Minnesota New Country School

Hey, Class of 2024!

Our annual HomeTown Bank scholarship is NOW OPEN for applications!

Wondering how to be considered for this opportunity?

Click on this link to view the application: https://files.constantcontact.com/.../95b92184-c1e3-4284...

Fill it out and tell us why you're the perfect candidate.

Submit the full application here at HomeTown Bank Henderson by May 1st!

HomeTown Bank's Scholarship is awarded annually to one graduating high school student living in a HomeTown Bank community who will be attending a post-secondary school.

We're rooting for you and can't wait to see the incredible paths you'll pave. To the entire class of 2024, we send our best wishes for a future brimming with success, discovery and growth.

The Career Corner Newsletters are a great way to learn about many different types of careers. Check out careers and educational opportunities available.  Read about skills learned in school that help prepare students for the workforce. Watch a short video about Vocational Rehabilitation Services and how they help students with disabilities plan the journey from school to what comes next.

• Apprenticeships and Construction Careers

• Technology Careers

• Business Careers

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• Transportation Careers

• Manufacturing Careers

• Education Careers

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PSEO: Post-Secondary Enrollment Options

Planning to do PSEO Next Year? Or are you just curious what PSEO is all about and how it works at MNCS? Check out these resources and contact Nichole Kotasek (the PSEO Coordinator) if you have any questions.

MNCS Information Sessions:

Student Presentations

• 2/26/2024 at the MNCS weekly town meeting

• Weekly following town meeting on Tuesdays in the month of March 2024

Parent/Guardian virtual information session -

• Thursday, March 14th at 5:30pm (Google Meet Link)

MNCS PSEO Informational Meeting Slides

MNCS PSEO Guidelines explains the steps needed to participate in PSEO

PSEO NOSR (notice of Student Registration) Form --REQUIRED by 5/30/2024

• This form is in addition to the student’s individual application to the college of their choice - note that colleges/universities set their own deadlines.

• This form must be completed and submitted every semester you attend PSEO

• Due by 5/30/24 to the MNCS PSEO Coordinator: Nichole Kotasek  for PSEO enrollment in during the 2024-2025 school year (keep in mind that some institutions need the form and the application prior to this date)

PSEO Information from MDE: Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college nonsectarian courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online.

Each participating college or university sets its own admissions requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. Eleventh and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th graders are eligible to enroll in PSEO on a more limited basis (see note below). Students must meet the PSEO residency and eligibility requirements and abide by participation limits specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09. If a school district determines a pupil is not on track to graduate, she/he may continue to participate in PSEO on a term by term basis.

By March 1 of each year, or three weeks prior to the date a student registers for courses for the following school year (whichever is earlier), schools must provide PSEO information to all students in grades 8-11 and their families. To assist the district in planning, a student must inform the district by May 30 of each year of their intent to enroll in postsecondary courses during the following school year.

There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course; however, students may incur fees for equipment that becomes their property when the course or program is completed, textbooks that are not returned to the postsecondary institution according to their policies, or for tuition costs if they do not notify the district by May 30 and the district does not waive this date requirement.

Funds are available to help pay transportation expenses for qualifying students to participate in PSEO courses on college campuses. For more information on these funds, access the PSEO Mileage Reimbursement Program Instructions.

Enrolling in a PSEO course does not prohibit a student from participating in activities sponsored by the high school.

School districts must allow a PSEO student reasonable access to the high school building, computers and/or other technology resources during regular school hours to participate in PSEO courses, whether on-line or on campus.

Each year, districts must publish their grade-weighting policy on their website, including a list of courses for which students can earn weighted grades.

All courses taken through the PSEO program must meet graduation requirements. Districts must transcript credits earned in PSEO by a ratio prescribed in statute. Districts have the authority to decide which subject area and standards the PSEO course meets. If there is a dispute between the district and the student regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, the student may appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision regarding the number of credits will be final.

Postsecondary institutions are required to allow PSEO students to enroll in online courses consistent with the institution’s policy regarding postsecondary student enrollment in online courses.

Tenth-grade students may initially enroll in one Career and Technical Education (CTE) PSEO course if they receive a reading proficiency score of “meets” or “exceeds” on the 8th grade MCA. If 10th graders taking a CTE PSEO course earn at least a grade C in that class, they may take additional postsecondary courses. If the student did not take the MCA in 8th-grade, another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution can be substituted. For students with disabilities, there is an alternative option to demonstrate reading proficiency.

For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) webpage.