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Wayzata Schools : Excellence in education
Wayzata Public Schools serves approximately 13,000 students throughout 38 square miles of the growing western suburbs .
The district continues to attract families looking to send their children to one of nine elementary schools , three middle schools , an early learning school , a transition school or Wayzata High School , which is the largest high school in Minnesota .
Wayzata Schools serves all or part of Corcoran , Maple Grove , Medicine Lake , Medina , Minnetonka , Orono , Plymouth and Wayzata . The district also offers a range of community education classes , which include everything from cooking to GED preparation to social networking .
The district is led by a seven-member school board and Superintendent Chace Anderson . School board members are elected to four-year terms on an at-large basis . Milind Sohoni was named chair of the board in 2024 and helped welcome new board members Paras Bhende , Valentina Eyres and Dan Ginestra along with Sheila Prior , who initially won a seat during a special election in 2022 . They joined board members Sarah Johansen and Heidi Kader .
Wayzata Schools continues with efforts to meet the needs of the growing student population . As part of the November 2017 referendum , voters approved building the district ’ s ninth elementary school , North Woods Elementary . The school opened to more than 560 students in fall 2019 , just northwest of Wayzata High School . The school is similar in size to Meadow Ridge Elementary , which opened in 2016 .
In order to meet administrative needs , Wayzata Schools purchased a new district building this past winter that offers meeting and office space for administrators and also a place for parents and teachers to access their educational needs .
More than 10 school district departments are stationed at the office , including the superintendent ’ s office , finance , human resources , teaching and learning , equity and inclusion , student support services and more .
Wayzata Public Schools is nationally recognized for its quality educational programs that produce a high percentage of college-bound graduates each year .
Athletics are also a highlight in the district . High school sports fans can watch the Wayzata Trojans compete in the Lake Conference along with Eden Prairie , Edina , Buffalo , Hopkins , St . Michael-Albertville and Minnetonka .
Information : wayzataschools . org
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