MPS School Information Fair
It’s time to choose a school! Nws txog sij hawm los xaiv tsev kawm ntawv lawm!
Waa xilligii Doorashada Dugsiga! ¡Es tiempo de escoger una escuela!
Grow with us!
Loj hlob nrog peb. Nala Koboc. Crece con nosotros.
Join us at the Minneapolis Public Schools Information Fair!
Learn about Pre-K – Grade 8 school options at MPS.
Saturday, January 21 • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. • Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall
Koom nrog peb rau ntawm tsev kawm ntawv nroog Minneapolis qhov Information Fair!
Kawm kom paub txog tej kev kawm muaj rau Pre-K – qib 8.
Saturday, 1 hlis tim 21 pib thaum • 9 teev sawv ntxov – 2 teev yav tav su dua • Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall
Ku soo biir Carwada Bandhigga dugsiyada Dadweynaha Minneapolis!
Baro doorashooyinka manhajka Pre-K - 8.
Sabti, Jannaayo 21 • 9 aroor. – 2 galab. • Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall
¡Únase a nosotros en la Feria de Información de las Escuelas Públicas de Minneapolis!
Infórmese de los diferentes planes de estudios para Pre-K – 8vo grado.
Sábado, 21 de enero • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. • Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall
To learn more, visit www.mpls.k12.mn.us or call Student Placement Services at 612.668.1840.
Middle School Open House Events
Doors open at 6 p.m. (except where noted)
Northeast – Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 2955 Hayes St. N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55418
Anthony – Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012
5757 Irving Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419
Anwatin – Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
256 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55405
Sanford – Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
3542 – 42nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Olson – Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
1607 – 51st Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55430
Middle school at Ramsey
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 • 10 a.m.-Noon
1 West 49th St., Minneapolis, MN 55419
Grow with us.
Meet teachers.
Ntsib cov nais khus.
La kulan macalimiinta.
Conozca a los maestros.
Contact Student Placement Services at
612.668.1840 for more information.
More students are growing with us!
We a r e m a k i n g c h a n g e s t o b e t t e r s e r v e a n d a c c o m m o d a t e f a m i l i e s .
Zone 1/Area A
Fall 2012 changes:
What it means for families:
Jenny Lind, Olson and Sheridan schools will offer
different grade levels in the 2012-2013 school year.
Jenny Lind
Currently a K-4 school
Becomes a K-5 school
Olson
Currently a 5-8 school
Becomes a 6-8 school
Sheridan
Currently a K-8 school
Becomes a K-5 school
Zone 2/Area B
Fall 2012 changes:
What it means for families:
MPS will reopen the Folwell school building to house
the arts magnet program currently located at Ramsey.
Zone 3/Area C
Fall 2012 changes:
MPS will offer a new middle school at the Ramsey
school building.
• A traditional K-5 elementary and a
comprehensive middle school option will
exist for students in attendance areas 1A
and 1B.
• Olson will align its arts offerings with its
elementary feeder schools.
• The northeast attendance area will
offer 200 additional Pre-K-5 seats.
• There will be a greater focus on academic
improvements in primary grades.
• The community will regain a school
option with primary and middle grades.
• Capacity for approximately 900 K-8
students will be created in Zones 2 and 3.
What it means for families:
• This will alleviate middle school crowding.
• 600-700 additional seats will be available
in Zone 3 for students in grades 6-8.
• Burroughs and Lyndale students will
pathway to the new middle school, beginning with grade 6 in 2012-13, grades 6-7
in 2013-14, and grades 6-8 in 2014-15.
Tak e a l o o k a t t h e middle school pathways at MPS:
Zone 1/Area A
If your child attends:
Bethune, Bryn Mawr, Sheridan*
Your pathway is:
Anwatin
If your child attends:
Hall, Pillsbury, Waite Park,
Sheridan*
Your pathway is:
Northeast
If your child attends:
Jenny Lind, Loring, Sheridan*
Your pathway is:
Olson
Zone 2/Area B
If your child attends:
Bancroft, Dowling,
Hiawatha, Northrop,
Pratt
Your pathway is:
Sanford
Zone 3/Area C
If your child attends:
Armatage, Kenny, Kenwood
Your pathway is:
Anthony
Spanish Dual Immersion
If your child attends:
Emerson, Windom
Your pathway is:
Anwatin
If your child attends:
Burroughs, Lyndale
Your pathway is:
Middle school at Ramsey
If your child attends:
Whittier
Your pathway is:
Anwatin
*Students currently attending Sheridan will select middle school options based on home address.
When the snow starts to fall, listen for a call.
If school is delayed or closed, you will receive an
automated telephone call. Make sure your child’s
contact information is up to date so you receive the
call.
Delays or closings will be reported at
www.mpls.k12.mn.us, on and and
through local news outlets.
MPS rarely delays or closes school. Be sure to dress
your child appropriately for the weather. If you
believe that weather conditions are too dangerous
for your child, contact your school to excuse the
absence.
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Winter 2012 • 612.668.0230 • www.mpls.k12.mn.us