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The new school year is approaching quickly for students of District 192. Prior to the start of the 2010-11 year, Farmington area schools will hold open houses, registrations and orientations for students and their families. Schedules are listed be-low or can be found at the District 192 website, www.farmington.k12.mn.us.

Elementary open houses Farmington Elementa-ry: Sept. 1, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Meadowview Elemen-tary: Sept. 1, 3:30-5:30 p.m. North Trail Elementa-ry: Sept. 1, 5-7 p.m. Akin Road Elementa-ry: Sept. 2, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Riverview Elementary: Sept. 2, 4-6:30 p.m.

Middle school schedule/picture days Dodge Middle School: Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Boeckman Middle School: Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

High school events Registration/Schedule Pick Up: Aug. 24, noon-8 p.m. Registration/Schedule Pick Up: Aug. 26, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 9th Grade & New Stu-dent Parents Night: Aug. 24, 5:30 p.m., FHS Recital Hall. 10th-12th Grade Par-ents Night: Aug. 24, 7 p.m., FHS Recital Hall.

Back-to-school events slated for Farmington Area Public Schools

For many college-bound teens, preparing for the start of the semes-ter can be chaotic. Buying textbooks and necessities, socializing and staying healthy at college can be stressful for many stu-dents. And unfortunately, there’s no manual. But here are some helpful tips for kids heading off to college: • Buy used books when possible: The average stu-dent spends $700 on text-books yearly, but used books from the college bookstore can save you 25 percent. Plus, it’s easier to return books to the cam-pus store than to another retailer or website. This comes in handy should you drop a class. “College stores strive to provide as many used textbooks as possible and to make course materi-als as affordable as pos-

sible, but they often sell out quickly,” says Charles Schmidt, spokesman for the National Association of College Stores. “Shop the store early or buy di-rectly from its website to take advantage of your college’s book sales.” • Consider renting books or electronic texts: More college stores are offering these options, and rentals can give students tempo-rary access to course ma-terials for about one-third to half the price of buying new texts. • Connect online: Thanks to sites like Face-book and Twitter, college-bound students can now meet roommates before orientation and figure out who’s bringing what for their dorm room. Students also may be able to virtually meet pro-fessors and upperclass-man by connecting to the college’s social networking

sites. Many college book-stores maintain their own Facebook page or Twitter feed, so check them out for money-saving deals. • Eat well, stay healthy: For many college fresh-men, the first time away from home means ice cream before dinner. While there’s no crime in that, a balanced meal helps keep off the dreaded “Freshman 15.” Intramu-ral sports also are great for staying fit while social-izing. • Buy local and make friends: While it’s tempt-ing to buy books, dorm supplies and electronics from the Internet, this can prove more expensive (especially when you add shipping). Buying locally usually is cheaper and can help new students become acquainted with their new home. In fact, college stores nationwide employ approximately 30,000 stu-

dents, making them great places to meet peers or get advice from upperclass-men who know the profes-sors. You also can be sure you’re getting all needed course materials in one place and are taking ad-vantage of local discounts. • Get what’s coming to you: Students should keep receipts and be aware of tax credits they can get for academic-related expens-es. “Textbooks, as well as tuition and fees not cov-ered by scholarships or grants, can be claimed as a tax credit of up to $2,500 on that year’s tax return under the American Op-portunity Tax Credit,” says Schmidt. For details on apply-ing for the tax credit, visit textbookaid.org.

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An elementary school classroom often reflects the community in which it exists: a diversity of academic skills, interests and socioeconomic back-grounds. One challenge that manifests, then, is teach-ing those various types of students in a way in which they all can achieve. One method experts devised and some local school districts implement is called “clustering” or sometimes “cluster group-ing.” Among the schools that use this method are Aiken Road Elementary in Farmington and Har-riet Bishop Elementary School in Savage. What school adminis-

trators and teachers will do, said Aiken Road El-ementary Principal Karen Bergman, is place about 4-7 students from a cer-tain group with a similar need in a standard class-room. Bergman’s school is among those in the area that uses this method. An example of this at Farmington’s Aiken Road school: A first grade class has 25 students, six or sev-en of those kids could be a group of students in an English Language Learn-ers (ELL) program. The goal is to provide students such as those in ELL or gifted and talent-ed programs the ability to receive the special sort of attention they need while spending time among their peers. The teacher of the mixed-ability classes is

trained on how to handle the arrangement. Often, as in the case of ELL clusters, there will be a co-teacher or educational assistant on hand to help with instruction, Bergman said. This could also be the case with gifted and talented or special educa-tion clusters. The students in the clusters are not the only kids to see positive results from this arrangement. “All the kids benefit,” Bergman said. Her example of this centers on a scenario fea-turing a classroom with an ELL cluster. “We know there is ad-ditional support going to that classroom for literacy instruction and vocabu-lary comprehension,” she said. “All the students

Cluster of successPlacing groups of similar children in heterogeneous

classrooms a win for education, officials say

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Here is an overview of some changes for the 2010-11 school year in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Dis-trict.

Districtwide New teachers, principals, and administrators – There will be approximately 40 new teachers replacing those who have retired or left the dis-trict. Two new principals will also replace two who retired. Lyle Bomsta is the new principal of William Byrne Elementary School in Burns-ville, a magnet school with a focus on science, technol-ogy, engineering and math (STEM) in addition to the district’s strong core cur-riculum. Bomsta taught in Osseo and in California and served as an assistant prin-cipal at a middle school in San Diego. Most recently, he was the technology integra-tionist and data coach in St. Louis Park. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in

elementary education from Augsburg College, Bomsta earned a master’s in school administration at National University in San Diego, CA, a K-12 Minnesota Principal License from Hamline Uni-versity and is currently a doc-toral candidate at Hamline as well. Dr. Elizabeth Vaught is the new principal at Edward Neill Elementary School in Burnsville. Most recently, she was the assistant princi-pal at a school in Phoenix, Arizona. Earlier, she taught elementary school in Cincin-nati, Ohio. She graduated with bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and classical civilization. She has a master’s degree in literacy and recently completed her EdD in Educational Leader-ship at Arizona State Univer-sity. Two new districtwide ad-ministrators will replace two who retired. Chris Lindholm is the new assistant superintendent for

instructional leadership. He has been at Shakopee Junior High School since 2002, first as assistant principal and most recently as principal. He was dean of students/assis-tant principal at Edina High School from 2000 to 2002. He began his career in educa-tion as a social studies teach-er at Northfield High School in 1996. He has a bachelor’s degree in social studies edu-cation from St. Olaf College, a master’s in education from Winona State University and administrative licensure from St. Mary’s University and Minnesota State University. He will be the district’s only assistant superintendent. Dr. Tania Chance is the new executive director of hu-man resources. Most recently, she was the human resources coordinator and director of equity in the Spring Lake Park School District. In the past, she was principal of a 9 - 12 building in Georgia and served as the director of mul-ticultural education in White

Bear Lake. She began her ca-reer as a secondary technol-ogy education teacher. She graduated from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin - Stout with a bachelor’s degree in technology. She achieved her master’s in education at Stout, her administrative work at St. Cloud State and her Ph.D. at Capella Univer-sity in 2004. Registration changes – Registration for all schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 now takes place at the new Wel-come Center, located in the lower level of Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. The Welcome Center is open all year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The center can be reached at (952) 07-4180. For more information and reg-istration forms, visit www.isd191.org and click on “En-roll/Welcome Center.” The Welcome Center will

also serve as a “one-stop shop” to connect families to other organizations and re-sources in the community. Magnet schools – A new Gifted/Talented magnet pro-gram is being added at Eagle Ridge Junior High School in Savage this fall. Kindergarten – Kinder-garten students will start school two days later than other elementary students in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, begin-ning in Fall 2010. Most other students will begin the school year on Tuesday, Sept. 7, but kindergarten students will start school on Thursday, Sept. 9. On Sept. 7 or 8, incom-ing kindergarten students will meet one-on-one with a kindergarten teacher for a 30-minute appointment. Par-ents will be contacted in Au-gust to set up appointments. These appointments will give teachers the time to gather information and understand where each child is academi-

cally so the school year can get off to a running start on the first day of school. The district’s Project KIDS program will offer kin-dergarten child care on Sept. 7 and 8. For more informa-tion, call District 191 Com-munity Education at 952-707-4150.

Rahn Elementary School Incentives are being of-fered for families to attend Rahn Elementary School as part of an innovative pilot program to see if families can be enticed into voluntarily switching schools rather than forcing change through re-drawn attendance boundar-ies. The goal is to fill approxi-mately 150 spaces at Rahn by offering all-day kindergarten at reduced prices. Families who quality for free school lunch would pay nothing while those on reduced-price lunch would pay $87 a month. All other families

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Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District have scheduled open houses that will be held in August and September.

Elementary schools • Edward Neill Elementary: Back to School Night, Sept. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. • Gideon Pond Elemen-tary: Meet and Greet/PTO Ice Cream Social, Sept. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. • Harriet Bishop Elemen-tary: Meet the Teacher Open House, Sept. 2 at 4 p.m. • Hidden Valley Elementary: Meet the Teacher Open House, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. • Marion W. Savage Elemen-tary: Meet Your Teacher Open House, Sept. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. •Rahn Elementary: Open house, Sept. 1 at 3:30 p.m. • Sioux Trail Elementary: Open House, Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. • Sky Oaks Elementary: Meet the Teacher open house, Sept. 1 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. • Vista View Elementary: Open House, Sept. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. • William Byrne Elementary: Meet the Teacher Open House, Sept. 2 at 3 p.m.

Middle schools • Eagle Ridge Junior High: 7th grade orientation, Sept. 1 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Parent Back-to-School Night, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. • Metcalf Junior High: Schedules available for 8th and 9th graders, Aug. 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; New student orientation, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.; Open House, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. • Nicollet Junior High: Stu-dents can drop by for sched-ules, photos and planners Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Open House, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.

High Schools • Burnsville High School: Orientation for parents of sophomores and other new stu-dents, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m., in the Mraz Center at the school; Ori-entation and photo day Aug. 25 and 26 - students can stop by between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Se-nior Campus open house, Sept. 1; Main Campus open house, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. • Envision Academy of the Arts: Open House, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center.

Open houses scheduled in District 191would pay $174 a month, half the regular price. Older siblings would also be invit-ed to attend Rahn. The district’s Kindergar-ten Plus program provides a full-day kindergarten ex-perience taught by licensed teachers. As an additional incen-tive, all Rahn Elementary students who enroll in Proj-ect KIDS will receive a 20 percent discount for the 2010-11 school year. Proj-ect KIDS offers school-age child care before and after the school day and also when school is not in ses-sion. The incentives are being offered by the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Dis-trict 191 Board of Educa-tion because Rahn School is currently underused and operating at only 62 percent of capacity. Enrollment has dropped in recent years as nearby neighborhoods have aged. To apply, contact Rahn Elementary School at (952) 707-3600.

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Here is an overview of some changes for the 2010-11 school year in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. The first day of the 2010-11 school year will be Tues-day, Sept. 7. For more in-formation about these and other back-to-school events and activities, call your child’s school.

Elementary SchoolsCedar Park Elementary Sci-ence, Technology, Engineer-ing and Math (STEM) School (952-431-8360)• Back-to-School Night – Sept. 2, 5-7 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10 a.m. (AM classes and K Plus) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes)• Curriculum Night – Sept. 28, 6-7:45 p.m.

Deerwood Elementary (651-683-6801)• Open House – Sept. 1, 5-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation –

Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m. (AM classes and K Plus), 12:30 p.m. (PM classes) • Kindergarten Back-to-School Night – Sept. 16, 6 p.m.• 1st Grade Back-to-School Night – Aug. 25, 6 p.m.• 2nd Grade Back-to-School Night – Sept. 13, 6 p.m.• 3rd Grade Back-to-School Night – Sept. 20, 6 p.m.• 4th Grade Back-to-School Night – Sept. 14, 6 p.m.• 5th Grade Back-to-School Night – Sept. 21, 6 p.m.

Diamond Path Elementary School of International Stud-ies (952-423-7695)• All School Open House – Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10-11 a.m. (AM classes), 10 a.m.-noon (K Plus classes) and 1-2 p.m. (PM classes) • Kindergarten Parent Infor-mation Night – Sept. 20, 6 p.m.• 1st Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 21, 6 p.m.

• 2nd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 20, 7:15 p.m.• 3rd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 6 p.m.• 4th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 21, 7:15 p.m.• 5th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 7:15 p.m.

Echo Park Elementary (952-431-8390)• New Family Information Meeting – Aug. 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m.• Open House – Sept 1, 5-6:30 p.m. • Kindergarten Orientation – Sept.7, 10 a.m. (AM classes, K Plus and KLE) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes)

Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science (651-683-8570)• Open House/Curriculum/Title I Night – Sept. 2, 5-7 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10 a.m. (AM classes

and K Plus) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes)

Greenleaf Elementary (952-431-8270)• Open House – Sept. 1, 5-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Information Meeting – Sept. 7, 9:45 a.m. (K Plus) 10 a.m. (AM classes) and 1 p.m. (PM classes)• 1st Grade Information Meeting – Aug. 18, 6 p.m.• 2nd Grade Information Meeting – Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m.• 3rd Grade Information Meeting – Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.• 4th Grade Information Meeting – Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m.• 5th Grade Information Meeting – Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m.

Highland Elementary (952-423-7595)• Open House – Aug. 31, 5-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9 a.m. (AM classes & K Plus) and noon (PM classes)• 1st Grade Curriculum Night – Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m.

• 2nd Grade Curriculum Night – Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.• 3rd Grade Curriculum Night – Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.• 4th Grade Curriculum Night – Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m.• 5th Grade Curriculum Night – Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.

Northview Elementary (651-683-6820)• Open House – Sept. 1, 5-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9-11 a.m.

Oak Ridge Elementary (651-683-6970)• Open House – Sept. 1, 5-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10 a.m. (AM classes and K Plus) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes)• 1st Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 20, 6 p.m.• 2nd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 20, 7:15 p.m.• 3rd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 27, 6 p.m.• 4th Grade Parent Informa-

tion Night – Sept. 16, 6 p.m.• 5th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 7:15 p.m.

Parkview Elementary (952-431-8350)• Open House –Sept. 1, 4:30-6 p.m.• Grade 5 Parent Meeting – Sept. 1, 5-5:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. (AM classes & K Plus) and 1 p.m. (PM classes)

Pinewood Community School (651-683-6980)• Open House – Sept. 2, 5-7 p.m. • Early Childhood Open House – Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-noon and 4-6 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept 7, 9:45 a.m. (AM and K Plus classes) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes) • Math Curriculum Night for Third-Grade Parents – Sept. 28, 6-6:30 p.m.• Math Curriculum Night for

District 196 schools open house and information events

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Red Pine Elementary (651-423-7870)• Open House – Sept. 1, 5-7 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9:45 a.m. (AM and K Plus classes) and 1:15 p.m. (PM and KLE classes)

Rosemount Elementary (651-423-7690)• Open House – Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.• New Family Orientation – Sept. 1, 6-6:30 p.m.• Kindergarten Orienta-tion – Sept. 7, 10-11 a.m. (AM classes), 10 a.m.-noon (K Plus) and 1-2 p.m. (PM classes)

Shannon Park Elementary (651-423-7670)• Open House – Sept. 1, 4:30-6 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9-11 a.m. (K Plus),

9:30-10:30 a.m. (AM classes) and 12:30-1:30 p.m. (PM classes)• 1st Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 8, 6-6:45 p.m.• 2nd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 13, 6-6:45 p.m.• 3rd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 6-6:45 p.m.• 4th Grade parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 15, 6-6:45 p.m.• 5th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 14, 6-6:45 p.m.

Southview Elementary (952-431-8370)• Open House – Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9:15-11 a.m. (K Plus), 9:30-11 a.m. (AM classes) and 12:30-2 p.m. (PM classes)• 1st Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 23, 6 p.m.• 2nd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 13, 6 p.m.• 3rd Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 6 p.m.• 4th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 13, 7 p.m.

• 5th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 16, 7 p.m.

Thomas Lake Elementary (651-683-6890)• Open House – Sept. 1, 4:30-6 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10 a.m. (AM classes and K Plus) and 1:30 p.m. (PM classes)

Westview Elementary (952-431-8380)• Open House – Sept. 1, 4:30-6 p.m. • Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 9:45-11:45 a.m. (K Plus), 10-11:30 a.m. (AM class) and 1-2:30 p.m. (PM class)• Kindergarten Parent Infor-mation Meeting – Sept. 28, 6:30-7:15 p.m.• 1st Grade Parent Informa-tion Meeting – Sept. 23, 7-8 p.m.• 2nd Grade Parent Informa-tion Meeting – Sept. 23, 8:15-9 a.m.• 3rd Grade Parent Informa-tion Meeting – Sept. 22, 8:15-9 a.m.• 4th Grade Parent Informa-

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Woodland Elementary (651-683-6990)• Open House – Sept 1, 5:30-7 p.m.• Kindergarten Orientation – Sept. 7, 10-11 a.m. (AM classes and K-plus)• Parent Information Night – Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m. (3rd grade), 6:15 p.m. (5th grade)

and 7 p.m. (1st grade)• Parent Information Night – Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m. (2nd grade) and 6:15 p.m. (4th grade)

Middle SchoolsBlack Hawk Middle (651-683-8521)• Back-to-School Jamboree – Aug. 25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.6th Grade Student/Parent In-formation Night – Aug. 31, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (last names A-L) and 7-8 p.m. (M-Z)• WEB 6th Grade Orienta-tion Day – Sept. 7, 8 a.m.7th Grade Parent Informa-

tion Night – Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m.• 8th Grade Parent Informa-tion Night – Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m.

Dakota Hills Middle (651-683-6800)• Back-to-School Day – Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• WEB 6th Grade Orienta-tion – Sept. 1, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.• 6th Grade Student/Parent Open House – Sept. 1, 4:30-6 p.m.• 7th Grade Student/Par-ent Open House – Sept. 16, 5-6:30 p.m.• 8th Grade Student/Par-

196/from 7B ent Open House – Sept. 16, 7-8:30 p.m.

Falcon Ridge Middle (952-431-8760)• Fall Rally Day – Aug. 18, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• 6th Grade Welcome Back Night (parents and students) – Aug. 31, 5:30-6:30 p.m.• 7th Grade Welcome Back Night (parents) – Sept. 1, 5:30-6:15 p.m.• 8th Grade Welcome Back Night (parents) – Sept. 1. 6:45-7:30 p.m.

Rosemount Middle (651-423-7570)• New Student and 6th Grade Open House – Aug. 24, 12-7 p.m.• Back-to-School Kickoff – Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Scott Highlands Middle (952-423-7581)• Back-to-School Jamboree – Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.• Open House – Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m.

Valley Middle (952-431-8300)• Back-to-School Open House – Aug. 25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• New Student/Family Ori-entation – Aug. 25, 12-12:30 p.m., 4-4:30 p.m. and 6-6:30 p.m.• Special Education Student/Parent Meetings – Aug. 25, 2:30-3 p.m. and 5:30-6 p.m.

High SchoolsApple Valley High (952-431-8200)• New Student Registration – Aug. 27, 1:30 p.m.• 9th Grade Orientation and Back-to-School Night (grades 10-12) – Sept. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Eagan High (651-683-6900)• 9th Grade Student and Par-ent/Guardian Orientation – Sept. 1, 3:30-5:30 p.m. (last names A-G), 5-7 p.m. (H-N) and 6:30-8:30 p.m. (O-Z)• New Student Orientation (grades 10-12) – Sept. 1, 5-5:45 p.m.• Open House (for parents/guardians) – Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m.

Eastview High (952-431-8900)• 9th Grade and New Student Orientation – Sept. 1, 7-9:30 p.m.

• Open House – Sept. 13, 7-9:30 p.m.

Rosemount High (651-423-7501)• School Pictures – Aug. 16, 11a.m.-5 p.m. (recommen-dation 11th grade 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 10th grade 1-3 p.m. and 9th grade 3-5 p.m.)• 9th Grade Orientation – Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m. • New Student Orientation – Aug, 24, 7:30-9:30 a.m. or 1-3 p.m. (call 651-423 7501 to schedule a time)Open House – Aug. 31, 7-9:30 p.m.

School of Environmental Studies (952-431-8750)• Back-to-School-Day – Sept 1, 1-7 p.m.• Open House – Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m.

Area Learning Center - (952-431-8720)• New Student/Parent Meet-ing – Sept. 1, 3-4:30 p.m.

Other SchoolsDakota Ridge (952-423-7619)• Open House – Sept. 20, 5-8 p.m.


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Here is an overview of some changes for the 2010-11 school year in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District.

Districtwide New teachers, principals, and administrators – Rose-mount Elementary School Instructional Assistant Kristine Scallon is the new principal of Oak Ridge El-ementary School in Eagan. Scallon replaced Lisa Hannon, who retired at the end of this school year af-ter 34 years in District 196, including the last 12 years as principal at Oak Ridge. Scallon took over the posi-tion July 1. Scallon has worked in District 196 since 2003, when she was hired as a fourth-grade teacher at Rosemount Elementary. One year later she was pro-moted to the administra-

tive role of instructional assistant and has had re-sponsibilities involving as-sessment, student behavior, parent communication, staff training and devel-opment of a professional learning community at the school. Since 2007, Scal-lon has also served as the district’s coordinator of el-ementary targeted services, overseeing elementary sum-mer school and extended day programming. “We are very pleased to be able to replace Lisa Han-non with someone of Kris’ quality,” Berenz said. “Her skills, abilities and commit-ment to the learning of all students are a perfect fit for Oak Ridge.” Scallon was one of seven candidates who were inter-viewed initially by a com-mittee that included parent and staff representatives from Oak Ridge. The com-

mittee forwarded two candi-dates to the superintendent for final interviews and se-lection. Scallon is a graduate of the University of Wiscon-sin-River Falls, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary educa-tion. She started her career in 1995 as a special educa-tion teacher at a private day treatment program for ado-lescents in Oakdale. In 1997, she was hired as a special education teacher for Intermediate School District 917 and from 1998 to 2003 was a teacher for the Inver Grove Heights School District. Scallon has a master’s degree in special education from the University of Min-nesota and a specialist de-gree in educational admin-istration from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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High schoolsLakeville North High School • Parent, athlete, coaches meeting — Aug. 16., 6-7 p.m. • 9th grade parent infor-mational meeting and open house — Sept. 13, 5:45-7:15 p.m.Lakeville South High School • Parent, athlete, coaches meeting — Aug. 16., 6-7 p.m. • 9th grade parent infor-mational meeting and open house — Sept. 13, 5:45-7:15 p.m.

Middle schoolsCentury Middle School • 6th grade orientation — Sept. 1, 5-6:30 p.m. • 7th grade orientation — Aug. 31, 6-7:30 p.m. • 8th grade orientation — Aug. 30, 5-6:30 p.m.Kenwood Trail Middle School

• 6-8th grade orientation — Sept. 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.McGuire Middle School • 6th grade orientation — Sept. 1, 6:30-8 p.m. • 7th grade orientation — Aug. 31, 6-7:30 p.m. • 8th grade orientation — Sept. 8, 6:30-8 p.m.

Elementary schoolsCherry View Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.Christina Huddleston El-ementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.Crystal Lake Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.Eastview Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.John F. Kennedy Elementary

School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.Lake Marion Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.Lakeview Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m. Oak Hills Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m.Orchard Lake Elementary School • Parent meeting and open house — Sept. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.

Other schoolsEarly Childhood Family Edu-cation • Open house — Sept. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.Alternative Learning Center • 8-12th grade orentation — Sept. 1, 6-7:30 p.m.

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High schoolsLakeville North High School • Oct. 18, 4:30-7:30 p.m.Lakeville South High School • Oct. 18. 4-8 p.m. • Oct. 19, 4-8 p.m.

Middle schoolsCentury Middle School • Oct. 14, 2:30-8 p.m. • Oct. 19, 2:30-8 p.m.Kenwood Trail Middle School • Oct. 14, 3-7 p.m. • Oct. 19, 3-7 p.m.McGuire Middle School • Oct. 14, 3-7:30 p.m. • Oct. 19, 3-7:30 p.m.

Elementary schoolsCherry View Elementary School • TBAChristina Huddleston El-ementary School • Oct. 14, 3:30-8:30 p.m. • Oct. 28, 3:30-8:30 p.m.Crystal Lake Elementary School • Nov. 1, 4-8 p.m.Eastview Elementary School • TBAJohn F. Kennedy Elementary School • Oct. 14, 4-8 p.m. • Oct. 19, 4-8 p.m.Lake Marion Elementary

School • TBALakeview Elementary School • Oct. 18, 3:30-7:30 p.m. • Oct. 19, 3:30-7:30 p.m.Oak Hills Elementary School • Oct. 18, 4-8 p.m. • Oct. 19, 4-8 p.m.Orchard Lake Elementary School •Oct. 14, 4-7 p.m. •Oct. 19, 4-7:30 p.m.

Other schoolsAlternative Learning Center • Compass — Oct. 5, 4-7 p.m.

Lakeville schools set parent-teacher conference schedule

benefit from a better em-phasis on language devel-opment.” In the case of having clusters of gifted and tal-

ented students, a Univer-sity of Connecticut study conducted by Marcia Lynne Gentry has shown that “placing high achiev-ers together in one class-room challenges those

students, enabling other students to become aca-demic leaders and allow-ing new talent to emerge.” Aaron Vehling is at [email protected].

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