More than half of Irondale’s graduating class earned at least one semester of college credits.

2425 Long Lake RoadNew Brighton, MN 55112651-621-6800www.moundsviewschools.org/irondale

Amy Janecek, Principal 651-621-6803amy.janecek@moundsviewschools.org

School and office hours are available online.Grades 9-12 Enrollment: 1,697

The Irondale Experience

t Irondale, teachers and staff get to know each of their students personally. The school’s Dean Model prompts students to develop a supportive relationship with an adult who maintains contact with students and their families regularly to ensure a personalized comprehensive learning experience.

Personal Learning Plans Every Irondale student has a Personal Learning Plan (PLP) and access to personalized post-secondary planning tools. Deans work with students throughout their high school career to create unique goals by analyzing academic data and personal connections using online tools like Naviance. Teachers use students’ test scores and achievement data to tailor their daily instructional approach, and students and parents can view progress and receive performance benchmark data throughout the year by logging into the online parent portal, ParentVUE.

A personalized educational program Irondale’s comprehensive curriculum includes more than 150 course offerings.

• A wide range of world language offerings.

• A variety of enriched and accelerated courses.

• Online hybrid courses where the majority of the instruction is delivered online, supplemented by face-to-face instruction in a regular seminar.

• Flipped instructional model in which the traditional teaching model is flipped so students can use class time to work on assignments with help from the teacher, and they can view pre-recorded lessons at home and as needed.

Instructional technology Irondale High School is committed to implementing technologies that best align with instructional needs.

• Wireless access points are available throughout the building, making the Internet accessible in classrooms and all areas of the school.

• All instructional spaces are equipped with LCD projectors.

• As part of the District’s technology vision, access to technology tools will continue to increase in classrooms. Increased access to technology provides students with opportunities to extend their learning beyond the classroom walls and allows teachers to personalize instruction to meet the needs of all students. Technology used to support high quality instruction and student learning at Irondale includes SMART Boards, Chromebooks, iPads and laptops. These devices offer students access to online resources such as Google Apps for Education, Google Classroom and Moodle. Access to these resources provides opportunities for students to hone research skills, process ideas and collaborate with their peers.

We’re personalEvery student at Irondale High School has a Personalized Learning Plan.

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– Spring 2015 survey of Irondale parents

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ll students receive individualized attention from Irondale, not simply the high performance groups and the at-risk students. Irondale ensures that students who fit into the “majority in the middle” receive the attention and guidance they need to succeed.

It’s for everyoneEvery student has different academic and social needs. Irondale realizes this and provides a variety of programs, courses and services tailored to all students.

• Honors courses, independent study experiences and more high performance programs.

• A full complement of mandated special education and related services for students with educational disabilities.

• Services including Title I, English Language Learning, Indian Education, speech and language services, psychological services, occupational and physical therapy, school health services, social work services, chemical health services, emotional-behavioral disorder education, developmental adapted physical education and other state-mandated services.

NotificationsOngoing communications about District and school news and events are delivered to parents and subscribers regularly via paperless e-newsletters. Emergency notifications can be delivered to all families in a matter of minutes in the event of a school closing or critical situation. The Mounds View Messaging system sends personalized voice, mail and text messages to parents’ phones and email addresses simultaneously.

Students eligible for free or reduced price lunch 38.7%

Students receiving special services Special Education 11.5% English as a second language 2.7%

Diversity of student population

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Demographics and enrollment data were compiled in November 2016.

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The Equity Promise:• Programs and services will be in place at

all schools to ensure that race, class and disability will not predict students’ success.

• Students’ academic performance will not fall into patterns identifiable by factors such as race, ethnicity, English language proficiency, socio-economic status and disability.

• The school that a student attends will not be the predictor of his or her success in school.

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tudents who feel connected to their school do better in school and in life beyond our walls. That’s why Irondale emphasizes student connectedness through a variety of efforts. Students who take advantage of these opportunities report an increased sense of connectedness to their school.

Award-winning co-curricular programs More than 75 percent of Irondale students participate in a wide range of co-curricular and extracurricular activities ranging from National Honor Society and student council to football, music, speech and much more. Students involved in music, school publications, drama, athletics, academic problem-solving and other special activities compete in the Northwest Suburban Conference and regularly advance to state, national and international levels of competition.

Online parent portal Irondale parents are encouraged to play an active role in their child’s school experience. Parents can stay connected to their student’s daily schedules, attendance records, assignments, lunch balances, test scores, grades, Personal Learning Plans and more using the Mounds View Public Schools online parent portal known as ParentVUE. The online portal, combined with open communication with school deans, teachers and staff, offers parents real-time information about their student’s progress, goals and more.

Communication hoursIn addition to the two-way communication feature in ParentVUE, Irondale offers a weekly proactive communication hour during which teachers reach out and connect with families regarding student progress in real time.

Activities offered at Irondale include:• Baseball• Basketball*• Cross Country*• Dance Team• Destination Imagination• Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)• Drama• Earth Corps• Football• French Club• Future Problem Solving• GSA• German Club• Golf *• Gymnastics• Hockey*• Lacrosse*• Math Team• Mock Trial• Music: Choir, Concert Band,

Drum Line, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Pep Band,

Orchestra• National Honor Society

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Feeling connected to school is a key to academic success.

• Newspaper (The Irondale Eye)

• Peer Helpers• Quiz Bowl• Robotics• Skiing (Nordic and Alpine)*• Soccer *• Softball• Speech• Student Council• Students Against

Destructive Decisions (SADD)• Swimming*• Tennis*• Track*• Voice of Democracy• Volleyball• Winter Colorguard• Wrestling• Yearbook* Designates activities that offer

both a boys’ team and a girls’ team.

High achievement 2013 2014 2015 2016Percent of class taking exam 99 97 98 98

Average score of Irondale HS student 22.1 21.7 22.0 21.6

Average score of District student 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.2

Average score in state 23.0 22.9 22.7 21.1

Average score in nation 20.9 21.0 21.0 20.8

* Irondale’s school testing code is 242-263. This code is unique to Irondale and is used when students register for the ACT or SAT tests.

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Graduation Requirements – Students graduating in 2016 must have obtained 22 credits. Seniors must also have passed all required Minnesota State Graduation exams.Grading system – Irondale uses a 4.0 grading system.

Class Of 2016 GPA Distribution

Nearly 100 percent of Irondale students take the ACT college placement exam. All Irondale High School students have the opportunity to take the ACT exam for free onsite during the school day as a junior. Mounds View Public Schools was the first school district in the state to offer a free onsite administration of the ACT.

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College 88%

Military 2%Work/Apprentice 3%

Undecided/Other 7%

Year after year, Mounds View Public Schools ranks among the top 10 districts in the metro and the state for the most National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.

National Merit Scholars 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Finalists 2 1 4 2 *Semifinalists 2 1 4 2 2Commended 6 5 8 6 5* Finalist filed by graduation year. Class of 2017 National Merit Finalists had not yet been

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Advanced Placement Scholars 2013 2014 2015 2016 Scholars 96 101 85 75Scholars with Honors 29 30 39 41Scholars with Distinction 36 61 69 60National Scholars 6 8 17 8

Advanced Placement – In 2016, 594 students took 1,028 AP exams AP Score #Receiving Score % of Total 5 145 14.1 4 232 22.6 3 276 26.8 2 242 23.5 1 133 12.9

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Nearly 90 percent of students pursue post-secondary school options.

College and career readiness Irondale is the first high school in the state to offer a comprehensive Early College program allowing students the opportunity to earn a two-year associate degree for free. Irondale partners with Anoka Ramsey Community College to offer the Early College program as one of many opportunities students can choose for a personalized focus on post-secondary success. In 2015-2016, 53 percent of Irondale students enrolled in college-level courses and 80 percent of the students enrolled ultimately earned college credits.

Irondale offers • More Advanced Placement (AP) course offerings

than most schools (19).

• College in the Schools (CIS) courses in partnership with the University of Minnesota, and career and technical education programs in partnership with the Northeast Metro Tech Center.

• Access to an online career planning system called Naviance that helps students align their Personal Learning Plan goals with their post-secondary plans. Students and parents can track college applications from start to finish, learn about financial aid and scholarship opportunities, research colleges, prepare for standardized tests and more.

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Irondale High School is a member of Mounds View Public Schools, a school district of more than 11,000 students that routinely ranks in the Top 10 of metro districts when measured by test scores. National high school rankings consistently put Irondale among the top schools in the country. Irondale matches the performance and opportunities of area private schools, yet offers the value of public schools.

A popular choiceYear after year, we consistently enroll more than 80 percent of the students in our attendance area.

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EnrollIrondale welcomes students in its attendance area, which includes New Brighton, Mounds View, Arden Hills and Shoreview. To enroll, residents can call 651-621-6800.

Elementary Attendance Areas

Bel AirIsland LakePinewood

SunnysideTurtle LakeValentine Hills

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School Feeder SystemBel Air > Highview > IrondaleIsland Lake > Chippewa > Mounds ViewPinewood > Edgewood > IrondaleSunnyside > Edgewood > IrondaleTurtle Lake > Chippewa > Mounds ViewValentine Hills > Highview > Irondale/Mounds View

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It’s award winning Irondale’s academic teams consistently win awards in state and national competitions, and its music education program offers award-winning instrumental and vocal performing groups and a nationally acclaimed marching band.

Year after year, Irondale receives national recognition in the form of rankings and awards including:

Newsweek America’s Best High Schools, U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools in the nation, Washington Post, the College Board’s Annual AP Honor Roll for significant gains in Advanced Placement® (AP) access and student performance and Local Government Innovation Awards top school winner.

Reputation of excellence

– 2016 student survey

I am proud of my school and would recommend it to friends.

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