Newsletters (NWSISD) NWSISD newsletter - February 2015

FEBRUARY 2015 | VOLUME 11 | ISSUE 2

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www.nws.k12.mn.us

Welcome, Melissa Jordan!
NWSISD’s New Executive
Director Melissa Jordan, joined
the NWSISD staff on January 5,
2015. Jordan comes with 21
years of experience in the Elk
River School District where she
served as a Special Education
Social Worker, Prevention
Specialist and Emergency Grant
Coordinator, District AVID
Director, and most recently as
the Coordinator of Integration.
Jordan earned her Social Work
degree from MN State
University-Moorehead, a
Masters degree in Social Work
from Augsburg, and Ed.S from
Capella University. She is a
licensed social worker and also
holds a K-12 principal license.
Melissa enjoys traveling,
spending time at her family’s
cabin with her husband and
three sons. Melissa stated she
“feels fortunate to have been
given the opportunity to work
with a committed group of
people at NWSISD.”

STEP UP MENTORSHIP CLASS OF
2015 -.A Real Life Conversation took place
between the seniors and their mentors - an
invigorating look at real life! Read more
on page 3.

Magnet School Lotteries Performed!
Northwest Suburban Integration
School District Magnet Lottery
The first round of the Northwest
Suburban magnet lottery was
performed the week of January 5,
2015. The following week, letters were
successfully mailed to all applicants.
Families should contact schools and
enrollment centers by February 13 of
their intentions to keep their assigned placement or to go back into the
waiting pool for the Tier 2 lottery. Blaine CEMS, Coon Rapids BioMed, and
Anoka MS for the Arts had earlier assignment dates due to class
registration which happened earlier than the NWSISD assignment
deadline.

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The magnet lottery application will close on March 13 and will reopen on
March 23, 2015. Tier 2 lottery will take place the week of March 18.
Families will be notified of their Tier 2 lottery assignments the week of
March 23.

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MAGNET LOTTERY PRIORITY APPLICATION PERIOD
Students that applied during the priority application period of October 21
through December 31, 2014 have the best chance of being assigned to the
magnet school of their choice if there are available seats during the Tier 2
lottery.
Sibling Priority: First priority was and will still be given to the applications
of siblings of students who are currently attending and will continue to
attend the same magnet school. In order to receive sibling priority status,
applications must have been received by December 31, 2014 and space
must be available.

THE AG LIFE AT RMS-CES - Rockford
Middle School offers an agriscience class
for all students in grades 5-8. Cows,
chickens, flowers, and buckthorn! Read
more on page 3.

GOOD NEWS FROM AROUND THE
NWSISD CONSORTIUM - page 4