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Save the date for kindergarten roundup
Mark your calendars and plan to attend Mankato Area Public Schools' kindergarten roundup. Mankato Area Public Schools provides full-day kindergarten.

Eagle Lake Elementary School
500 LeSueur Avenue, Eagle Lake • 507-257-3530
Parents and students: Thursday, March 8 at 6 p.m.

Franklin Elementary School
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Educare Foundation funds five new grants for the Mankato Area Public Schools
The Educare Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of five Ed Waltman Mini Grants to help Mankato Area Public Schools offer enhanced educational opportunities to students. Approved grants:
  • East and West High schools, $500 for Career Expo transportation. These dollars will be used to transport 10th grade students from East and West High schools to the Verizon Wireless Center.
  • South Central Services Coop, $498 for social-emotional literature and materials for 3-5 year olds in Early Childhood Family Education. Funds will be used to purchase an additional set of the technical assistance on social emotional intervention curriculum.
  • East High School, $500 to send students to the Young Writers and Artists Conference at Bethany Lutheran College.
  • East Junior High School, $500 for Ordway Theatre tickets and busing to send students.
  • Dakota Meadows Middle School, $500 for Ordway Theatre tickets and busing to send students.
Interested Mankato Area Public Schools' teachers make mini grant requests which are approved on a monthly basis. Learn more about Educare's mini grant program at www.educarefoundation.org.
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Mankato Area Public Schools' students raise heart health awareness
Mankato Area Public Schools' Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is raising awareness for heart health through the American Heart Association's "Red/White Out." In addition to raising funds (with all proceeds going to the American Heart Association), students are asking district fans to show their support at the Tuesday, February 21 basketball game at Minnesota State University, Mankato; West High School fans are asked to wear red, and East High School fans are asked to wear white.
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Educare Foundation awards Ed Waltman Mini Grants
The Educare Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of two Ed Waltman Mini Grants to help Mankato Area Public Schools offer enhanced educational opportunities to students.

Approved grants:
  • Rosa Parks Elementary School, $492 to purchase an English language learners classroom library.
  • Bridges Community School, $130 for a voice-to-text computer program. This program types what students speak to help them better express their thoughts through writing.

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Citizen survey to begin soon
Mankato-A community-wide telephone and online survey will begin soon to address citizen satisfaction of services provided by the city of Mankato and Mankato Area Public Schools. The survey is expected to be complete in March. Minnesota State University, Mankato applied sociology class members and staff are conducting the survey. Citizen survey information collected from multiple surveys dating back to 1989 will be used as comparative data.
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Pictured left to right: Tom Rekstein and Ann Hendricks, Mankato Area Public School Board, Paul Lawton, project manager, and Bryan Paulsen, architecht, Sheri Allen, superintendent, and Rick Lund, principal at Rosa Parks Elementary School. Pictured left to right: Tom Rekstein and Ann Hendricks, Mankato Area Public School Board, Paul Lawton, project manager, and Bryan Paulsen, architecht, Sheri Allen, superintendent, and Rick Lund, principal at Rosa Parks Elementary School.
Rosa Parks Elementary becomes LEED® for Schools Gold certified
Paulsen Architects, Mankato, Minn., announced that Rosa Parks Elementary School has been awarded LEED ® for Schools Gold established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and the LEED for Schools Rating System recognizes the unique nature of the design and construction of K-12 schools. By addressing the uniqueness of school spaces and children's health issues, LEED for Schools provides a comprehensive tool for schools that wish to build green, with measurable results.
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Bridges Community School announces annual enrollment lottery
Mankato Area Public Schools' Bridges Community School staff is now accepting applications for the annual enrollment lottery--for school year 2012-2013.

Obtain an application at Bridges Community School, 820 Hubbell Avenue, Mankato, or by contacting staff at 507-387-2800. There are openings in Kindergarten and anticipated openings in grades one through six.
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Ready! For Kindergarten winter season classes
Ready! For Kindergarten winter classes will be held:
  • Thursday, February 9 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, 1001 Heron Drive, Mankato
  • Thursday, February 16 at Kennedy Elementary School, 2600 East Main Street, Mankato
  • Tuesday, February 21 at Franklin Elementary School, 1000 North Broad Street, Mankato
Registration information is available in the Mankato Area Public Schools' Community Education brochure at mankatocer.com. or call 507-387-5501.
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Mankato Area Public School Board and Mankato Teachers' Association reach tentative agreement
Mankato Area Public Schools and the Mankato Teachers' Association have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of the 2011-2013 master agreement covering teachers. Members of the Teachers' Association will vote on the tentative agreement in early December.

Once ratified by the Association, it will be acted upon by the Mankato Area Public School Board. Details of the tentative agreement will be provided when submitted to the School Board for approval.
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An image of the Infinite Campus app.
Mankato Area Public Schools' makes available Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch application
Mankato Area Public Schools' is making available and supporting the first Apple® iPad, iPhone, iPod touch application for Infinite Campus, the district's student information system that includes a portal to student data. Parents and students can use it to check student progress in real time from anywhere. Learn more about this new no cost app by watching an online video.
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