Thursday, March 14th at 7pm (Doors open at 6:15pm)
Friday, March 15th at 7pm (Doors open at 6:15pm)
Saturday, March 16th at 2pm (Doors open at 1:15pm)

Superintendent Mary Kreger reported Feb. 12 that negotiating teams for District 196 and Dakota County United Educators (DCUE) reached a tentative agreement on a new, two-year contract for 2023-2025.

Celebrating Black History Month with Information and Education

Come visit our Scholastic Book Fair February 5th - February 8th.

The District 196 School Board on Jan. 8 approved a resolution to accept the resignation of Board Director Bianca Virnig and declare a board vacancy, and a separate action to approve the process the board will use to fill the vacancy. Virnig won a special election Dec. 5 to fill the open seat in House District 52B. She will resign from the School Board Jan. 11.

At our STEM Community Night on January 18th, you and your child have the opportunity to take one or four classes together. Classes will take place at 5:30pm and 6:16pm. Use the link below to see a brochure with each of the class offerings and select which ones you would like to sign up for. 

https://public.district196.org/vms2/community_stem_event/

Thursday, November 16th at 7pm (Doors open at 6:15pm)
Friday, November 17th at 7pm (Doors open at 6:15pm)
Saturday, November 18th at 2pm (Doors open at 1:15pm)

Voters in Independent School District 196 elected incumbents Jackie Magnuson, Cory Johnson and Sachin Isaacs, and candidate Anna Williams to fill four open seats in the Nov. 7 School Board election. 

District 196 is accepting applications from families interested in having their students attend a magnet school in the 2024-25 school year. The deadlines to submit applications are Jan. 5 for the five elementary magnet schools, Dec. 15 for Valley Middle School of STEM and Dec. 22 for the School of Environmental Studies optional high school for juniors and seniors.

Join us in a fun night of:
Hands-on Activities
Robotics, drones, dance and more!

October 5th 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Gameday Food Truck will be onsite for a food option.

For the fifth year in a row, Independent School District 196 is included on Forbes’ annual list of Best-in-State Employers.