With a work history spanning over 25 years in PK-12 public education, and the most recent of them directing assessment, research, evaluation, and continuous improvement activities at Edina Public Schools, many professionals might be looking forward to retirement and relaxation. Not the case with Donna Roper, the new executive director of research, evaluation, assessment and … Read more
Like all 2020-21 seniors, Apollo High School graduate Win Koering didn’t have a typical senior year, but he did everything he could to continue maximizing his high school experience. “[Early in high school] I tried to be as active in the [school] community as I could be,” reflects Koering. “It started by joining soccer and … Read more
Ellen Stewart, director of equity services for St. Cloud Area School District, has a story she likes to tell about being a child in North Minneapolis. For as far back as she can remember, she taught school in her backyard for the neighborhood kids. Every day, she’d line up lawn chairs and teach all day long … Read more
This year, Apollo High School celebrates its 50th anniversary. Brand new in the fall of 1970, the school boasted innovative ideas and curriculum as well as a contemporary building design. Over many decades, the idea that high school students could create their own modular schedules tailored to their own interests endured. It was a pioneering … Read more
So many District 742 students are off to big things this fall after last spring’s graduation, and Khadar Abdi, now a Tech High School alumnus, is one of them. Abdi’s laser focus through his years at Tech secured him the top ranked spot in his high school class. Right away in ninth-grade, Abdi made a … Read more