Please see the attached communication for important updates.

We are halfway through the summer and preparations are well under way for the upcoming school year.

Please see the attached communication for updates on the following:

1. Fall Athletics Registration and Required Meeting

2. Important Upcoming Dates

3. 2024-2025 Student Supply Lists

4. Job Opportunities @ Spectrum

5. New Activities Director

6. Traffic and Road Construction

7. Student High School Parking Permits

8. Math/Spanish Placement Testing for New High School Students

9. Infiinite Campus Online Registration Required by July 30 for All Returning Students

10. Busing/Transportation - Must be completed for all returning students by July 30 to be included on a route

11. Spectrum Enrollment

12. Notice from the Minnesota Department of Education

13. Spectrum Gear/Clothing Online Ordering - Due by July 28

Spectrum families,

While all school meals will continue to be free to all students this school year, Spectrum highly encourages all families who qualify for free and reduced benefits under the federal guidelines to continue filling out the application and submitting it prior to the start of the school year. 

Note: A new application must be submitted each year. The updated Educational Benefits Application is available on the school website.

Here a handful of additional benefits for families, their students, and the school when qualifying families

complete and submit their applications:

• Spectrum receives government grant funding based on the number of attending students who qualify

for free and reduced benefits. This funding can be $30,000-$50,000 and helps to pay for staffing of

courses that serve the needs of students performing below grade level. Other federal grants often tie

to these applications as well.

• Families who qualify for free and reduced benefits (based on the completed applications) have

access to discounted fees on school-related field trips and activities.

• Other low cost or free opportunities may include fees for certain types of educational testing.

Please see the attached communication for important updates about the following:

1. Open House (tomorrow)

2. Student Schedules

3. Dress Code

4. Supply Lists

5. Busing

6. Spectrum Gear/Clothing Ordering

7. School Breakfast/Lunch Program (including Educational Benefits)

8. Drop Off and Pick Up Instructions (Traffic Control)

9. Important Upcoming Dates

See attached communication for more details and Drop-Off Maps. 

REMINDERS:

* Doors open at 7:00 a.m.

*Students eating breakfast should go directly to the cafeteria when they arrive.

*Students will start their day in Advisory at 7:25 a.m.

*Please review the Drop off and Pick Up Directions (see attached).

-Everyone dropping off at 7/8 or the HS should enter Industrial Circle off of Twin Lakes Rd. from the north.

-For safety reasons, please avoid turning left into the high school requiring you to cross over traffic.

-Those dropping off and picking up at 6th grade should enter and exit Industrial Circle from the south off of Twin Lakes Rd.

-If dropping off students for multiple buildings, it is best to choose one building to drop off and then have your students walk to their building(s).

* Bus riders - Please be prepared 10-15 minutes before your scheduled pick up time. Also, it typically takes up to two weeks for routes to settle in as they determine who will be riding from those who requested transportation, adjust for traffic, etc.

Please see the attached communication with updates on the following important items:

-Late Start Mondays (starting next week)

-Employment Opportunities

-Upcoming Dates

-Importance of Direct Communication

-Last Picture Day (Sept. 13)

-Bus Tracking App

-School Breakfast/Lunch Reminders

-Construction Update

-Veterans Day Speaker Being Sought

Please see the attached communication for important updates regarding the following:

1. Job opportunities @ Spectrum

2. Seeking a Graduation Speaker

3. Approval of 5th Grade for 2025-2026 (and Enrollment Application)

4. Construction Update

Please see the attached communication with information on the following:

1. Construction Update - Starting Monday

2. School on MLK Day - Monday

3. Cold/Flu season - Tissues Needed

4. School fees - Tax Preparation Documentation

5. Seeking a Graduation Speaker

6. 5th Grade Approved and Application Process - Spread the Word!

Spectrum Families,

Please see the attached communication regarding Spectrum's planned transition to a 6-period trimester schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.

Spectrum Families,

As promised, attached to this communication is the Q&A document laying out answers to a number of questions the school has received regarding our transition to a 6-period trimester schedule for the 2025-2026 school year. Please review and forward any additional questions regarding this transition to your student's school counselor. This document will be updated as needed and sent out with any additions noted.

We appreciate your support and patience as we continue with our goal to utilize a more efficient, economical, and sustainable schedule while staying true to our mission and balancing student and teacher workloads.

Much appreciated,

Dan DeBruyn

Executive Director

Please see the attached commmunication for updates on the following:

1. New construction;

2. 5th grade enrollment lottery and Information/Tour Night on April 3; and

3. The Q&A document regarding the transition to a trimester schedule in 2025-2026.

Spectrum Community,

Please see the attached communication for updates on the following and plan accordingly:

1. Construction Update

2. Student Activity Fee Increase

3. Spring Sports Mtg. tomorrow night - March 3

4. Fundraising and Friends of Spectrum, Inc.

5. Conferences on March 4 and 11

6. Sound of Music - March 14-16