up and pay for almost all of their children's school-related activities and fees.

Openings on Special Education Advisory Council

The District 196 Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) has open positions for district staff and parents who have a child with special needs. The terms are for two years, beginning with the start of the 2014-15 school year this fall. Current members may apply to serve consecutive terms.

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