MAPS Connection District Newsletter

MAPS Central Registration, located at 10 Civic Center Plaza in Mankato, will now be open from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily beginning Monday, September 15.

The Mankato Area Public Schools Central Registration office helps families enroll their children in the district. It serves as the one-stop location for new student registration, updates to student information, address changes, and guidance on enrollment requirements such as immunization records and proof of residency. The office also assists with questions about school boundaries, transfers, and program placements, ensuring families are connected with the right school and services.

Early Childhood Screening is required before your child can start kindergarten. This free screening is an important step in supporting your child’s readiness for school. It helps identify strengths and areas where your child may need support in development, vision, hearing, and overall health—giving families and schools valuable information to ensure a strong start in kindergarten.
If your child has not yet been screened, please visit https://mapsisd77ecs.youcanbook.me/ to book an appointment. For additional questions about Early Childhood Screenings, please call (507) 625-4620.

A new school year brings new opportunities to make a lasting impact. By volunteering with Mankato Area Public Schools, you can support learners of all ages and help strengthen our community.
Opportunities are available in classrooms across Early Learning, K-12 & Adult Basic Education.
To learn more about all of the volunteer opportunities and how to be a part of our team, please contact the Family and Community Engagement office by calling 507-387-5501 or emailing volunteer@isd77.com.

We are excited to work with you so please reach out today!

MAPS' schools are required by state law to hold 11 safety drills with students each year: 5 fire drills, 5 lockdown drills, and 1 severe weather drill. At MAPS, we use the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) from I Love U Guys, which uses simple, action-based terms so students and staff know exactly what to do to stay safe. You may hear some of this language from your child when they talk about drills.

The first action we are highlighting is Evacuate, which is used for fire drills.

Evacuate is the protocol used to move students and staff from one location to a different location in or out of the building. An on-site evacuation is conducted usually because of a mechanical failure that would disrupt the school day, such as a power outage. An off-site evacuation may be necessary when it’s no longer safe to stay in the building.

The HR Generalist supports the Human Resources Department in providing high-quality service to employees and administrators throughout the district. This position manages employee absence and substitute placement systems, assists with onboarding and orientation, processes employee data, and provides general HR support across functional areas including benefits, payroll coordination, compliance, and employee relations. The HR Generalist ensures HR processes are carried out accurately, confidentially, and in accordance with district policies, collective bargaining agreements, and applicable laws.

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Location: Dakota Meadows Middle School

Date: September 26

Time: 6:30 pm

Description: Based on Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, two best friends—one who resists love and one who falls headfirst into it—separate to find their way in life. On their journeys, each is struck by cupid’s arrow, but as friendship and love soon cross, it’s up to the “objects” of their affections to set things right. In this reimagined Shakespearean comedy, lovers, servants, suitors, and outlaws all collide in an identity-swapping, rip-roaring, clown-around comedy with a feminist heart.

Link to register: https://projectsuccess.jotform.com/team/mankato/two-gents-9262025

Location: Ted Paul Theatre, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Date: October 10

Time: 7:30 pm

Description: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.

Link to register: https://projectsuccess.jotform.com/team/mankato/oklahoma-9302025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• Focus School, Pre K, Kindergarten, Community Education One Stop Shop Night - Center for Learning - 5:30-7 pm

• 20 years later: Mankato East captures first Kato Jug since 2005 - Free Press
• Mankato East boys soccer tops West in rivalry clash - KEYC 9/13/2025
• Mankato East girls soccer claims victory over Mankato West - KEYC 9/13/25

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