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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Common Core Proves Steep Challenge on MCA Reading Exam
(Heads-up: This piece is essentially a prompt designed to increase your understanding about the common core standards recently integrated into the MCA III reading exam administered in April 2013. Enjoy!) The Minnesota Department of Education has released the results of … Continue reading
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New CLA+ Exam to Gauge Workforce Readiness of College Grads
Should the spring 2014 debut of the new College Learning Assessment become the norm for college grads who aspire to career employment, there will be no rest for the assessment weary in the field of education. Just when school-aged families … Continue reading
District 621 Schools in the Community
The Irondale Marching Knights headed up an afternoon parade at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Friday, August 23rd.
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Middle School Math and the High School GPA
Given the focus Mounds View district administrators are placing on what they’ve identified as a struggling middle school math program, is it appropriate to have certain courses appear in the high school Grade Point Average calculation of a seventh grader? … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Campaign !
By the deadline of 5:00 p.m. today, four candidates had filed for three Mounds View School Board terms, each extending from January 2014 to January 2018. The four candidates include incumbents Jon Tynjala, Marre Jo Sager, and Greg Madsen. My … Continue reading
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The ‘Big 3’ Objectives
While District 621 is a leader in many regards (one-of-a-kind early college offerings, 100% ACT exam administration, and high number of National Merit Scholars to name a few) it also has areas where the work never ends– especially considering the … Continue reading
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John Hakes for Mounds View School Board '15 