As our district continues working to meet Minnesota’s ethnic studies requirements, we are pleased to offer a thoughtful solution that satisfies the state mandate while honoring our commitment to keeping moral and ideological questions in the hands of parents. The Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) has developed a high-quality curriculum that we believe would […]
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Help Support Safe & Effective Classrooms in K–3
Minnesota law (2023 CH 55, Art. 2 §26-41 and §§40-41) changed how elementary schools can respond to serious classroom disruption in K–3. In our district, this has meant more limits on principals’ ability to use professional discretion when addressing behavior that interferes with learning. Principals and teachers want what we all want — safe, supportive […]
Ethnic Studies
In October of 2025 we hosted Catrin Wigfall (Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment) and Rhyen Staley (Director of Research for Defending Education) as our guest speakers. Both brought valuable experience from the classroom and education research and offered thoughtful insights into today’s educational issues. You may view our discussion on policies, […]