From Crystal Merchant:
It is almost Election Day! Multiage will be hosting Minnesota Students Voting again. We'll have the multipurpose room set up for our Riverview polling location on November 4th. Inside, we'll have booths for kids to vote in. After voting, they will slip their ballot in the ballot box and receive an "I voted" sticker.
We have two ballots for teachers to choose from for their class. One ballot will just be for the president race with the two main party candidates. The other ballot will have the three branches and city races on it. Students can choose to vote for whatever they want and can choose not to vote on areas they don't know about. The goal for this is for all our kids to create a lifelong habit of being an educated and regular voter.
Please click here to sign up for a time for your students to vote and let us know what ballot you are interested in. You can sign up for your own slot or can team with another class for a 15 minute time slot. We already have a number of parent volunteers who will be helping out. If you would prefer to do “mail in” voting, you are welcome to vote in your classroom and drop off by 1:30.
Another option, if you have your own ballot, but would like to use the polling location, you can do that too! Please indicate that on the sign up if you are doing that. You can let the parents know when you arrive. They can then do the same process and get a sticker. 🙂
If you are interested in information for your class, the resources below could be helpful:
2024 Presidential Race Slides:
Kids Voting Curricula:
https://www.kidsvotingusa.org/educators/educator-resources/curricula
YMCA Student Voting:
https://www.ymcanorth.org/locations/center_for_youth_voice/programs/students_voting/resources
The Farmington Area Education Foundation is nowaccepting grant applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Any ISD 192 staff member may apply for a grant. Applications should be submitted to your building principal no later than December 20, 2024. Click here to find the application form and learn more.
The Farmington Area Education Foundation’s mission is to support and enhance innovative educational opportunities by fostering community involvement and financial support for students in ISD 192.
Some examples of grants that have been awarded in recent years include VEX robots at Boeckman Middle School (2023), graphing calculators at Farmington High School (2023), storytelling kits at Farmington Elementary School (2022), maker space materials at Akin Road Elementary School (2022), reef and jungle room equipment at Riverview Elementary School (2022), and wi-fi signal expansion district-wide (2021).
Thank you to the Farmington Area Education Foundation for their ongoing support of our learning community!
About Riverview: A Learner Centered Community
The mission of Riverview Elementary School, a learner-centered community that transforms the future of learning, is to ensure each individual continuously grows emotionally, socially, and academically to have a positive impact in their communities through:
- Honoring the diverseness of our communities
- Learning experiences driven by passions, sparks, and interests
- Reflection on the learning process and real-life experiences
- Collaborative relationships, trust, and open communication
Our Objectives:
- Each learner continuously demonstrates academic and personal growth.
- Each learner develops the skills to understand how they learn best.
- Each learner possesses the skills to advocate for themselves and others.
- Each learner continuously explores personal interests and passions to drive their learning.