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The Future is in Our Classrooms

Building a Better Future is a multi-year plan to service the Osseo Area Schools community as outlined in its new strategic plan. The plan will bring Osseo Area Schools to the next level of excellence and give families the educational experience they desire and deserve.

Phase I: Learning and Technology Needs (November 2022) 

On Nov. 8, 2022, voters approved an operating levy to continue day-to-day learning operations and enhance individualized learning, academic interventions, scholar mental health needs and other critical classroom supports.. 

On Nov. 8, 2022, voters also approved a technology levy to continue classroom learning technology, infrastructure systems and support staff. It's also additionally prioritizing school safety and security, tools for all scholars and digital learning spaces.

Check out the full results from last year.

Phase II: Facility Needs 

At its Jan. 10, 2023 work session, board members heard from various study groups on their facility needs findings throughout the district. This is considered to be the research portion of  Building a Better Future, Phase II, the second of two phases in bringing the district’s new strategic plan to life.  

An Oversight Task Force is reviewing the research findings,  prioritizing them and making final recommendations to Supt. McIntyre, who will then share his final recommendations to the board. The board is expected to hear Supt. McIntyre’s recommendations at the April 25, 2023 board meeting. Read more. 

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Community Involvement Matters


 

 

82%
GOOD OR EXCELLENT ON THE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
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87%
ALL OR MOST SCHOLAR
NEEDS ARE BEING MET
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84%
ARE PROUD OF OUR SCHOOLS AND
WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO OTHERS

 

 

2023 survey results

Completed by the Morris Leatherman Company in January 2023

 

 

82%
IMPORTANT FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS TO HAVE SIMILAR FACILITIES
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80%
FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM DESIGN IS IMPORTANT FOR LEARNING
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88%
SCHOLAR ENROLLMENT WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

 

 

 

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What types of study groups have been looking at district facilities?

At its Jan. 10 work session, board members heard from various study groups on their facility needs findings throughout the district. The teams were: Enrollment and Capacity Management Advisory Committee, Furniture and Next Generation Learning Space, Career/Technical Education, Community Education, Specialized Services, and Magnet Schools. Visit the school board document page for each group's in-depth research. 

Learn More about What types of study groups have been looking at district facilities?
Is the district lowering class sizes as part of this plan?

If approved by voters, the district would be able to maintain its class sizes. A scientifically-valid community survey this past January revealed that the majority of parents and caregivers would prefer to focus on programming and other individualized learning options when they learned how much a change would cost. To lower class sizes by just one student across all grade levels, approximately $5.2 million a year would be needed.

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