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Oak Hills Elementary Validated as 2022-2023 Minnesota School of Excellence

September 22, 2022


Congratulations to Oak Hills Elementary (OHE) on being validated as a Minnesota School of Excellence (SOE) by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association (MESPA). 

MESPA developed the Minnesota SOE program in alignment with national standards in leadership, vision, student learning, the culture of adult learning, data and decision-making, and community engagement. OHE is one of four elementary schools that received this prestigious honor for its commitment to modern teaching and learning. 

Learn more about the Minnesota SOE program and what OHE principal Dr. Wade Labatte had to say about the program in this MESPA press release.

OHE students waiting to go into the school on the first day of the 2022-23 school year

Principal Dr. Wade Labatte crouching down and takling with elementary student outside on first day of school