Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The program will have room for 108 students in year one, with registration beginning in April.
Despite a bit of controversy, Lakeville's School Board approved a plan Tuesday to offer the Impact Academy for grades K-3 at Orchard Lake Elementary School beginning this fall. The pilot program has been a source of contention for weeks with teachers and parents expressing concern they, or their students, may be pushed out of the school if the academy was implemented. The district held several public meetings to hear from constituents and staff were held to answer questions. The Impact Academy is a significant departure from traditional learning, in many ways. The cost-neutral pilot program will group students by their skill level in reading, math and writing, instead of age or grade. It allows students to learn, and grow, at their own …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Lakeville's School Board Chair joined 700 other board members from across the nation to meet with Congress to discuss education funding.
Roz Peterson, Lakeville's School Board Chair, joined 700 other school board leaders from around the nation to meet with Congress in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to advocate for education programs that could be cut by the federal government by way of sequestration. The school board leaders urged Congress to forge a bipartisan solution that puts education first. The meeting was part of the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) 40th annual Federal Relations Network Conference, being held Jan. 27-29, 2013. With the sequestration looming, more than 700 school boards have passed resolutions advocating Congress to stop the across-the-board cuts that would dismantle key education programs in their school districts. These federal cuts to K-12…
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday will push the City Council meeting to Tuesday—the same day Lakeville's School Board will hold both a special session and regular meeting.
Tuesday's going to be a busy day for Lakeville's elected officials. The School Board has a special session just prior to its regular meeting on Jan. 19, and the City Council meeting will also be held on Tuesday since Monday—the council's normal meeting day—is the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and city offices are closed. Lakeville's School Board will first meet at 5 p.m. at the district office for its special meeting to discuss a host of items, including an update from the new security task force, as well community engagement efforts, and the LinK12 Academy. At its regular meeting, starting at 7 p.m., also at the district office, the School Board is expected to hear a report discussing the district's gifted education program. The City …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Students in Lakeville's schools will be going to class two fewer times next year. The move allows teachers to have more time for grading, training, and ultimately, teaching, administrators say.
Next year's educational calendar is a good news, bad news proposition for Lakeville's public school families. On Jan. 8, the district's School Board approved next year's educational calendar and it features two fewer educational days for students. (See the calendars by clicking on them to the right.) Lakeville already had more educational days for students as compared to other local school districts (see table below). By reducing in-class days for students, teachers, administrators say, will have more time for curriculum planning, grading papers, and professional development. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Snyder told Lakeville Patch that the calendar change makes Lakeville a "21st Century school district." "The bottom line is do we want 'A' …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Roz Peterson was named School Board chair at Tuesday night's meeting—which was also the first for Board Member-elect Terry Lind.
Every year, during its first January meeting, Lakeville's School Board elects a new chair—a leader to steer the board for the coming year. Whether there has been an election or not, each year the board discusses, nominates, then votes for a new chair. And on Jan. 8, for the first time in six years, a new leader emerged. Roz Peterson was selected by the board as the 2013 School Board chair, a post Judy Keliher has had since 2006. The change wasn't a surprise—Keliher said last year when she was nominated and voted as chair, that she would likely be stepping aside to allow Peterson—who had challenged unsuccessfully for the post in 2011—to take the reigns. Peterson will serve as chair, with Board Member Jim Skelly serving as vice-chair. …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Thanks to the holiday, Lakeville's City Council and School Board, as well as Planning Commission and smaller governmental boards and councils are off until after the New Year.
All of Lakeville's government boards and councils are off this week in recognition of the New Year. There aren't any meetings scheduled for Lakeville's City Council, School Board, Planning Commision, or other boards until after the New Year. With that in mind, Lakeville Patch wishes you a happy New Year.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Thanks to the holiday, Lakeville's City Council and School Board, as well as Planning Commission and smaller governmental boards and councils are off until after the New Year.
All of Lakeville's government boards and councils are off this week for the Christmas holiday. There aren't any meetings scheduled for Lakeville's City Council, School Board, Planning Commision, or other boards until after the New Year. With that in mind, Lakeville Patch wishes you a happy holidays and a Merry Christmas. Since there are no meetings tonight, we enourage you to track Santa while he makes his trek around the globe, delivering gifts to children and even some adults. It's something to do ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Lakeville's School Board has two meetings this week—its regular meeting and a special session.
Lakeville's School Board has two meetings on Tuesday, and both are doozies. At 5 p.m. on Tuesday at the district office, the School Board will hold a special session where the group will discuss a number of items, the most notable being next year's academic calendar, which could be trimmed by two or three educational days, as requested by Education Minnesota Lakeville, the district's teacher's union. At 7 p.m. the board will begin its regular meeting where the 2012 payable 2013 tax levy will be certified. In addition, the board will hear reports on 2013-2014 enrollment, high school program of studies, and the 2012 summer programming report. Both meetings are open to the public. Also on Tuesday—and the only other meeting this week—the city'…
Monday, December 3, 2012
Lakeville's annual Truth in Taxation Hearing headlines this week's meeting agendas.
The city has three separate meetings this week, highlighted by the Dec. 3 City Council meeting where the annual Truth in Taxation hearing will be held. The regular meeting of the City Council will start at 7 p.m. at Lakeville City Hall and during the taxation hearing, residents can come to get more information about the property tax levy and ask questions and raise concerns about property taxes. To see the 2013 preliminary budget, visit the city's finance department web page. The 2013 final budget and tax levy are subject to Council approval during the Dec. 17 meeting. In addition to the Truth in Taxation hearing, the council will bu holding a more routine hearing to consider proposed assessments for weed and grass removal and property …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Former Lakeview Elementary School Principal Terry Lind will join incumbents Bob Erickson and Judy Keliher on Lakeville's School Board.
Lakeville's School Board has a not-so-new-face joining the ranks. Terry Lind, a former principal at Lakeview Elementary School, was elected to the school board on Nov. 6, joining incumbents Bob Erickson and Judy Keliher who were also re-elected. Lind takes the seat of longtime Board Member Kathy Lewis who announced earlier this year she's retiring from public office after 22 years. By the numbers, among all 22 precincts, Erickson led all vote getters with 11,948 votes, good for 22.46 percent of the total ballots cast. Lind finished second with 11,746 votes, or 22.12 percent. Keliher finished with 11,344 votes and 21.33 percent. Jennifer Harmening finished fourth with 10,055, or 18.90 percent. Lori Amborn, who dropped out of the race before…
gary foxley
2:51 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
limited communication because the board didn't want to discuss something not yet approved. Isn't that why we discuss things- to approve or disapprove? Whenever I hear a program is cost neutral I prepare to pay more. more ›