Eagle Excellence
Eden Lake teacher Angela Taylor and Central Middle School teacher Erin Webster were named as candidates by Education Minnesota for the 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

EPHS seniors Whitney Reek and Jer Yang Fredericks received gold key and silver key awards at the annual Minnesota Scholastic Art Competition.

Eden Prairie High School science teacher Jean Tushie will be honored with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Distinguished Teaching Award at the NSTA National Conference.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Josh Swanson received the 2017 Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) Outstanding Central Office Administrator Award. This award annually honors two non-superintendent MASA members exhibiting a willingness to risk, possess strong communication skills, are progressive change agents and who have high expectations for self and others.

Eden Prairie High School senior Naomi Rogge was named a Ms. Hockey Semifinalist.  

Eden Prairie High School's POM Squad placed third in Jazz and sixth in Pom at the UDA National Dance Championships in Orlando, Fl. 

Eden Prairie High School's Science Olympiad team placed first in the Division C Regional Science Olympiad. The team will compete in the state competition on March 4 at Bethel University. 

Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion 4-6 grade choir was selected to perform at Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) MidWinter Clinic on Feb. 16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. 
Designing Pathways: Public Input Sessions
Eden Prairie Schools has engaged in its second phase of the Designing Pathways process, which seeks to outline a plan for its facilities that supports a long-term academic vision. A small design team of system level experts and three larger input teams made up of staff, students and parents/community members have sought to draft and revise options prior to public feedback beginning in February. Opportunities to provide feedback online and in person will be open to all throughout the process.  All public input sessions listed below will be held at Eden Prairie High School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Administrators Announce Retirements
Prairie View Principal Dr. Carol Meyer, Central Middle School Associate Principal Dennis Lambert, and Executive Director of Student Support Services Tricia Clair have announced their retirements effective June 30, 2017. We wish them well and thank them for their outstanding years of service in our district!
Join Us at Tonight's Equity Forum
Eden Prairie Schools is partnering with over 40 school district superintendents to develop a collective education plan to address integration, access, opportunity and educational achievement. All parents of participating districts have been invited to a community conversation that will inform the work of superintendents as they create a plan and recommendations for new local and statewide policies and practices. The event is called, Reimagine Minnesota, and will be hosted on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School (15860 Fish Point Rd SE, Prior Lake). 

Around the District: Lucky's Great Adventure
Recently Prairie View first graders in Lisa Warbritton's class learned about the great adventure of their class stuffed animal Lucky. Lucky took part in a project with a 2014 EPHS graduate who is an aerospace engineering student at the University of Minnesota.