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Flexible, equitable and personalized learning in a supportive virtual environment.
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The 196Online office will be moving to the ALC building this summer. Please contact ALC with questions about the program- 952-431-8720
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Comprehensive fully online learning opened in fall 2021. Our virtual school carries forward the District 196 commitment to a high-quality education where students can learn, grow and explore the outer limits of their vast potential.
196ONLINE NEWS
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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.
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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.
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For the fifth year in a row, Independent School District 196 is included on Forbes’ annual list of Best-in-State Employers.
Twelve residents of Independent School District 196 filed candidacy for the School Board during the two-week filing period that ended Aug. 15 and will vie for four open seats in the Nov. 7, 2023 School Board election.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dakota Ridge School, 4629 144th St. W. Apple Valley, MN 55124
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