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![District 196 Board Approves New Agreement with Teachers and Nurses]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756303172/district196org/lxmowyzewvzqlngij4mh/Teacherworkingwithstudents.jpg","width":2200}])
The District 196 School Board on Tuesday approved a new, two-year agreement with Dakota County United Educators (DCUE), representing the district’s approximately 2,300 teachers and nurses.
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The Overview of Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for the 2024-25 school year is online and was emailed to families