The state legislature continues to work toward an education budget being called the “largest school funding increase in 15 years,” but school budget challenges still remain.

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released student graduation rates for 2020 – the first set of graduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The four-year graduation rate for South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) continues to surpass the state average with 92.3 percent of students graduating on time.

We have reached the finish line for the 2020-21 school year. In some ways, it has felt like an endurance run and in other ways, the year has flown by. I appreciate your partnership and working with teachers and staff amid the many challenges this school year.