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Contact Points | Speak Up in November

Contact Points | Speak Up in November

Below you’ll find contact points for Stillwater Schools district administration leadership and school board members, plus contact links to additional St. Croix Valley area schools.

School Contacts

The Stillwater Area Public Schools administrators listed here have direct responsibility for district innovation and learning, including curriculum and gifted services.  Rather than list each one, choose to include school principal(s) on written communication and/or to talk with him or her in person about GT services during November.

District Leadership

Ms. Denise Pontrelli
Superintendent of Schools
pontrellid@stillwaterschools.org; 651-351-8301

 

Dr. Robert McDowell
Executive Director of Learning & Innovation
mcdowellb@stillwaterschools.org; 651-351-8391

 

Rachel Larson
Director of Personalized Learning
larsonr@stillwaterschools.org; 651-351-8340

 

Stillwater Area School Board

 

George Hoeppner
Board Chairperson, Liaison to Stillwater Junior High and Lily Lake Elementary

 

Mike Ptacek
Board Vice Chair, Liaison to Withrow, Marine, and Lake Elmo Elementaries
ptacekm@stillwaterschools.org; 651-351-8429

 

Paula O’Loughlin
Board Member, Liaison to Oak Park Elementary and ALC

 

Shelley Pearson
Board Member, Liaison to ECFC and Rutherford Elementary
pearsons@stillwaterschools.org; 651-351-8429
Looking for the board member who serves as liaison for your child’s school? The full list of 2016 liaison and working group assignments is online here. Locate contacts for each board member here. Results of the 2016 Election will return Mike Ptacek to the Stillwater School Board. Sarah Stivland and Jennifer Pelletier will fill the remaining two open seats starting January 2017.

Report Card on school PSEO compliance

Posted by on Sep 30, 2015 in Members Only | Comments Off on Report Card on school PSEO compliance

Report Card on school PSEO compliance

In August 2015, Center for School Change (CSC) released report findings on the state of Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) information in Minnesota.  Among other findings, this report shows that the vast majority of high schools in Minnesota are not providing “up-to-date” information on PSEO to students and families, as required by law. PSEO allows Minnesota students in grades 10-12 who meet certain standards to earn free college credits during their high school enrollment. Within the PSEO statutes, Subdivision 7 reads: “By March 1 of...

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