Robbinsdale Area Schools

Reimagine Rdale Roundup – March 28, 2025

Reimagine Rdale Roundup – March 28, 2025

Centering the student experience

This week, the Reimagine Rdale: Vision 2030 process turned its focus squarely on the student experience, with powerful conversations across schools and within the Vision 2030 Team.

📍 Vision 2030 Team Meeting – March 25 at Armstrong High School

Team members heard directly from students and explored topics including:

  • Academic experience
  • Safety and security
  • Belonging and well-being
  • Student voice in shaping their learning environments

Superintendent Dr. Teri Staloch reflected on the meeting: "Hearing directly from our students reminds us why we do this work. Their perspectives are essential to creating a school system that is safe, welcoming, and built for their success."

Engagement events held this week

📍 Community Engagement Events:

✔ March 24 – Virtual Community Meeting
✔ March 26 – Meadow Lake Elementary School

📍 Staff Engagement Meetings:

✔ March 25 – Sonnesyn Elementary
✔ March 27 – School of Engineering and Arts
✔ March 27 – Northport Elementary

📍 Student Engagement:

✔ March 28 – Plymouth Middle School student meetings

Each of these conversations adds more depth to our shared understanding of what a successful, sustainable, and equitable future looks like for Rdale.

Looking ahead

📅 Spring Break is next week — no engagement events are scheduled. The Vision 2030 process will resume the following week as we continue our journey toward transformation.

Two distinct but interconnected efforts

Just as a reminder, Rdale is working on two critical efforts that, while separate, must align for long-term success:

🔹 Budget deficit and stabilization: The district must cut $21 million for the 2025-26 school year to restore financial stability.
🔹 Reimagine Rdale: Vision 2030: A long-term planning initiative to create a strong, sustainable, and competitive future for our district.

Dr. Staloch reiterated this alignment at this week’s Vision Team meeting: "The work of Reimagine Rdale isn’t happening in isolation—it must guide and inform how we move forward as a district, including the tough financial decisions we face."


📢 The Vision 2030 Survey is still open!

Have you shared your thoughts yet? The Reimagine Rdale: Vision 2030 Community Survey remains open. Don’t miss your chance to help shape the future of Robbinsdale Area Schools!

🔗 Take the survey today: rdale.org/vision2030

Thank you for your voice, your time, and your commitment to the future of Rdale. ✨