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Partner with Marketing & Communications
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New Website, New Era for Robbinsdale Area Schools
On Tuesday, Aug.6, Robbinsdale Area Schools launched a new website. We appreciate everyone's patience as we continue to train our web administrators and transfer content from the old website. Parents and students do not need to log in to the new website. All class materials and information will be on Schoology.
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Resource and Welcome Center Asking for School Supplies
Robbinsdale Area Schools Resource and Welcome Center is in need of all school supplies except for notebooks and crayons. The Resource and Welcome Center registers families who are new to the country and/or who speak a language other than English in the home. As part of the registration process, new students are given school supplies to welcome them and provide a good start in our schools. Click here for a list of supply needs.
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Reminder of School Start and End Times
Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, some schools have different start and end times.
Elementary Schools:
- All elementary schools except Lakeview, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School (RSIS), and the School of Engineering and Arts (SEA) will begin and end five minutes later than the current year. Their start and end times will be 9:25 a.m. -3:45 p.m.
- RSIS and SEA will continue their current start/end time. There will be no change.
- Lakeview Elementary School will alter their start/end time by thirty minutes. Their hours beginning next year will be 8:50 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Middle Schools:
- Plymouth Middle School will begin and end five minutes later than the current year. PMS' start and end time will be 8:10 a.m. - 2:55 p.m. This will include the Spanish Immersion magnet program housed at PMS.
- Robbinsdale Middle School will begin and end five minutes earlier than the current year. RMS' start and end time will be 8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. This will include the STEM magnet program housed at RMS.
There will be no change for high schools and alternative schools/programs.
Click here for more information.
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Miracles of Mitch Foundation Fundraiser Ending Soon
Last spring, we introduced our families and friends to Carter Zirbes, the RSI fourth grader who is helping raise money for the Miracles of Mitch Foundation. Carter's first grade brother Axel has cancer and as of this week, Carter's team, the RSI Racers, has raised $20,000 for the organization! Interested in donating? You can do so until Friday, Aug. 16 by clicking here
Photo: The RSI Racers raced at Lake Nokomis in July for the Miracle Kids Triathlon.
Association Presents Award to Local Legislator On Friday, Aug. 9, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts presented its Friend of Education Award to Sen. Ann Rest. The award is given to state policymakers or citizens who show exceptional leadership and support of public education and issues important to metropolitan school districts. 
Photo (from left to right): School Board Director John Vento, Executive Director of Community Ed Al Ickler, School Board Clerk Tom Walsh, Sen. Ann Rest, School Board Treasurer Patsy Green, Superintendent Aldo Sicoli and Legislative Action Coalition member Kim Lewis attended the Friend of Education Award presentation at the TIES Building in St. Paul last Friday. |
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Parent Group and Booster Conference
Do you have students in Robbinsdale Area Schools? Are you involved in the PTO/PTA? Have you thought about getting involved at your school? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, please join us for the first annual Parent Group and Booster Conference on Thursday,
Aug. 15 from 6-9 p.m. at
Sandburg Learning Center
Click here to find more information and to register.
Hope to see you there!
Friends, Fun and Food
Come to Brunswick United Methodist Church, 6122 42nd Ave, Crystal, for friends, fun and food! Running until Aug. 16, kids ages 18 and younger can have lunch for no cost from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Early Childhood Open House
Robbinsdale Area Schools invites all families with children from birth through 5 years of age to our Early Childhood Open House on Thursday, Aug. 22 at New Hope Learning Center, 8301 47th Ave., from 6-7:30 p.m. Join us and discover the many learning opportunities available for your family. Click here to learn more about Early Childhood opportunities in Robbinsdale Area Schools.
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Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings
The School Board met on August 5 for a business meeting and work session. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get important votes and other news live during the regular and business meetings. For more School Board news, click on Minutes, Podcast and Webcast below.
School Board Resources:
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To find more social media links for the district, click here. |
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