EXPO Family News
Weekly News and Updates for the EXPO School Community
2023-2024 ACCESS Test for English Learners
State and federal laws require that all English Learner (EL) students are assessed annually to measure their proficiency and progress in reading, writing, listening and speaking in English.
Minnesota uses the ACCESS for ELLs (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State) test as its annual assessment. EL students who receive special education services and who meet certain guidelines may take the WIDA Alternate ACCESS test instead. These tests are used to see if students are meeting the WIDA English Language Development Standards and determine if a student is ready to exit from SPPS’s EL program.
All SPPS EL students in grades K-12 will be administered the ACCESS for ELLs or WIDA Alternate ACCESS tests between January 29 - March 22, 2024.
If you have questions about your student’s participation, please reach out to John Bjoraker, Principal or Ela Murphy, Assistant Principal.
For more information on English language proficiency assessments and the MDE Parent/Guardian Participation Guide and Refusal form, please go to:
- ACCESS Family Test Information website: spps.org/Page/46590
- MDE Family Testing Information website: education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/tests/
- Please reach out to us at EXPO if you have any questions
EXPO Sticker Fundraiser
Exciting news! Two of our very own 5th grade EXPO students, Ellie Gordon-Strom and Micah Hedwall, designed adorable stickers as a fundraiser for the 5th grade Boundry Waters Camp Adventure! We hope that families and students will support this amazing adventure for 5th grade by purchasing these fun stickers.
We expect to have them available by this Thursday, during the Family Dance Night. If not, then for sure in the coming weeks. Additional information about the sticker fundraiser for the 5th grade BWCA will be coming soon.
EXPO Council of Parents and Teachers- February 2024 Board Meeting
Our February Council of Parents and Teachers Board Meeting will be held on Monday February 12, 2024 at 6:30PM. We will meet on Google Meet using the following link: https://meet.google.com/zhs-jywz-vhx
The minutes from our January Board Meeting are linked here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GzwNu-mT0ZXUOF12sLzWzn8y1C21LEve9WZZFfSdxxw/edit
Important Dates
January 25: Dance & Service Night 6:00-8:00PM
January 26: No School/Teacher PD Day
March 23: Silent Auction 6:00-10:00 PM- Bad Weather Brewing
May 30: End of Year Celebration 6:00-8:00PM
June 5: 5th Grade Recognition
Contact Us
Email: john.bjoraker@spps.org
Website: www.spps.org/EXPO
Location: 541 Warwick Street, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-290-8384