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District 196 is exploring options to accelerate the return of secondary students to in person, and are consulting with local and state COVID support teams.

Review this important information about free meals, late start Wednesdays, technology help, transportation and wellness checks. 

Grades preK-2 will return on Thursday, January 21 and grades 3-5 will return on Thursday, February 4.

Governor Walz announced a change in the state’s Safe Learning Plan to allow a phased-in return of elementary students to in-person learning. Details of our plan for elementary students will be shared by January 8. 

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Both calendars are based on an all in-person learning mode. Each calendar has 172 days of instruction for elementary students and 171 days for secondary students. 

The 768 participating students in District 196 registered for 1,239 CIS courses in the 2019-20 school year.

Each school will share site-specific details about the change at their building. There will be no school for all preschool and elementary students only Nov. 19 and 20.

The recommendation comes following increasing difficulty staffing our schools and rapidly rising COVID-19 rates. The decision will go before the School Board for approval at a special meeting Nov. 16.

The average composite score for District 196 students is 22.7 out of a possible 36. The district average is 2.1 points higher than the national average of 20.6

Due to rising case rates and increased community spread of COVID-19, our middle school and high school students will shift to full-time distance. Elementary students will remain in hybrid.

The district has a process and timeline for determining when to shift to a different learning model based on multiple data points and factors.

Highland Elementary was selected for its exemplary work in closing the achievement gap between groups of students. 

Register now for fall learning opportunities. As always, the safety of you, your family and our staff is our primary concern.

Twelve district students are semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program and 44 are National Merit commended students.

District 196 students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch every school day, whether in school or distance learning at home. A la carte items available at school are not included in this program.