Robbinsdale Middle School Spanish Immersion phase-in Information Night is Wed., October 12, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at RSIS Media Center.  Click here for more information.

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Cooper Performing Arts Boosters (CPAB) Bowling Fundraiser is Tues., Oct. 18, 10 p.m. - midnight (no school on Wed.) at New Hope Bowl, 7107-42nd Ave N.  Cost is $15 per person for shoes and two hours of bowling!  CPAB at Cooper benefits band, choir, orchestra, drama and improv.

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An Evening of Dialogue with Don Fraser - Closing the Achievement Gap is Tues., Oct. 18,
7 p.m. at the Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka. This event is free.

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Annual Cooks Spaghetti Dinner is Wed., November 2, 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Robbinsdale Middle School.  Cost is $5/Adults; $3/Kids 6-12; 5 and under free. Tickets available at the door.

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Fall Music Festival at Orchestra Hall is Mon., November 7, 7:30 p.m.  The combined choirs and symphony orchestras of Robbinsdale Area Schools will perform with Kathy Saltzman Romey returning as guest conductor.  Mark your calendars!

Upcoming classes at Community Ed!  Full catalog and registration available by clicking here.

American Sign Language
Come learn the alphabet and basic signs for communication.
Winnetka Learning Center, W Oct 19-Nov 30 ,7-8:30 p.m. $59
 
Crockpot Cuisine - Tips, Tricks and Tasty Recipes
Save time, money while learning how to prepare meats, entrees, sides and desserts using a slow cooker. 

Winnetka Learning Center, Th Oct 13,  7-9 p.m.  $20
 
Web Page Design and Maintenance
Come learn basic concepts, tools, and resources to make your website better.  Winnetka Learning Center, W Oct 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $35

Twelve TV

Cooper students take a stand  

Sun Post

General Mills helps Robbinsdale Area Schools attack the achievement gap 

The School Board met Monday, October 3 for a Regular Meeting

For up-to-date School Board news,  click on Minutes, Podcast and Webcast below.

- Agenda 

-  Calendar 

- Minutes, Podcast and Webcast  

Northport teacher surprised with award, supplies from OfficeMax

Elementary school teachers are used to a little hooping and hollering. But Northport Elementary School 4th grade teacher Kim Hilden was taken by surprise at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning when a team from OfficeMax burst into her classroom to present her with the A Day Made Better Award.  "For all the extra time and energy Kim puts in for her students and teaching daily, she is a perfect teacher candidate to be recognized with A Day Made Better," stated Patrick Smith, Principal.

Learn more about Kim Hilden's award

Cooper Cares Service Program Kicks Off Second Year 

As a fitting end to Homecoming Spirit Week, Cooper Cares kicked off their second year on Thursday, October 29 as 220 Robbinsdale Cooper High School students and staff arrived at every Cooper feeder school for a morning of activities.  At Robbinsdale Middle School, high school students led anti-bullying lessons in grade 8 classrooms and talked about high school life.  At Forest, Lakeview, Meadow Lake and Northport Elementary Schools, the visiting high schoolers read to younger students, answered questions, and helped with other classroom activities.

Elementary Schools See Improvement in No Child Left Behind Results

The 2011 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for Robbinsdale Area Schools nearly mirrored the state results in math and reading. There were individual schools at the elementary level that showed great progress in making their AYP targets, most notably Forest Elementary, Neill Elementary and Northport Elementary, which collectively improved in 16 groups in math and reading. Zachary Lane Elementary and Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School continue to perform above AYP targets for all groups.

Click here to read more.

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Lifetime Events Pass for Retirees

Retired staff from Robbinsdale Area Schools are eligible to purchase a lifetime activities pass which will allow them and one guest to attend any home sport event in the district for free including musicals, plays and concerts (excluding hockey games).  There will be a one time fee of $10 to cover the cost of production.  Pictures will be taken Monday, October 10 from  2 - 4 p.m. at the Education Service Center, 4148 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope.  For more information, please contact Tia Clasen, Marketing and Communications Program Director at 763-504-8029 or email tia_clasen@rdale.org.

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Date Change for School Transfer Applications

A school transfer application is necessary when a resident student living within the district wants to attend a school other than his or her attendance area school. School transfer applications for the 2012-13 school year will be available on Wednesday, November 23, at www.rdale.org, at the Education Service Center, 4148 Winnetka Ave., N., New Hope, and at every school. When space is available, school transfer requests are approved in the order they are received and on a priority basis described in policy which can be found by clicking here.
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Committee's Report on Continuous Improvement Released

The annual report on curriculum, instruction and student achievement, produced by Robbinsdale Area Schools' System Accountability Committee, has been posted to the district web site.  The report highlights school district improvement goals, state Grad tests, MAP growth scores and this year reviewed curricula for global languages, elementary music education and secondary music education.

Click here to read the full report.

Cooper High School Teacher Accepted as Fellow

Congratulations to Joshua Ellis, science teacher at Robbinsdale Cooper High School, on his acceptance as a fellow into the national New Science Teacher Academy, a program run through the National Science Teachers Association. This academy uses e-mentoring and other professional development resources to support science teachers during their first years as teachers.

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Congratulations to our National Merit Honors Students

Congratulations to two students from Robbinsdale Cooper High School who were recently named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program, Thomas Bainey and Michael Van. 

These outstanding students are among students nationwide being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.  Click here to read more.

Help Robbinsdale Area Schools Stock the PRISM Shelves with Food!  

The food shelves at PRISM are running on empty! Never have the shelves been this bare. They have more families coming in for help, and fewer donations coming in. Collections of non-perishable food items will be collected through October 14 at all of our elementary schools and the Learning Centers listed below.  Go to www.prismmpls.org for more information on how you can help.

Cavanagh Learning Center - Donation boxes throughout the building
Winnetka Learning Center - Community Ed Office
New Hope Learning Center - Rooms 14, 15, and 23

Tips for Google Apps

If you are using Google Apps in the district, use the FireFox browser. Some functions will not work in Internet Explorer 8. If any functions fail in one browser, try the other.  

Create and share word processing document

Pull-down the File menu to New and select Document.

1. Change the name of the document from 'untitled document' by clicking the text box that says 'untitled document' and replacing the text. (This box is located near the top of the page.)
2. Enter text, experiment with formatting features. There are not as many features as in Microsoft Word.
3. Under the Insert menu, experiment with adding equations, drawings, etc.

Then, share the document with your neighbor. Select Share in the upper right hand corner.

1. Enter the name (person or a group) in the Add People dialog box. All district staff and students in grades 3-12 are available.
2. Remember: Google apps maintains a version of every change to a document; nothing is ever lost.  
3. To find a previous version, pull down the File menu and select See Revision history. A menu of the revisions appears on the right-hand side of the screen.
4. Select any version and the document will display that version.
5. Select Revert to this version to restore the document to a selected version.