Michael Thomas

Apr 18, 2024 | swnewsmedia.com | Michael Thomas

Every two years our district works with a research firm to conduct a community-wide phone survey about Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (PLSAS). The results are in and have provided valuable insights. Here are just a few highlights:Personalized Learning: Almost 90% of survey respondents indicate that the district meets the learning needs of all or most students — and we are working every day to personalize learning to help each student.

Mar 31, 2024 | digitalrepository.unm.edu | Michael Roeder |Michael Thomas

The symphony evolved from the Italian opera overture called the sinfonia. The earliest concert-symphonies were written in the 1730’s and 1740’s and exhibit the same formal traits as the opera sinfonias written at the same time. Both consisted of three movements in contrasting tempi: fast-slow-fast. Occasionally a minuet was substituted for the last movement and aby 1765 or 1770 the minuet became the third movement of the then standard four-movement plan: fast-slow-minuet-fast.

Mar 14, 2024 | swnewsmedia.com | Michael Thomas

Last weekend, we embraced the time change as we “sprung forward” into daylight saving time, symbolizing the onset of spring and the season of growth. This transition also represents a period of educational growth, not only for our students but also for us as a district, as we navigate through upcoming opportunities and challenges, evolving and learning along the way.

Mar 14, 2024 | swnewsmedia.com | Michael Thomas

Last weekend, we embraced the time change as we “sprung forward” into daylight saving time, symbolizing the onset of spring and the season of growth. This transition also represents a period of educational growth, not only for our students but also for us as a district, as we navigate through upcoming opportunities and challenges, evolving and learning along the way.

Feb 24, 2024 | swnewsmedia.com | Michael Thomas

On Feb. 12, the School Board approved the preliminary budget for the upcoming 2024-25 school year, which includes nearly $5 million in cuts, marking a crucial step in our ongoing challenge of balancing our budget.This decision was not made lightly; it’s the culmination of weeks of discussion and a thorough examination of our current financial situation, the factors influencing it and the difficult approaches we are taking to help ensure we have a budget for next school year within our means.