State of the District

Celebrations

Teaching & Learning

• New reading curriculum
• ↗️ proficiency (again) for Grade 3 reading
• 8th Grade science results ▶️ 96% of MN districts
• MNSS says 93% of kids believe their teachers care about them

84%

TEACHING AND LEARNING

• NHS outperforms state and national averages on ACT
• Parent Satisfaction Survey: overall 4.09 rating (five-point scale)
• NHS Flex Period
• Later school start time committee

TEACHING AND LEARNING

• Second Step
• e-Learning Days
• Increased CTE opportunities
• School leadership development institutes

RAIDER ACTIVITIES

BOARD OF EDUCATION

• Bond referendum!
• Financial stability
• Northfield Promise and Chamber of Commerce
• Charter school authorization
• Employee Engagement survey average 4.06 on a five-point scale.
• DYC “town hall”

COMMUNITY SERVICES

DISTRICT SERVICES

• $1 million in maintenance projects
• Snow!
• Health and dental insurance
• Child nutrition: flex adaptation

DISTRICT SERVICES

• Tech Services: 1,836 tickets!
• Successful iPad transition
• $312k for previous iPads

DISTRICT SERVICES

• 51 new employees, 1,719 volunteers
• MDE school finance award...again
• 82% of expenditures planned for classroom support
• 4.51 mean rating (five-point scale) on district services survey

STUDENT SERVICES

• Madame President
• Welcome Maimouna Keita!
• 635 IEPs
• Leading the region with professional development
• School-linked mental health grants

CHALLENGES

WELCOMING AND SECURE

CULTURAL COMPETENCY

CONSTRUCTION!

FUNDING

CROSS-SUBSIDY

READING

HIRE GREAT PEOPLE

DEFEAT THE GAP

CUSTOMIZE LEARNING

LATER SCHOOL START TIME

DEFINE SUCCESS

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

LEADER ROUNDING

STUDENT FEEDBACK

THANK YOU!