2002 - 2003 District News

Saint Paul Public Schools news from the 2002/2003 school year:

Study affirms that Excel Program works
6/28/2005 11:30 AM
The Excel Program — which places students in half-grades as an alternative to retention — has shown clear signs of helping students catch up in reading and math, according to the findings of University of Minnesota researchers released in a 31-page report today (Friday, Sept. 20).

For second time in two weeks, test results show students achieving
7/1/2003 10:55 AM
Just one week after the state released data showing that Saint Paul student achievement on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) has more than doubled since 1998, Superintendent Patricia Harvey had more good news to share.

Committee to recommend school for Wellstone name
6/9/2003 11:00 AM
The committee charged with making a recommendation to the Saint Paul Board of Education about which Saint Paul public school will be re-named after the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone will do so at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in Auditorium A of the school district’s Main Administration Building, 360 Colborne St., Sain Paul.

Saint Paul kindergartners learn to use wireless phones during emergencies
5/9/2003 11:05 AM
Saint Paul Public Schools, Verizon Wireless and Smarter Safer Kids, Inc., are teaming up in an effort to educate kindergartners about when and how to seek help during emergencies.

Saint Paul police hoping to catch students in the act—of reading
5/7/2003 10:50 AM
From now until the end of the school year, the Saint Paul Police Department will be on the lookout for suspicious reading activity.

Event helps parents help children succeed this year, plan for next year
4/7/2003 11:30 AM
The 2002-03 school year is winding down, but it’s not too late for parents to help their children finish the year strong.

School district takes action to address current, future challenges
3/31/2003 11:05 AM
In an effort to ensure that the educational needs of Saint Paul’s families continue to be met, the Saint Paul public school district announced today (Monday, March 31) the discontinuation of sixth grade at one middle school and the relocation of a popular language program.

Saint Paul students learn wilderness survival skills
2/26/2003 11:00 AM
It might not be the Australian outback or an Amazon jungle, but from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, Saint Paul students in grades 6-12 will try to survive Saint Paul’s Battle Creek Park.

Saint Paul Public Schools to hold community forum on 2003-04 budget
2/13/2003 11:30 AM
Saint Paul Public Schools will hold a community forum on the 2003-04 school district budget from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Johnson Senior High School, 1349 Arcade St., Saint Paul.

Grant sends hundreds of Saint Paul students to Twin Cities theaters
11/20/2002 10:50 AM
Thanks to a four-year, $368,578 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, hundreds of students in grades 6, 7 and 8 at Saint Paul’s Humboldt Junior High and Wilson Middle School will soon be attending plays at the Guthrie, the Old Log and 12 other Twin Cities theaters.

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