lssd #381 community meetings february 23, 24, & march 5, 2015
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LSSD #381
Community meetings
February 23, 24, & March 5, 2015
Four day school week review Original premise for moving to the four day school week
Financial savings To retain both staff and programs
Original proposal Our proposal is to improve cost effectiveness. By moving to the four-day week, we will reduce our operating
costs by reducing transportation costs by approximately 20% for all routes and reducing employee costs by reducing our number of school days from 170 down to 142. (Currently 145 student days)
This will reduce the total number of work hours by certain school staff by 20%. These reductions include our bus drivers, food service
workers, housekeepers and some of our paraprofessional staff.
Original proposal We will reduce our utility costs of operating the buildings as
the lights will be off during the non-school days, and the heat will be lowered during those same non-school days.
We also projected the reduction of substitute teacher costs as a result of the opportunity for teachers to do their personal business on those non-school week days. The Districts that have been operating on the four-day
week schedule have noted a significant reduction in time off for staff, which has resulted in lower substitute teacher pay.
Current Application The Lake Superior School District’s proposed
Flexible Learning Year program is a four day school week. The school district wishes to continue with the four day school week that it has been operating over the past five school years. The majority of community, staff, students and parents support continuing operating under the four day school week model based on survey results.
The primary day off during the week will be Friday. The schools plan athletic activities on Thursday
evenings and Fridays to avoid students missing class time at the secondary level.
Community education offers childcare on Fridays for families in need of service.
Staffing Comparison
Data taken from MDE staff data reports
Year Licensed staff Non licensed staff
2010 (5 day) 93.5 87.82
2011 95 84.12
2012 92 80
2013 93.5 71.28
2014 92 67.36
4- Day School Week Financial Analysis: Costs
FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14
Substitutes 78,678 72,672 76,789 87,642 89,782
Hkprs wages 225,087 197,166 135,334 144,480 189,110
BDrv wages 280,849 257,646 266,558 252,764 265,589
FdServ wage 141,141 120,096 126,123 127,464 130,755
Bus fuel 138,035 144,497 145,507 144,022 145,105
Food purch. 189,555 154,773 180,143 185,902 197,888
Milk 42,659 38,401 39,895 47,492 51,045
Garb. costs 32,770 26,776 19,449 20,097 20,662
4- Day School Week Financial Analysis: Savings
FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14
Substitutes 6,006 1,889 0 0
Hkprs wages
23,796 16,333 14,072 18,953
BDrv wages 23,203 14,291 28,085 15,260
FdServ wage
21,045 15,018 13,677 10,386
Bus fuel 33,905 50,027 27,619 40,152
Food purch. 34,782 31,050 32,050 34,125
Milk 4,258 2,764 7,577 5,051
Garb. cost 5,994 13.321 12,673 12,108
Utilities 12,576 45,414 10,546 32,960
Totals 165,565 190,107 146,299 168,995
Financial Analysis Notes: Bus driver savings in year 2 do not include savings from a
suspended contract with NSCS or costs related to the dispatcher or mechanic positions
Paraprofessional wages did not see a reduction in costs. The number of paraprofessional staff has increased over the past years as the need in our student population have increased.
Housekeeper wage savings in year 4 do not include the savings from changes in staff classification for 2 custodial positions that are now classified as housekeepers.
Did the district meet projected savings? Yes, we did achieve the projected savings in many areas, but not all
areas.
The average savings per year has been $167,741.50 With any change in school and financial years comes inflation and price of
goods changes. We saved in fuel, but cost for fuel increased. So, we still saved in fuel costs
because we consumed less fuel. We saved in staffing, but staffing salaries and benefits increased, so we paid
out more for the group at the same time saved due to a smaller group to pay. The same scenario occurred in the costs for utilities for 4 days versus 5 days,
in garbage, electricity and water use. All savings from the change to the 4 day school year have gone to the general
fund unless directly related to a specific program such as food service.
Financial History Actual expenses: General fund
5 day: $14,196,896 First year 4 day: $14,116,682 Second year 4 day: $14,054,814 Third year 4 day: $14,762,985 Fourth year 4 day: $14,899,436
Financial information today Current status of the district funds
Positive fund balance: $2,619,491Not possible without the savings due to the 4 day
week and wage freeze for 2 years. Current year 2014/2015 budget:
Deficit spending approximately $147,000
DISTRICT BUDGETTrend of deficit
2010-2011 grew balance: $472,441
2011-2012 deficit spent: ($309,730) Land sale of $50,000 reduced it to $259,730
2012-13 deficit spent: ($176,648) Sale of assets $13,602 reduced it to $163,046
2013-14 deficit spent ($548,861) Sale of assets $17,616 reduced it to $531,245
Financial information today Both the food service and community education programs
have positive cash flow. The district is still in a situation in which we need to be
cognizant of our expenses compared to our revenues. We have deficit spent the last 3 school years to keep
programs and staff in the district. The costs in all areas have increased and in order to balance
our budget cost savings measures will need to be addressed.
Student PerformanceStudent test proficiency and state wide proficiency trends in Math and Reading
MCA Reading % Proficient
MCA Math % Proficient
Percent Proficient Comparison Trends on MCAsYear State
ReadingDistrict Reading
StateMath
DistrictMath
2010 72.4 72.3 64.7 61.1
2011 74 74.8 56 51.5
2012 75.3 71.6 61.3 56.6
2013 57.6 54.9 60.2 49.7
2014 58.8 60.7 60.5 51.5
Local Student Assessment DataStudents were assessed in Math and Reading using the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) assessment. They earn a RIT score.
RIT Scores A student's RIT score indicates that the student was
answering questions correctly 50% of the time at that level of difficulty.
NWEA’s normative data charts the average RIT score for Fall and Spring testing for students at each grade level. There are "typical" RIT scores for each grade level, but every
student is different. The RIT scale allows for students to be accurately measured regardless of their grade level.
If a 3rd grade student earns a 210 on the Reading NWEA, and an 8th grader also earns a 210 on the Reading NWEA, these two students are at the same instructional level.
NWEA TREND SCORESMATH
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 NORM
K 168.6 164 165 164.1 166.2 162.8 159.1
1 182.4 184.8 185.4 183.9 185.5 179
2 191.5 193.5 197.6 193.7 193.8 195.8 191.3
3 206 205 208.5 207.2 204 205.2 203.1
4 216.6 216 217 215.1 219 217.7 212.5
5 221.7 222.9 226.4 222.6 222 223.3 221
6 227.3 232.4 228.3 228.1 228.2 230.4 225.6
7 229.4 236.1 227.8 229.9 239.3 230.5
8 237.9 239.1 241.4 223 236.2 234.5
NWEA TREND SCORESREADING
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 N0RM
K 165.1 159.7 162.1 160.6 161.5 159.2 157.5
1 181.6 183.2 183.3 183.2 182.7 181.2 176.9
2 191.3 195.1 194.5 190.6 189.6 191.7 189.6
3 200.7 200.9 203.6 203.3 201 201.0 199.2
4 209.6 208.3 211.3 210.1 211.3 210 206.7
5 213.6 213.6 216 215.4 214.4 214.2 212.3
6 215.6 218.4 216.7 215.7 218.1 218.7 216.4
7 214.9 214.9 219.5 216.1 216.8 226.2 219.7
8 224.4 224.4 222.6 223.9 219.7 226.8 222.4
District Attendance Rates
2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-1490
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
Graduation RatesGrad count Grad. Rate Grad count Grad. Rate
State State District District
2009 55,424 74.3% 119 84.4%
2010 55,171 75.5% 120 82.8%
2011 54,978 77.2% 100 88.5%
2012 53,726 77.9% 130 85.5%
2013 53,962 79.8% 97 84.4%
District Graduation Rates Our graduation rate dipped below the state average in 2008
and then has been above the state average from 2009-2013 with the rate of 88.5% in 2011 (info from MDE web site).
Looking at the data we stayed about the same after the first year of implementation and rose in 2011.
Extracurricular We schedule jr high football, JV football, and boys and girls soccer games on Thursday evenings
as needed to alleviate field shortages, since we don’t have school on Fridays. Thursday night is one of the heaviest scheduled nights in all sports
Away games that are longer trips try to be scheduled on Thursdays if possible. With no school on Fridays we can schedule overnight trips on the weekend without missing school Jr high teams have an opportunity to use the gym for practice on Fridays which usually wasn’t an
option for them on a 5 day week. We have more practice time available on Fridays since teams can practice at any time during the
day Robotics program meeting on Fridays Student council will meet on Fridays DECA program meeting on Fridays FFA program meeting on Fridays
In regards to transportation… Baseball, basketball, and softball teams will share a bus when possible for away games.
High School Time in School Students continue to meet the same number of minutes
during the 4 day week as they did during the 5 day week (more at elementary)
They are in school from 7:50 – 3:40 at secondary level with a 25 minute lunch. (440 minutes)
440mn X 145 days = 63,800 / 60 min= 1063 hours per year State requirement is 1020 per year for secondary students. 5 day week: 8:00 – 2:35 with 25 min lunch 370mn X 170 = 62,900 / 60mn = 1048.33 hr per year
Elementary Time in School 5 day time 8:00- 2:30; 5:45 hours 45mn (45 min lunch/recess)
345mn X 170 = 58,650 / 60mn = 977.5hr
4 day time 7:50 – 3:30 6hr 45mn 405mn X 155= 62,775 / 60mn = 1046.25hr
State requirement for elementary is 935 hours per year We have been recognized as a Celebration School in 2013 at
the Minnehaha and have been Celebration Eligible, 2 times William Kelley Elementary 2012 and 2014 all during the time utilizing the 4-day model
New opportunities for students(These opportunities have all been added since we began the 4 day school week.)Pre-engineeringDECAFIRST RoboticsLego League RoboticsNational Junior Honor Society (THHS)New business classes7th grade TEAM class (tools for success)Trap TeamNew Industrial technology offeringsGirls Carpentry1 Act 9th grade SpanishALCGirls timber framingCompanion animal careFood chemistryNatural resourcesMusic appreciationSchool GardenJournalismFFASolid WorksSaw MillForestry programAdded college offeringsHonors OnlineJazz band (New for Kelley)Summer STEM CampAnd More
Survey data The district surveyed the past two years The surveys were with the following groups of stakeholders:
Parents Students Staff Community
The following data is from the 2015 survey
PARENT SURVEY RESULTSSPRING 2015
194 completed survey
PARENT SURVEYHOW WELL HAS YOUR CHILD ADAPTED TO THE 4 DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
I don’t know - 1.55%
Has had major problems - 4.86%
Has had some difficulty - 7.25%
Has adapted with no problems - 86.53%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD OR CHILDRENS’S SCHOOL WORK HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
I don’t know - 3.16%
Has not affected school work - 23.16%
Has negatively affected school work - 16.32%
Has positively affected school work - 57.37%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW HAS THE 4 DAY SCHOOL WEEK AFFECTED YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES?
I don’t know - 1.56%
My child doesn’t participate in extra-curr. activities - 7.29%
Has had no impact on participation - 25.52%
Has negatively affected participation - 5.73%
Has positvely affected participation - 59.90%
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW HAS THE FOUR-DAY WEEK IMPACTED YOUR FAMILY LIFE?
I don’t know - .52%
Has had no impact on our family life - 8.81%
Has created problems for our family life - 18.13%
Has had a positive impact on our family life - 72.54%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW HAS THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK IMPACTED THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF YOUR FAMILY?
I don’t know - .52%%
No impact - 46.88%
Negatively - 10.94%
Positively - 41.67%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW HAS THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK AFFECTED YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN’S LIKING TOWARDS SCHOOL?
I don’t know - 2.59%
No impact- 19.69%
Has caused my child/children to dislike school - 5.70%
Has helped my child/children like school - 72.02%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
PARENT SURVEYHOW HAS THE 4 DAY WEEK AFFECTED YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN’S HOMEWORK?
I don’t know - 2.59%
Has had no impact on completing homework - 25.39%
Has caused problems with completing homework - 15.03%
Has been helpful in completing homework - 56.99%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
PARENT SURVEYSHOULD THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCHOOL DISTRICT STAY WITH THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK OR RETURN TO THE FIVE DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
No preference - 1.06%
Return to five day school week - 19.68%
Stay with four-day school week 79.26%
0.00% 50.00% 100.00%
PARENT SURVEYWITH THE 4-DAY WEEK IN PLACE OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS – PLEASE INDICATE THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON YOUR FAMILY’S DAYCARE NEEDS
Positive impact - 14.74%
Negative impact - 8.42%
Impact at first but we adjusted - 12.11%
No impact - 64.74%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
STUDENT SURVEY RESULTSSPRING 2015751 completed survey
STUDENT SURVEYARE YOU LESS STRESSED WITH A 4-DAY SCHOOL WEEK OR MORE STRESSED?
More- 4.26%
Less - 95.74%
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STUDENT SURVEYWHEN THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU PHYSICALLY FEEL THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE 4-DAY WEEK IN COMPARISON TO THE FIVE-DAY WEEK, ARE YOU…
No change - 19.20%
Less Tired - 73.20%
More Tired - 7.60%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
STUDENT SURVEYHAS YOUR FAMILY TIME (TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY) INCREASED WITH A 5 DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
No- 7.82%
Yes - 92.18%
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STUDENT SURVEYTHE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK HAS CREATED THE NEED TO CHANGE TIME FOR ATHLETICS. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THESE CHANGES?
I do not participate in athletics - 28.82%
I do not like the change - 6.84%
I like the changes - 64.34%
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00%
STUDENT SURVEYDO YOU HAVE TIME DURING THE SCHOOL DAY TO WORK ON YOUR HOMEWORK?
No- 6.58%
Yes - 93.42%
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STUDENT SURVEYDO YOU FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK DURING THE SCHOOL DAY?
No - 22.72%
Yes - 77.28%
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STUDENT SURVEYHAVE YOU USED YOUR FRIDAYS OFF TO SCHEDULE EVENTS SUCH AS DENTAL AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES?
No- 8.69%
Yes - 91.31%
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STUDENT SURVEYOVERALL, DO YOU LIKE THE 4 DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
No- 2.80%
Yes - 97.20%
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TEACHER SURVEY RESULTSSPRING 201582 completed survey
TEACHER SURVEYTHE TIME STUDENTS HAVE TO DO SCHOOL WORK AT SCHOOL IS:
About the same - 38.27%
Less - 2.47%
More - 59.26%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
TEACHER SURVEYTHE QUALITY OF HOMEWORK THE STUDENTS ARE DOING IS:
About the same - 50%
Worse - 1.32%
Better - 48.68%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
TEACHER SURVEYSTUDENT BEHAVIOR IS:
About the same - 26.25%
Worse - 1.25%
Better - 72.50%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
TEACHER SURVEYPRODUCTIVITY OF MY CLASSROOM TEACHING IS:
About the same - 23.75%
Worse - 1.25%
Better - 75%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
TEACHER SURVEYTHE AMOUNT OF LESSON PLANNING TIME I HAVE IS:
About the same - 45.68%
Less - 12.35%
More - 41.98%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00%
TEACHER SURVEYDURING ONE SEMESTER, THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL I COVER WITH MY STUDENTS IS:
About the same - 66.25%
Less material - 5.00%
More material - 28.75%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
TEACHER SURVEYHOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU USED THE FRIDAYS OFF OF SCHOOL FOR STAFF TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, ETC.
More than 6 - 60%
Five times - 18.67%
Three times - 17.33%
Once - 4%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
TEACHER SURVEYWOULD YOU PREFER STAYING WITH A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK OR RETURNING TO A FIVE-DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
No preference - 6.17%
Return to five day school week - 6.17%
Stay with four-day school week - 87.65%
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TEACHER SURVEYPLEASE INDICATE YOUR PRIMARY REASON FOR PREFERRING ONE SCHOOL WEEK OVER THE OTHER:
Student employment - 1.30%
Time Children are at home - 7.79%
The length of the school day - 12.99%
Scheduling of Federal holidays - 0.00%
Sports and Clubs - 0.00%
Impact on school budget - 38.96%
Student achievement - 38.96%
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COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTSSPRING 2015160 completed the survey
COMMUNITY SURVEYDO YOU BELIEVE THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK HELPS OR HURTS THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCHOOL DISTRICT’S OVERALL SCHOOL PROGRAM?
I don't know - 5.00%
No impact - 5.00%
Hurts - 18.75%
Helps - 71.25%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
COMMUNITY SURVEYDO YOU BELIEVE STUDENTS ARE ACADEMICALLY DOING BETTER OR WORSE IN SCHOOL WITH THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
I don't know - 4.46%
About the same - 27.39%
Worse - 17.20%
Better - 50.96%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
COMMUNITY SURVEYDO YOU BELIEVE THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK HAS HELPED OR HURT STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES?
I don't know - 8.23%
No impact - 18.35%
Hurts - 10.76%
Helps - 62.66%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
COMMUNITY SURVEYSHOULD THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCHOOL DISTRICT STAY WITH THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK OR RETURN TO THE FIVE-DAY SCHOOL WEEK?
No preference - 2.52%
Return to five day school week - 22.64%
Stay with four-day school week - 74.84%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
COMMUNITY SURVEYIF YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK PLEASE INDICATE YOUR MAIN REASON BY CHECKING THE APPROPRIATE BLANKS BELOW:
Student employment - 40%
Time Children are at home - 59.17%
The length of the school day - 31.67%
Scheduling of Federal holidays - 24.17%
Sports and Clubs - 53.33%
Impact on school budget - 73.33%
Student achievement - 63.33%
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Teachers Teachers are using the one Friday each month to meet in
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Focused on best practices Focused on student improvement
Teachers attend workshops on Fridays instead of during the week
Addressing other concerns:Child Care For FridaysKids and Co. has openings Hasn’t been fully utilized. Quick registration process, Contact Community Education
Lunches for long weekendsBack pack program
Increased homework load77% of students report they complete their homework at school59.3% teachers report students have more time as school to complete work49% of teachers reported that the quality of student homework is better. 1% of teachers responded that homework was of worse quality,Kelley HS added an 8th period study hall
However, 26% of parents reported that the 4 day week negatively impacted their students ability to complete homework. We will continue to look at how we address this.
Research Research from: Anderson, Mark (2012). Does Shortening the School
week Impact student Performance? Evidence from the Four-Day School Week. P. 22.
In a time of tough budget situations for most public school systems, a variety of cost-saving measures have been adopted. To relieve financial pressures, a growing number of smaller and more rural school districts are switching from the traditional Monday through Friday school week to a four-day-week schedule. One concern, however, is that student academic performance may be compromised by such a switch. The results presented in this paper illustrate that academic outcomes are not sacrificed under the four-day week; in fact, we provide some evidence that math and reading achievement scores in elementary schools actually improve following the schedule change.
Research Below research is from the National Conference of State Legislatures with the link to the
research: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/educ/school-calendar-four-day-school-week-overview
.aspx Four-Day School Weeks Overview With strapped state budgets and alluring promises of significant reductions in overhead
and transportation costs, the four-day school week has been an increasingly attractive option for legislators seeking to cut education costs. For small, remote school districts, instituting a four-day school week may provide a savings by reducing transportation, heating, and staff costs. Supporters of the shortened week also boast of improved morale and increased attendance (by both students and teachers); open Fridays for sporting events and doctor appointments, and more time to spend with loved ones. Opponents of the four-day school week cite problems with long, exhausting class days and finding day care for children whose parents work outside the home. Additionally, educational experts worry longer weekends could lead to a regression in learned concepts while also making it more difficult to offer elective classes. However, the jury is still out on many of these issues, as there is a lack of comprehensive studies.
Area Learning Center (ALC)
Area Learning Center (ALC) We provide programming for grades K-8
Summer program After school PASS program
Credit recovery for High School Students Friday programming
Credit Recovery Added ALC staff person as lead teacher Provide lunch and snack on Fridays
Future Planning on adjusting the school schedule to address
students specific needs Assigned to specific location for assistance in reading or math
Provide time in the day to allow for prescribed student learning opportunities in reading and math
After school and Friday time for skill development courses
Response to needs of community Relationship with Mesabi Range Community College
Welding program at THHS Millwright program at WKS CNA program in the works for TH area
AEOA used THHS welding shop on Fridays for welding class The structure has been created for other partnerships.
Questions? All questions that were not addressed at the community
meeting this evening will be answered and posted on the district web site.
If you have further questions please call, email, or stop by the district office.
We request that you complete the community survey. The link to the survey is on the district web page.
Thank you for coming this evening.