http://isd742.org Keep up-to-date with news, events and program offerings from St. Cloud Area School District 742, Central Minnesota's leading P-12 education provider. en-us http://isd742.org/images/img_742.gif http://isd742.org Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:20 GMT Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:20 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 1.2 http://isd742.org/index.htm Roosevelt Early Childhood Center is hosting a Spring Fling May 20. The free event, which runs 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., is for parents and children from birth to kindergarten entry. Each child will receive a free book. Activities include Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc. (MMEP) facilitated a process to gather community input that would prioritize educational programming themes for our district's integration planning. This process involved: gathering key insights from previous community meetings on educational equity and excellence and Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm Area Learning Center (ALC) West PACE Program will host an Open House Celebration for the Quarry Park Poetry Trails Service Learning Project on May 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at McKinley Education Center. Part of the project involved Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm May 2 was Fun in the Sun Day at North. The day is dedicated by the Nutritional Services Staff at North to the students. The cafeteria is transformed into a tropical paradise. A special menu, decorations, limbo, hula dancing, invited Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm District 742 School Board will conduct a work session May 14 at 4 p.m. to discuss the Board's next steps in the initiative we have begun to utilize the National School Boards Association "Key Work" planning model to focus our Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm Advanced Placement (AP) is an internationally recognized program that provides opportunities for students to experience college-level academics while enrolled in high school. Students are able to earn college credit for an AP course if they pass the exam given in Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm The Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Steven Jordahl to succeed Bruce Watkins who is retiring June 30. Dr. Jordahl was selected following a nationwide search, and will begin July 1. Dr. Jordahl is currently Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm Tech and Apollo High Schools have decided to move the location for graduation ceremonies to Halenbeck Hall, on the campus of SCSU. Seating capacity at Halenbeck is over 5,000 for a graduation ceremony, well over expected attendance. The reasons for Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm The 2008-2009 school calendar was approved at the March 12 Board of Education meeting. View the 2008-2009 school calendar. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm District 742 is hosting numerous classes and sports camps this summer, including the Tech Boys Basketball Camp June 16 through June 19 in the Tech High School gymnasium. View the flyer/registration form. Learn more about our other sports camps and Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm District 742 is offering an amazing array of summer classes. Register online at http://stcloudcommunityed.com. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm An Oak Hill sixth-grade team placed first at the Future Problem Solving (FPS) state competition April 5. Team members are Sam LaBine, Alexie Portz, Madeline Syverson, Michael Lucius and alternate Megan Parries. The team, coached by sixth-grade teacher Debra Hoye, Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295 http://isd742.org/index.htm Apollo High School's Center 4 Recycling started in the fall of 2007 as a cooperative effort between Technology Education and Special Education programs. The goal is to provide a work experience setting in which students with disabilities learn a variety Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT http://isd742.org/index.htm_1210603700295