Minnetonka Public Schools with Dr. Dennis Peterson

Posted 
on Oct 20, 2015
 
Our program on September 20th was a status report on the Minnetonka School District presented by Dr. Dennis Peterson, the superintendent. His presentation was a listing of the statistics for the district.
  1. ACT scores are the highest ever for the district.
  2. Compared to other countries, only Shanghai, China beat the district in an internationally sanctioned test.
  3. International Baccalaureate students are increasing, and having strong results.
  4. 98% of the seniors graduate, and 90% go on to get further education. 40% are attending Minnesota colleges. 
  5. The language immersion program is in its ninth year, with this year’s ninth graders having begun their Chinese or Spanish education in the first grade. Students in these classes are also doing well in English classes.
  6. The district has 10,137 students, with $10,915 spent on each student.
  7. Teaching computer coding is the latest innovation, with our district one of the leaders in the instruction.