Knights Newsletter
Although school meals will be provided free of charge to all students this year, there are still many reasons to fill out the Educational Benefits Application. Families who qualify may be eligible for a variety of benefits. These include free or discounted prices for the following:
- Field trips
- Clubs, activities, and athletics
- Band instrument fees
- ACT, SAT, and AP fees
- Comcast Internet for home
- Xcel Energy account assistance for electricity bills
Additionally, the state of Minnesota uses a school district’s percentage of qualifying students from applications completed and approved prior to October 1st each year to calculate each district’s funding level. School district funding impacts every student in the following ways:
- Class sizes
- Number of support staff the district can hire to help scholars (counselors, social workers)
- Extra programming opportunities
The information collected from this form also helps the North View school community by providing additional academic support (reading and math interventions), field trip opportunities, technology supports, access to county resources, and free breakfast and lunch while at school.
You may recall that you have previously filled out this form, but each school is required to have families complete the form every year with updated information. Please complete this application by following one of the steps below.
Online through SmartSchoolK12 – This option will create a family account allowing online access to view meal accounts and pay online for meals.
Online at this link – This option will bypass making a family account and allow you to fill out the form.
Complete a paper copy of the form. Forms are available at North View Middle School in the main office or in the cafeteria with the kitchen staff.
If you would like further information or support in completing this application, please complete this Google form and someone from North View will contact you
If your student currently rides the bus from a stop near your residence or a daycare site and will use that same location for transportation in 2024-25, no action is required, and your student will be routed from that same location.
If your student’s needs are changing, please email BusQuestions@District279.org to request a change form. Forms are student-specific, please include each student requiring changes in your email correspondence.
Current students and those that are new to the district and are eligible for transportation will receive a preliminary email the end of July with bus stop location based on their home address to verify there are no changes. If a bus is not needed, please let transportation know at that time.
A week before school starts final bus information will be posted in ParentVue and an email will be sent to the parent/guardian email on file.
For more information or to check transportation eligibility, click here.
The District Planning Advisory Council (DPAC) seeks parents or guardians for a one-year term to provide community input on planning and evaluating instructional programs. Membership is based on interest, not expertise, and includes up to two representatives from each elementary school, up to three from each secondary school, up to six community members without children in the schools, one School Board member, ISD 279 teachers and administrators, and senior high students. Additional information about DPAC is available on the website at https://www.district279.org/life-279/advisory-groups/dpac
Click the links that follow for important detailed information about Park Center Senior High and Osseo Senior High sports. Many sports are available for seventh and eighth-graders.
