Back to School in the Osseo School District
District 279 prepares for the 2011-2012 school year for more than 21,000 students district wide with some new additions. The Osseo School District spans across nine cities including Maple Grove and Plymouth.
It’s a new school year across the Osseo School District.
As thousands of students across the fifth largest school district in the state find their new classrooms and teachers Sept. 6, other changes happened during the summer in the Maple Grove school buildings.
For the 2011-2012 school year, here are some of the new changes happening in District 279 schools as provided by the Osseo School District.
- The first year of the multi-year implementation of the standards-based grading starts during the 2011-2012 school year. Dr. Teri Staloch, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Service will oversee the implementation.
- Advanced placement (AP) world history was added to two high schools in the Osseo School District, one of which is Maple Grove Senior High.
- Several buildings received work during the summer, such as:
-Partial or total roof replacement at Maple Grove Senior High and Fernbrook Elementary.
-Controlled entrances added at Basswood, Fernbrook, Oak View, Rice Lake and Weaver Lake Elementary.
-Clock/bell system replacement at Maple Grove Junior High and Basswood and Rice Lake Elementary.
-Concrete replacement at Maple Grove Junior High and Maple Grove Senior High.
-Paving projects at Rice Lake Elementary.
-Exterior wall rehabilitation at Rice Lake and Fernbrook Elementary.
-Flooring replacement at Fernbrook Elemenatry.
- Several Maple Grove schools in District 279 websites have a new, streamlined look such as Basswood Elementary and Rice Lake Elementary.
- Maple Grove Senior High has several new sports coaches: Matt Lombardi (football), Matt Gifford (Nordic ski), Nate Uselding (boys cross country), Shannon Hoover (gymnastics) and Melanie Smith (volleyball).
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Osseo Area Schools Educational Service Center
11200 93rd Ave N, Maple Grove, MN -
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Maple Grove Senior High School
9800 Fernbrook Ln N, Maple Grove, MN -
Fernbrook Elementary School
9661 Fernbrook Ln N, Maple Grove, MN -
Basswood Elementary School
15425 Bass Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN -
Oak View Elementary School
6710 E Fish Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN
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Rice Lake Elementary School
13755 89th Ave N, Maple Grove, MN -
Weaver Lake Elementary School
15900 Weaver Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN -
Maple Grove Junior High School
7000 Hemlock Ln N, Maple Grove, MN
