Secondary School Programs
Secondary School Programs
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Intermediate School District 917's Secondary School Programs consist of:
- Dakota County Area Learning School (DCALS) - Offers alternative learning programming for our nine member districts and any interested student from any Minnesota school district.
- DCALS-Main - Co-located on the campus of Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), DCALS-Main provides students with a unique, non-traditional learning environment in which they have multiple opportunities to learn about and prepare for post-secondary learning and/or careers.
- DCALS-North - Located in their own building in West St. Paul, DCALS-North provides students with a student-centered, non-traditional learning environment in which they have multiple opportunities to learn about and prepare for post-secondary learning and/or careers.
- Career & Technical Education (CTE) - Co-located on the campus of Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), ISD 917 CTE programs provide hands-on experience with curriculum, materials, and equipment that meet industry standards to prepare them for post-secondary learning and/or the workforce. Students from ournine member districts are eligible for our CTE programs.
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Our Philosophy
- All students can learn.
- All students have unique learning styles, strengths, needs, interests, and future goals,
- All students can be successful in learning environments that put the student at the center of decision-making.
- Learning is the constant, time is the variable.
- Smaller class sizes and hands-on learning support effective teaching and learning.
- Students thrive when the adults in their lives cooperate with each other and human service agencies to provide comprehensive services.
- Each student should graduate from high school prepared to continue with post-secondary learning or enter the workforce.
- Relationships matter.
- We belong to each other.
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CTE: CTE enrollment is completed in collaboration with students' home districts. To enroll, students should visit with their home school's counselor for an application form or call 651-423-8458 for more information.
DCALS: Students can click on the below links to begin the enrollment process for either of our DCALS sites.
- DCALS-Main Enrollment (Rosemount)
(Email Betsy Eskierka or call 651-423-8447 for more information)
- DCALS-North Enrollment (West St. Paul)
(Email Betsy Cook or call 651-403 -8500 for more information)