State of the School: The State of the School presentation, held on March 7th, touched on some of our recent accomplishments and upcoming aspirations. A summary is available here for those who were not able to attend.

Facilities Committee: If you have not yet done so, please click here to read about potential future sites for TCGIS. If your family has not yet responded to the facilities survey, please do so now to let us know how these potential locations might affect your ability to participate in the school. Please be aware that none of the sites are concrete proposals at this point. We are merely investigating whether we should invest time and money to further explore their viability as options. The survey closes at noon tomorrow, Friday, March 23rd.

Amity Host Homes Needed: The Amity Committee is already hard at work interviewing candidates for interns for the fall. If we had sufficient host homes we could use as many as 17 interns in our program. At this point the committee has capped the number at 12 until sufficient host homes are confirmed for the fall. Having interns in every classroom has been a crucial component in keeping our staff-to-student ratio low, and it is a distinctive feature in our success. This strength is facilitated by the generosity of our school families who have provided room and board to our interns. If you might consider investing in our low staff-to-student ratio by providing room and board to an Amity intern, please contact Amy Davis at adavis@tcgis.org. This is the crucial recruiting season for interns and your timely offer will help us instill confidence in inviting more interns. Many families have done this over and over again. We need to have some new families considering this option.

MCA Testing: Students in grades 3, 4, 6 and 7 finished their first round of the mathematics Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) this week. As you already know, the test was taken on the computer, which allows for immediate feedback and helps us recognize our weak spots and make plans to address them. This was our first time administering the Math MCAs online. Special thanks to Sarah Bailey for her leadership in getting the technology in place, to Amy Davis and Missy Morrissey for their leadership in problem-solving and to Stefanie Berres for assistance with registration and general problem-solving. For information on accessing your students' scores, click here.   

German American Chamber of Commerce Gala: Last year the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest raised over $5,000 to fund our library at their Gala Event. This year's Gala is scheduled for April 27th. Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic, will be the keynote speaker for an evening of fine wine, food and dancing. If you're interested in volunteering, sponsorship opportunities or getting involved, please call the Chamber office at 952-829-0130. Nurturing the school's relationship with the Chamber of Commerce is mutually beneficial. Please consider attending the Gala if you are able.    

Benefits of Immersion Education: For an article affirming the merits of an immersion education, read this recent New York Times article on the benefits of bilingualism.  

Thank you for all you do for our school,