Farmington Area Public Schools, ISD 192, has for the 18th straight year been awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) by The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). This certificate recognizes school districts that uphold the highest standards of financial reporting and transparency. The school district earned the Certificate of Excellence for its exemplary Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

To support students who are fasting during Ramadan, Farmington Area Public Schools in partnership with Chartwells is developing a new meal program. Students who are fasting during Ramadan will be allowed to take meals home to eat after sunset. If your family participates in Ramadan, please complete this survey to help us understand student needs during this time.

Enrollment for incoming kindergarteners for 2025 is now open!

Calling all parents and guardians with children who will begin kindergarten in fall 2025! You are invited to attend our Kindergarten Information Night on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Farmington High School in the Recital Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Please join us to learn more about what kindergarten is like in ISD 192!

As winter approaches, please take a moment to review the important winter weather information below. Make sure you have a plan for all possible emergency closure situations (late start, early release, or flexible learning day) and that your contact information is up to date with your child’s school.

Watch the video: What is the overview of this levy proposal?

At the beginning of each school year we ask parents and guardians to update their information in the Infinite Campus parent portal. This includes reviewing important contact information as well as providing information which the Minnesota Department of Education uses for planning purposes. Please take a few minutes to review the Annual Update in your Parent Portal account.

Three ISD 192 School Board seats are up for election on November 5, 2024. These are four-year terms. The filing period is July 30th through August 13th. The District Office (20655 Flagstaff Avenue, Farmington, MN 55024) will be open 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday and will be open until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13th. There will be an information session held for those interested in becoming candidates at Farmington City Hall (430 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024) on Monday, July 29th beginning at 6 p.m. You can learn more about the ISD 192 School Board here on our website.

I want to make you aware of an important decision made by the Farmington Area School Board at its May 13 meeting. Along with having a significant impact on our learners and the future of our district, it is a decision that is important for staff, parents and community to be aware of and learn more. The board voted unanimously to schedule an operating levy referendum election for November 5, 2024. The proposal on the ballot will ask voters to revoke the district’s existing operating levy of $696.15 per pupil and replace it with a new levy of $1,556.15 per pupil. The new levy will provide approximately $11 million ($5 million from previous levy and $6 million from new levy) per year for 10 years.

The Minnesota Department of Education’s Bilingual Seals program is an accreditation that multilingual learners may earn by taking an assessment which covers the four domains of language - speaking, reading, listening, and writing. If a learner passes the language exam they not only receive a seal that is on their transcript, but they also receive college credit that is accepted at all MNSCU colleges and universities, as well as other post secondary institutions across the country. More information can be found on the MDE Bilingual Seal Program website. At Farmington High School, 32 current 11th and 12th graders earned college credit through the Bilingual Seal Program.

Official graduation rates are not released until nearly a year after most students have graduated. The state of Minnesota released the graduation rates for the 2022-23 school year in April of 2024. The 2023 graduation rate for the state of Minnesota was 83.3% (58,293 graduates), which represents a 0.3 percentage point decrease in the four-year graduation rate compared to the class of 2022. As a district we saw our graduation rate remain steady for 2022-23 at 93.2% after the big increase from 91.9% in 2020-21 to 94.1% in 2021-22. In addition, we have another 4.1% of the class of 2023 that are continuing to pursue their FHS diploma. Here is a more detailed snapshot of our 2023 graduation information...