
Website Dassel-Cokato Schools
Position Available: Superintendent
District Name: Dassel-Cokato Schools
District Address: 4852 Reardon Ave. SW, Cokato, MN 55321
Qualifications: Hold licensure as a Superintendent in Minnesota. Experience as a Superintendent, district office or principal setting preferred. Demonstrate a strong commitment to student achievement, building partnerships in the community, supporting staff learning and development, and supporting all students to be successful.
Consultants Assisting the Board: Dr. David Vick (847-343-0039), Dr. David Clough (847-644-5556), Dr. Ken Dragseth (952-210-2790)
District Highlights: The district lives out its mission – “In partnership with our communities and families, we will educate and inspire all learners to maximize their potential, promote lifeline learning, and become contributing members of society.”
- Strong stakeholder developed character traits program that emphasizes these traits in all schools: respect, responsibility, resiliency, integrity, compassion and understanding diversity
- Embraces its vision of “Educate, Innovate, Succeed”
- Strong staff at all levels
- Supportive community
- Excellent facilities
- Good class sizes
- Stable financially, levy passed in 2018
- Able in last 2 years to restore reductions in the areas of supplies, capital budgets and eliminate the deficit spending trend that they were in
- Strong fund balance (about 10%)
- Enrollment trends stable to slightly increasing
- Academic achievement high in most areas
- MCA Math and Reading scores are higher than state average in all grades surpassing state averages by 8-21 % in math and 11-21 % in reading
- Excellent Performing Arts Center
- Recreation Center near completion
- Area Learning Center to open in new location this fall
- Strong extracurricular programs in athletics and fine arts, clubs – 85% of high school students participate in at least 1 activity
- Strong academic offerings and curriculum at all levels
- All students K-12 have computers available for use in the classroom
- Grades 5-6 have one computer per student to use in the classroom and 7-12 students have their own computer assigned and can take them home
- High school vison statements encourage personal relationships, personnel responsibilities, and academic rigor
- The Middle School mission is to encourage a positive attitude towards learning while preparing students with transferable and meaningful skills for life in a global society.
- The Elementary schools’ mission is to provide enriching educational experiences for all students and building a better tomorrow for all students.
- Community Education program provides quality, lifelong learning opportunities for all with youth programming, adult enrichment and recreational programming and ABE, ESL and GED programs
- Excellent music programs in all schools
- Strong support services at all grade levels
- Graduation rate of 90%
- 14% of students receive special education services, 25 % of students receive free or reduced lunch
Communities Served: Dassel-Cokato is located approximately 50 miles west of downtown Minneapolis, MN, and includes the communities of Dassel and Cokato and surrounding areas in Wright county.
Student Population: 2100
District Operating Budget: 24 million General Fund
District Schools:
- Early Childhood Center
- Dassel Elementary School K-4
- Cokato Elementary School K-4
- Dassel-Cokato Middle School 5-8
- Dassel-Cokato High School 9-12
- Area Learning Center
Union Affiliation – Education Minnesota
Teachers’ Contract Status: Settled 2019-2021
Search Calendar:
- Application Deadline: March 29
- Selected candidates taken to the Board on: April 5
- First round interviews on: April 6,7
- Second round interviews on: April 12, 13, 14
- Position Begins: July 1, 2021
Compensation Package Offered: Regionally Competitive
District Website: https://www.isd466.org/
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