From PAKRAT to PAKCAT

SCSU students assembled PAKCAT bags

The PAKRAT (Parent and Kids Reading A-Lot Together) program has been a successful initiative in St. Cloud Area School District for several years. It’s now exciting to be introducing PAKCAT (Parents and Kids Counting A-Lot Together) to District 742 families. The PAKCAT program focuses on enhancing student math skills. The idea began a few years … Read more

Six Tips to Avoid the Summer Slide

Summer slide

And suddenly, here it is. The end of the school year! Students, and even parents, welcome the change in their busy academic schedules and look forward to more free time. Yet, teachers and parents alike worry about the infamous “summer slide” — the academic loss that often takes place over the summer months when students … Read more

PAKRAT Roll-N-Read Celebration

Pakrat

Sometimes a great idea is sparked, and with a little passion, that idea can grow into something spectacular.  PAKRAT (People And Kids Reading A Lot Together) Roll N Read was the idea of Talahi teacher, Sara Martini, after visiting a national conference in Washington, D.C. where another similar idea was already up and running. Martini … Read more