Garrison Public Schools

Garrison Public School District

Schoolwide Title Annual Review Meeting Agenda

We have scheduled our 2025-26 schoolwide annual review for May 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM in the elementary school library. Participants who cannot join in person may also participate via Teams, and must sign in. The link is following:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23369054079703?p=KbRi8DqqNejGimmwto
Meeting ID: 233 690 540 797 03
Passcode: nN63Le66

Attendees at the meeting:

Agenda Items:

Review and evaluation of 4 required components and implementation

Review of annual assessment of parental involvement

Review of schoolwide goals

Review of student assessment (NDA+, AIMSWeb+, classroom assessments)

Review of attendance data

Review of instructional strategies and learning activities implemented

Determine Changes for 2026-27 regarding schoolwide plan and initiatives

Determine Continuation of initiatives for 2026-27

Determine Effectiveness Measures for 2025-26

Hi! We are planning to do our annual Kindergarten bike ride down Main Street next Wednesday, May 13! We will leave from the elementary school around 1:00 and go down Main Street and return back to the school after that! You are invited to line Main street and cheer us on!

Bob Callies Elementary School students and staff were fortunate to start today with service members from the 188th Army Band as they performed as part of their "Music in Schools Tour!" What a great group! We thank them for their service and this amazing opportunity for our school today! (More photos to come!)

Attention Freshman and Sophomore students and parents, have you heard about Close-up? Are you interested in Close-up? Would you like to sign up or want more information on CloseUp-up? There will be an informational meeting on Friday May 8 at 5pm. If you can't make it, please email Steve.Dangel@k12.nd.us or call the school, 701-463-2818. We will setup our Close-up experience for April 2028, that gives us about 2 years to fundraise. I hope to see you then!!

Happy Earth Day! Our students and staff in grades K-2 took some time today to take care of our earth by picking up trash around our community.

Important Elementary Book Fair updates

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We held our first session of Gearing Up for Kindergarten this evening! Parents and students participated in some activities with our teachers, staff, and community partners after sharing a meal together to begin to prepare for this next big step in their lives--Entering Kindergarten in the fall! If you have a kindergarten student coming to Bob Callies Elementary next fall and you didn't register for this program, we would love to see you next time! Call the school to get details!

We have been celebrating reading this week at Bob Callies Elementary School! Students and families enjoyed Bingo for Books on Tuesday evening! Thank you to all staff who helped with the event and families who participated! Special thank you to Mrs. Magandy for coordinating and Mrs. Ekstrom for being the "caller!" Today students duct taped Mrs. Fuller to the wall with tape they earned by reading in March! What adventures we have! Stay tuned for more to come!

Please share! We are looking for a Math Teacher Grades 7-12 and a Transportation Director.

Bingo for Books is tonight at 6:30 pm at the elementary school gym! Come play Bingo with your family and win some books! We will duct tape the principal to the wall with points earned for reading on Thursday at 2:45 during school to ensure all who earned their points can participate.

The Elementary Science Fair is coming up on Friday, March 27! Please see the information attached and join us if you'd like to see all of our scientists in action!

Elementary Families: Please join us for Bingo For Books on Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Bob Callies Elementary School Gym! We hope to see everyone there for some fun!

Attn Prom Goers!! Please sign up in the main office for the After Prom Party. This will take place at Get Air in Minot. Everyone must have a waiver filled out by a parent or guardian. Please follow the link below to compete this. https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fminot.getairmanagement.com%2FGroupWaiver.html&data=05%7C02%7CSteve.Dangel%40k12.nd.us%7Cfdd5a5c09155497f3a8108de7ecf948d%7Cdbbf782acef14af186c81f9201061db6%7C0%7C0%7C639087627232536451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UCZNLVJdfDtGXSXW8yyLSzIzGol4RRcRBMVC4e%2FPRik%3D&reserved=0 Thank you

STEM Spotlight: 2nd Grade This week in STEM, our second graders put their teamwork and collaboration skills to the test! Students worked together to build the tallest tower using just 5 plastic cups and 2 index cards. It was exciting to see them plan, problem-solve, and support one another as they experimented with different strategies. Their creativity, communication, and cooperation were on full display! STEM challenges allow students opportunities to complete short simple build challenges to put groupwork/collaboration expectations into practice--real world skills we all need every day!

Setup and ready to roll at the MSU Education Fair!!

Dr. Seuss fun in Kindergarten today!

We are looking for a Transportation Director to begin in August! Please share!

Meet the new STEM Garden! Unlike a traditional garden, this innovative hydroponic system grows plants without soil, using water, nutrients, and light to keep everything thriving. The garden’s lights and water are set on timers, automatically delivering just the right amounts to our plants—currently Lettuce and Basil—creating a self-sustaining environment where they can grow efficiently and sustainably. It’s a peek into the future of gardening, right here at Bob Callies Elementary School! A huge thank you to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture for providing the garden through the Farm to School Hydroponic Garden Grant, and to Ms. Blomquist for writing the grant and supporting the project in our STEM classroom.