Academics
Leading Minds to Learning, Hearts to Compassion, and Lives to Community Service
Ensuring each student realizes their unique talents and abilities, and makes meaningful contributions with local and global impact.
Annual Report
The District’s Annual Update, mailed to all district residents each year, provides a snapshot of the District, including student achievement, school climate, student awards, innovation, finance, District profile, School Board and partnerships.
AVID
The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is nationally recognized. AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society. AVID accelerates student learning using evidence-based instructional practices, provides meaningful professional learning for teachers, and acts as a catalyst for systemic change schoolwide.
BARR
BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) schools focus on building relationships with students to help better understand where they need support to succeed. As a BARR District, all schools in the White Bear Lake Area School District follow the BARR model.
College and Career Readiness
Through innovative programs and community partnerships, the district helps students earn college credits, gain professional certifications and participate in real-world internships. These opportunities prepare students to make informed decisions about their next steps, whether they pursue college, military service or a career.
Gifted Services
The District offers gifted services for students in grades K-12. The purpose of the program is to provide a differentiated, enriched, academic environment that enables each student to reach their full potential.
Immersion
The district offers an Elementary Spanish Dual Immersion program at Otter Lake Elementary and Matoska International. Transportation is available to resident families throughout the district for students enrolled in this program.
Research, Evaluation & Assessment
The district continually reviews what students are taught and how they are taught. Student performance, as shown by a variety of assessment results, guides the district in deciding what needs to be done so that all students can be successful.
Special Education
A comprehensive program is available for students with disabilities from birth through age 22. Services facilitate each student reaching their potential through partnerships that promote life-long learning, independence and self-advocacy.
Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CACR)
Under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, school boards are to adopt a long-term, comprehensive strategic plan to support and improve teaching and learning. The CACR plan highlights work from our comprehensive strategic plan.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently authorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, is a federal legislation that promotes student achievement through school and district reform. ESSA requires each state to develop and implement a system for holding all districts and schools accountable for the education of students. For more information about ESEA, visit the Minnesota Department of Education Every Student Succeeds Act webpage.