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OUR MISSION
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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Learn some helpful reminders and tips to make winter bus rides as comfortable and secure as possible.
Join the Office of Higher Education for a zoom session created specifically for students and families to help them prepare for the financial aid process.
English Learners (EL) students will be taking the ACCESS assessment between January 27 and March 7, 2025.
South Washington County Schools Department of Teaching and Learning would like to invite you to attend a three-part series focused on literacy in South Washington County Schools.
SoWashCo Schools AVID and Kids Club students raised $5,000 to provide healthy snacks to students in need.
Thank you to those who donated!
A message from Supt. Julie Nielsen.
SoWashCo Online, the SoWashCo School’s online high school, is leveling up by adding esports as an extracurricular activity for students.
High School registration is fast approaching! Please read through some important reminders and new information below.
The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given upon high school graduation to students who show proficiency in English and an eligible language other than English.
Congratulations to our ExCEL Award winners at East Ridge, Park and Woodbury high schools.
A new student-operated literary art magazine has caught the attention of many since its debut last spring.
SoWashCo Schools has been awarded an Innovation in Service Learning Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. With the support of the grant, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and Kids Club will expand on their partnership, which began as an opportunity for AVID students to give back to their community and mentor younger students in the Kids Club program.
AVID students and SoWashCo CARES are asking for your help to reach their goal of $5,000 to provide healthy snacks for students in need.
Donations are being accepted through Friday, Dec. 20.
The Minnesota Gopher's Football team visited Bailey Elementary.
If your student is feeling ill, we request they remain at home until they are well enough to return to school.
Students in Cindy Gerfast’s fifth-grade class at Cottage Grove Elementary School have joined a nationwide postcard exchange program, where students connect with fifth-graders across the country.