DISTRICT 192
School district will update its strategic plan this year
The Farmington School District is going to take a fresh look at its future. The Farmington School Board voted Monday to launch a strategic planning process that will set goals and strategies for the next five years. It will be the first major update to the district’s strategic plan since the current plan was approved in December of 2006.January 26, 2012
FHS students explore the meaning of art in 35 minutes or less
By Michelle Leonard , January 26, 2012
iPads are likely in the future for Farmington students
There are almost certainly iPads in the future for at least some students in Farmington schools. School board members heard a report at their Monday night board meeting from a group that described the Apple-made tablet computers as vital tools for the kind of customized education superintendent Jay Haugen has preached since he interviewed for the job last year.By Nathan Hansen , January 26, 2012
FHS sculpture project is all wrapped up
By Michelle Leonard , January 26, 2012
Boeckman Middle School will hold Nook Night to purchase e-readers for students
On Jan. 24, BMS will host its first Nook Night, an opportunity for parents to come to the school, learn about Nooks and the options digital readers offer. If they choose, they can buy any of the three types of Nooks available.By Michelle Leonard , January 23, 2012
Students put their spelling skills to the test
By Michelle Leonard , January 20, 2012
Farmington teacher promotes active lifestyles
By Michelle Leonard , January 20, 2012
New Green Team is starting to make a difference at Dodge Middle School
Students at Dodge Middle School are learning important lessons these days. If they want to live in a healthy world, they have to make it happen. DMS is just one of the schools around School District 192 that is implementing some kind of environmental education program. It falls under the Schools in Energy Efficiency initiative the district participates in, said DMS Green Team advisor Sara Drazkowski.By Michelle Leonard , January 14, 2012
Tera Lee will remain Farmington School Board chair
Farmington School Board leadership will remain the same for 2012. Board members elected Tera Lee chair for the year Monday at their first meeting of 2012. Lee, beginning her second year on the board, also served as chair in 2011.By Nathan Hansen , January 13, 2012
School board will adjust meeting format
Farmington School Board members are giving themselves a little extra time to talk things over. Board members gave support Monday to a plan to transform one of their monthly meetings from a business meeting to a work session. The change will give board members a chance to discuss items without necessarily making a decision about them.By Nathan Hansen , January 12, 2012
Phy ed teachers will share thoughts on exercise and achievement
Meadowview Elementary School phy ed teacher Joe McCarthy knows a thing or two about the benefits of students getting regular exercise. North Trail Elementary School phy ed teacher Jack Olwell has done extensive research on how exercise benefits brain function.By Michelle Leonard , January 06, 2012
Dodge Middle School students get a crash course on the value of math
By Michelle Leonard , December 30, 2011
Farmington High School first trimester honor rolls
Read on to see which students made Farmington High School's first trimester A and B honor rolls.December 22, 2011
Schools will test a new style of teaching
Dan Pickens is excited about a new style of teaching mathematics in Farmington Schools. Pickens, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics specialist, has been an enthusiastic supporter of the new method, called inverted classes or, more commonly, flipped classes. He’s helping bring it on board next year at all district schools.By Michelle Leonard , December 22, 2011
A cow, a kiss and a nice donation for the food shelf
A deal is a deal. When Farmington Elementary School principal Ben Januschka agreed to kiss a cow if his students could collect more items than students at Akin Road Elementary School for the Farmington Food Shelf, he knew he was taking a big chance.By Michelle Leonard , December 21, 2011
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