South Washington Superintendent Mark Porter will hold three community engagement sessions in the coming weeks to update residents on recent happenings in the school district, including the strategic plan and student achievement results. He also will present the district's new budgeting process.
The meetings will include an interactive session where those attending can respond to a series of questions and sign up for focus groups.
The sessions will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Woodbury High School, on Oct. 18 at Park High School and on Oct. 25 at East Ridge High School.
To participate in a focus group, contact Kay Pavel at 651-458-6306 or kpavel@so washco.k12.mn.us.
For more information on the engagement sessions, contact Barbara Brown at 651-458-6209 or bbrown6@sowashco .k12.mn.us.
Stillwater
Junior high teacher receives national grantSara Damon, a geography teacher at Stillwater Junior High School, has been selected to participate in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program. The grant is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department.
Damon is one of three teachers from Minnesota and one of 68 teachers from the nation selected for the professional development program.
The program begins with an eight-week online course that will introduce theories surrounding globalized learning and provide opportunities to develop practical skills in lesson planning, international project collaboration and community engagement. Upon completion of the course, she'll attend a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C., and travel to Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco or Ukraine.
