Dr. Joan

About Joan Arbisi Little

Joan Arbisi Little surrounds herself with art, children and civic work. She has experience teaching at the elementary and middle school levels, and change leadership at the graduate level. As an educator, Joan promotes experiential and project based learning, and assessments that include portfolio, standard-based, qualitative and narrative methodology. Joan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Design and the University of St. Thomas School of Education. joan@cpathmn.org

First Thursday’s

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Tonight is our first in a series of First Thursday's.  Join us between 5 and 7pm, learn tips for reinforcing English at home, enjoy Cookie Cart Cookies, and visit with Dr. Joan and Ms. Hamdi. First Thursdays are the first Thursday of the month.  Dr. Joan hosts these events to support parent involvement, home school communication,

Welcome Night!

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Dear Families, Please join us this Thursday, September 29th from 6:30 to 8PM for a MEFE Family Welcome Night. Our Family Night Goals, Introduce new staff Showcase student work Discuss improvements made this year Strengthen commitment to MEFE Let me know if you have any questions. With kind regards, Dr. Joan    

Family Nights!

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This year we have expanded our family involvement opportunities and offer monthly parent nights on the first Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 7:00 in the Community Room. Topics will include: Back to School: Help with Forms, Materials, Communication, and anything else that concerns you. English Language Support: How you can help at home. Internships and

Ready for school!

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School starts on Monday, August 29th! Are you ready? The teachers and board have been working hard to prepare for MEFE's second year.  We still have spaces left in each grade and welcome students interested in developing career pathways as the prepare for graduation and the future. Would you like to help us recruit?  Email

Registration Fair!

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We are having a registration fair for new students on Wednesday, August 10 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.   Please join us and enroll! You will meet new staff and Dr. Joan, our new executive director. We still have room in grades 6 to 12 - Share this message with your friends! Thank you.

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