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![Class of 2026 Graduations at St. Thomas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764098416/district196org/gsjd8vuradsfuxdxzpqx/DSC_0480.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Advanced Placement Success Growing in District 196]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755870133/district196org/fwtrfsvgql48biioebhr/Photoofgirltakingtest.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755870133/district196org/fwtrfsvgql48biioebhr/Photoofgirltakingtest.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755870133/district196org/fwtrfsvgql48biioebhr/Photoofgirltakingtest.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755870133/district196org/fwtrfsvgql48biioebhr/Photoofgirltakingtest.jpg","width":1175}])
The College Board has released Advanced Placement (AP) exam results for 2025, showing District 196 had an 83% pass rate for the 5,556 exams taken last May.
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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.