Transportation available for Kindergarten Transition Days Aug. 29 and 30
Kindergarteners can ride their bus during orientation days. Sign up is required.
Glacier Hills named a 2022 magnet School of Excellence
The school is one of only three in Minnesota and 132 in the nation selected for the award this year.
Welcome. We're Glad You're Here!
We teach students the academic and social skills necessary to be lifelong learners, with the arts and scientific inquiry at the heart of learning.
A District 196 Magnet School
Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts & Science is proud to be an award winning, nationally certified magnet school through Magnet Schools of America. We offer a curriculum that focuses on the arts and science while fostering creativity, curiosity and innovation.
SCHOOL NEWS
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The School of Excellence Award earned by Glacier Hills is given to a select group of magnet schools that have demonstrated the highest level of excellence in all facets of the merit award application.
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It will continue to be a work day for employees to complete regular duties that have been deferred while responding to significant staffing challenges caused by COVID-19.
Effective immediately, students and employees who test positive may end isolation after five full days if fever-free and other symptoms have improved.
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Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, will be a no-school day for all District 196 students and a paid non-duty day for all contracted and scheduled district employees.
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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children ages 5-11, and on-site testing is available for students and employees at the District Service Center beginning Nov. 9.
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