North Suburban Schools Honored as Magnet Schools of Merit
(March  2011 -- St. Paul, MN)  --  Fourth North Suburban MESPA members received 2011 Magnet Schools of Merit awards. They will be honored at the spring conference of the Magnet Schools of America organization in Indianapolis, IN, in May.

MAGNET SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE
Anoka-Hennepin Schools
Rose Wippler, principal
Monroe Elementary - Mathematics, Science,  and Children's Engineering 

Osseo Area Schools
Gretchen Peel, principal
Weaver Lake Elementary: A Science, Math & Technology School 


MAGNET SCHOOLS HONORABLE MENTION
Anoka-Hennepin Schools
Marilyn McKeehen, principal
Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science 

Deb Shepard,  principal
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts




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