On Friday, representatives from the district and the teacher’s union - the Chaska Education Association (CEA) - met in mediation. During the 20 hours of mediation we worked in earnest to find common ground with the union and will continue to do so. In the early morning hours on Saturday, the district presented the CEA negotiation team a historic offer for our district.
Victoria Elementary
We Are Exceptional Personalized Learning
Eastern Carver County Schools students learn at their own pace — it’s part of personalized learning. Students can easily work above grade level in reading and math, and in a few cases some students have gone to a middle school or high school for what they need.
Happening at Victoria Elementary
Eastern Carver County School District is excited to name Sam Blank as the next principal of Carver Elementary School. Blank will succeed Ryan Finke, who is leaving the role for a principalship at an international school abroad. He will start his new role on July 1, 2024.
At the Feb. 12 school board work session, Brian Beresford, Leader of Personalized Learning (Elementary), along with elementary literacy coach Carol Redmond and teachers Amy Blake and Joanne Torp, presented about the work being done with our youngest learners with language acquisition and literacy development.
Read more in the latest Eye on ECCS feature!
The latest version of the School Report is arriving in mailboxes this week inside the Community Education summer catalog. Take a look at the online edition here.
Have you seen 112 Seconds, a new weekly communication from Interim Superintendent Erin Rathke showcasing the great things happening around Eastern Carver County Schools?
Happening at Victoria
Personalized Learning Happens in the Classroom
Purposeful Learning
Purposeful Learning
Teachers in Eastern Carver County Schools not only lead instruction but also facilitate learning for each student. They teach by guiding students towards mastery of content and instilling 21st century skills. Students have access to a variety of resources and tools, and teachers connect student learning beyond the classroom.
Engagement with Learning Tools
Engagement with Learning Tools
With teachers as facilitators, students use a variety of educational tools and resources to maximize learning. While technology will never replace the role of the teacher, it will shape the future careers of our students. Our goal is to prepare students for success beyond high school, wherever their aspirations take them.
Collaborative Environment
Collaborative Environment
Most living and working environments have changed dramatically over the last several decades. Design of spaces and their furnishings reflect purpose: how we live, how we work, and how we learn. We are redefining learning spaces with a variety of furniture, layouts and technology that facilitate collaboration, creativity, comfort, and safety. They also convey a sense of belonging and purpose. School should be a place where students feel welcomed and empowered to learn.
Learner Voice & Choice
Learner Voice & Choice
Students have the freedom to design the way they showcase their learning based on individual styles, experiences, passions, and needs. Respected as capable co-designers, learner agency is cultivated throughout all learning experiences. As learners become increasingly self-aware they grow into their own best advocates: showcasing their learning based on their individual styles, experiences, passions, needs, and knowing “what’s next” for their ongoing development.