South Washington County Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. The district includes all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, as well as, Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships.
Jan72022 South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) is now at a critical stage that will result in multiple cancellations or delays for bus routes in the mornings and afternoons. Families will be notified by phone and text, with as much notice as possible, if their child’s morning or afternoon route is expected to be impacted.
You may also use his/her SSN as an option, although not required. Click here. You must also complete and sign the "Request for Focus Parent Portal Access" form and return it to your child's school.
The students attend East Ridge, Park and Woodbury high schools. November 10 was the first day of the early signing period for students to sign a National Letter of Intent. Read More about SoWashCo Schools Student Athletes Sign National Letter of Intent
You must know your Username, which is the email address you registered with. Click here.
You must have a valid email address, your child's Date of Birth, and your child's Local Student ID. You may also use his/her SSN as an option, although not required. Click here.
You must also complete and sign the "Request for Focus Parent Portal Access" form and return it to your child's school. You may also add your other children during this registration process. It is only necessary to return one Access form but each child must be listed at the bottom of the form. Click here.
You must have your child's Local Student ID, or SSN, and Date of Birth. Click here.
Attend one of our virtual information sessions via Zoom on the dates below to learn more about SoWashCo Online for the 2022-23 school year. More sessions will be added in the future.
At the high school level, students will work on their online courses in ways that match their individual needs. Our high school course design is dependent on enrollment and whenever possible, a blend of synchronous and personalized asynchronous instruction will be offered.
Students in grades K-5 will receive the same standards based instruction as their peers in a traditional school setting.
SoWashCo Online programs go through deliberate design process. This process was unable to take place during emergency distance learning due to time constraints. The creation of online learning experiences is also vastly different from learning experiences created for brick-and-mortar classrooms.
Secondary- class sizes will be capped at 40 students, per Minnesota Department of Education accreditation rules, no matter the subject area.
Students in grades 9-12 will be able to take all or some of their classes online. SoWashCo Online will have both comprehensive (full-time) and supplemental (part-time) approval for students in grades 9-12.
Yes, Nick Falde has been named the principal for SoWashCo Online. He can be reached at nfalde@sowashco.org or at 651-425-7303.
Woodbury High School serves students in grades 9-12 and is part of SoWashCo Schools. We offer a comprehensive curriculum of 150+ courses, placing emphasis on college preparation, including Advanced Placement, Project Lead the Way, and College in the Schools.
Families can pick up two free meals (one breakfast and one lunch) for their child in middle or high school from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the East Ridge High School activities entrance or the Park High School main entrance. Barcodes will not be required. Please only visit one site.