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COVID-19 surge sends District 191 students back home
Distance learning through Dec . 3
ing for most students from Wednesday , Nov . 24 , through Friday , Dec . 3 .
There are rising COby John Gessner VID-19 case counts in district schools and evidence of virus transmission in
Editor ’ s note : School some schools , the district District 191 announced said . Case counts and Monday , Nov . 22 , it would transmission are up in Dakota and Scott counties switch to distance learn-
.
Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz had a conversation with Britain ’ s Prince Charles during the Glasgow Climate Change Conference in Scotland .
Globe-trotting mayor rubs elbows
Kautz visits Glasgow conference , infrastructure signing her city ’ s story — particularly its contribution to fighting climate change .
Elizabeth Kautz , a past president of the U . S . Conference of Mayors , spent by John Gessner
Nov . 1-6 in Scotland at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference as part of a seven-member delegation of U . S . mayors . She flew to Glasgow from London
Burnsville ’ s globe-trotting mayor says recent visits to London , Glasgow and after finishing a meeting of the C40 in- Washington , D . C ., were a chance to tell
See Kautz , 31A
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The need to quarantine in its announcement . discussion of COVID at district may have to rethink its commitment to people is affecting the district ’ s ability to properly Learn / Ready to Grow and meeting , before officials keeping schools open .
Infant care , Ready to the Nov . 18 School Board
staff classes and programs , PreK at Diamondhead made the switch to distance Cases among Minnesota children ages 5 to 11 the district said .
Education Center ( lower learning . “ By taking this action level only ) will continue in
“ have surpassed all previous peaks ,” Superinten- now , we get a 12-day break person .
School District 191 officials expressed growing dent Theresa Battle told from potential in-school Information is on the transmission while being in district website , www . worry Nov . 18 over the the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board . “ Cases distance learning for just isd191 . org . surge in COVID-19 cases , six days ,” the district said Below is an article on with one suggesting the See COVID , 10A
Data show lost learning in Dist . 191
Graduation rates hold up for some groups
by John Gessner
A report on last year ’ s academic performance in School District 191 tells a “ very , very difficult data story ” about learning interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic , an administrator told the
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Burnsville-Eagan-Savage tion and assessment . “ It is School Board Nov . 18 . especially difficult knowing the energy and effort
It includes missed goals for kindergarten readiness , that building staff have third-grade reading proficiency and four-year high environments , both for in-
invested for creating safe
school graduation rates . person and virtually , and “ I recognize that it is working first and foremost difficult to hear the story to build relations and connections with each and ev- of how emergency pandemic conditions impacted so many of our learn-
The report highlights
ery student .”
ers in a negative way ,” said performance on standardized tests under the state-
Imina Oftedahl , director of curriculum , instruc-
See Data , 10A
Eagan wins three national awards based on community input
by Kara Hildreth tive sample approach . Excellence in Natural Environment and Transformation in Natural Environment .
The city of Eagan won When compared to national benchmarks , Eagan Eagan was nominated three national Voice of the People Awards based on a residents rated the community and its governance excellence : Community
for the following areas of
2020 national community survey taken by residents . significantly higher on Design , Foundations in
The National Community Survey reports items out of 500 commuvironment , Parks and
more than half of survey Livability , Natural En- residents ’ opinions and nities .
Recreation and Health satisfaction with local government and services with- three areas : Excellence in nominated for the follow-
Eagan won awards in and Wellness . Eagan was
in a scientific , representa-
Foundations in Livability , See Awards , 12A
Survey reports
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