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South Washington County Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. The district includes all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, as well as, Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships. The mission of SoWashCo Schools is to educate students for success.
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District News
SoWashCo Schools will use an opt-in transportation system for the 2024-25 school year.
After much anticipation, we're thrilled to announce the recipients of prizes from our recent I Love To Read Video Contest.
This summer, SoWashCo Online is offering a small number of accelerated learning opportunities for students going into grades 9-12 for the 2024-25 school year.
The exhibition is free and is open to the community to view at the DSC through April 12.
18 students from SWAHS visit a kindergarten or preschool class every other Friday to read books and spend quality time with the younger students.
Park High School, Cottage Grove and Oltman middle schools recently have been validated as AVID National Demonstration Schools.
Families should start planning on getting their student’s vaccination status updated for the next school year.
It is important that students read books and texts that they can both decode (read the words) and comprehend (understand the meaning). This is referred to as a “just right” book or text.
Minnesotans can now claim the Child Tax Credit, with no limit on the number of children claimed.
Minnesota offers two tax benefits for those who purchase school supplies through the K-12 Education Credit and Subtraction for their child.
Recent changes to the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) now provides additional medical coverage and disability services for children with significant needs
Students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 will soon begin taking the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA).
The district ACT (American College Testing) date for students in grade 11 will be on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) will continue the opt-in transportation system to help ensure the most efficient routing for general education students eligible to ride a school bus.
On Thursday, Feb. 15 SoWashCo Schools held their Black History Month Celebration (For the Culture)