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We are very excited with the amount of support for our Polar Plunge!
Pictures found here.
We are excited to introduce the Eagle Staff Award, a new initiative that allows you to recognize staff members who have made a positive impact on your student(s). To nominate a staff member, please use this link and share how they have positively influenced your student. Our Student Council will review nominations and select two staff members each month to receive a traveling trophy in recognition of their contributions.
Happy Indigenous People's Day on Monday, October 14th.
Join us for our STEM Family Night
Thursday the 26th at 5pm-7pm.
#eaglepride #stemforall
#stempathway #isd196stem
VMSS welcomes our new Assistant Administrator and Athletic Director James Jotter.
Valley Middle School of STEM PTO is official!
District News
District 196 is pleased to announce the graduation ceremony dates, times, and locations for the Class of 2025.
The four-year graduation rate for District 196 students remained stable in 2024, at 88.1%
2025 Athena Awards: Makayla Moran, AVHS; Ava Ligtenberg, EHS; Gracie Puit, EVHS; Sophie Stramel, RHS
Three teachers, two operations staff, and one administrator have been selected for the 2025 Outstanding Service Awards, the district’s highest honor for employees
Twenty-four District 196 students earned invitations to the DECA International Competition later this spring.
District 196 has selected Mark Aronson as the next Highland Elementary School principal—only the third since Highland opened in 1986. Mr. Aronson has served as the assistant administrator at Highland for the last two years.
Mandy Hill will be principal beginning July 1. She is currently an assistant administrator at Diamond Path.
District 196 music programs were prominently featured at the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Convention, the state’s largest music educators event, held in Minneapolis in February.
Highland Elementary principal is one of three finalists from Minnesota for the 2025 national honor.
More than 200 District 196 high school students qualified to compete at state business conferences in March.
District 196 students showcased their exceptional debate skills at the 124th Annual Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) State Debate Tournament, earning top honors across multiple categories.
Valley Middle School of STEM earned second place. District 196 teams brought home seven category awards.
District 196’s four comprehensive high schools have nominated a total of 16 students for 2024-25 leadership awards sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League.
Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology and Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science earn 2025 Top Magnet School honors.
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board members elected officers at the January 13 annual organizational meeting and set their meeting dates through June 2026.
Emerald Trail Elementary School will open in Fall 2025 in Rosemount.
Eagan residents Robin Cerio and Catherine Diamond will fill the expiring terms of Art Coulson and Sachin Isaacs, who resigned earlier this year.
The 2025-26 school calendar is now available.
District 196 School Board selected six applicants to advance to interviews on December 16 to fill two vacancies on the Board.
District 196 high school students who challenged themselves by taking College in the Schools (CIS) courses during the 2023-24 school year earned a combined 3,966 college credits valued at more than $3.1 million, according to a report released by the University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools program.
District 196 earned the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) for the 22nd year in a row.
The Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) is thrilled to announce Mia Battistone as the 2025 Teacher of the Year (TOY). Mia, an exceptional Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) educator, has been recognized for her outstanding dedication to her students, innovative teaching methods, and commitment to advancing FCS education in Minnesota.
Leah Gardner has been elected to fill the open seat on the District 196 School Board in the Nov. 5 Special School Board election.
At the Regular School Board meeting on November 4, the District 196 School Board approved changes to the elementary school attendance areas to alleviate overcrowding in elementary schools in the southern portion of the district.
47 District 196 seniors are receiving special recognition this fall for scores they achieved on a national standardized test they took last year as juniors.
Students enrolled in a Spanish Heritage class talk about much more: reconnecting with their linguistic and cultural roots, a sense of belonging where they can be themselves, and aspirations for the professional advantage of bilingual fluency.
District 196 proposes adjusting six elementary attendance areas to ease overcrowding and prepare to open a new elementary school next year.
The Overview of Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for the 2024-25 school year is online and was emailed to families
The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) is thrilled to announce that Southview Elementary in Apple Valley (ISD 196) has been named a Minnesota School of Excellence (SOE), one of only six schools in the state to receive this esteemed designation for 2024.
District 196 students exceeded state averages on statewide reading, math, and science tests given last spring, according to results released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) on August 29.
The College Board recognized 818 District 196 high school students for their performance on Advanced Placement (AP) course exams taken during the 2023-24 school year.
One of the seven at-large positions on the District 196 School Board is up for election in the Nov. 5, 2024 election.