Lauren Crandall

09/25/2019

I’m so sad to tell you I've resigned from the School Board, effective 9/23.

My husband got an amazing job in Cincinnati, we've enrolled our daughter in school there, but commuting back to EP to serve was too tough to sustain.

Serving you and our schools has been the greatest honor of my life. Thank you for your votes and your confidence in my abilities. Remember to vote for school board this November!

08/19/2019

Lovely Friends! Due to family circumstances, I am unable to seek a new term on the School Board. It makes me so sad, as this is the best job you can imagine. However, I'm excited by the deep slate of candidates, and I know you'll vote for four individuals who will love the job as much as I have.

06/25/2019

The view from my seat last night. We approved the budget (woot!), which thanks to fantastic District stewardship and the State budget is looking pretty great. Approved the bond sale from our referendum at a VERY favorable interest rate (2.79%, vs. the 4.1% we'd assumed when we went out for the vote). Heard from Eagle Zone kiddos about their first year. Learned about our human/student led design work for our curriculum. Heard a Designing Pathways construction updated, and gratefully approved a grant applied for by a student to help us donate unused food for PROP.

The buildings are quieter, but the School Board work heats up in the summertime!

06/21/2019

Nice work, guys.

Our Boys Lacrosse Team 🥍 brought the State Boys Lacrosse Tournament third place trophy 🏆 to after they defeated St. Thomas Academy.

06/21/2019

Well done ladies.

Our Girls Lacrosse Team 🥍brought the State Girls Lacrosse Tournament second place trophy 🏆 to . They played an exciting championship game against Prior Lake.

06/14/2019

Congrats to Oak Point and Prairie View Elementary Schools! I'm a PBIS fan, and love how Eden Prairie Schools incorporate these values.

The Minnesota Department of Education recognized 14 southwest metro area schools for their success in using a program to support students with challenges in the classroom and at home, according

06/08/2019

The view from my seat last night. Class of 2019, your future looks bright!

05/30/2019

Eden Lake’s end of school party was bittersweet this year as our kiddo heads to CMS. A lovely evening for a send-off!

05/22/2019

The view from my EPSB seat. Started with meet and greet (now an hour before each meeting), then canvassed election results, approved bond sale to fund our newly passed referendum, presentations from students, and looked at next year's budget that lowers 4th grade class sizes.

05/21/2019

HUGE for Minnesota schools! Our 2014 operating levy was to last five years. Our finance team stretched it to 8 years. 2% means it now lasts *10* years.

Great news for our taxpayers and our students!

Updated 12:44 a.m. — When a 2020-21 biennial budget deal was announced by legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz Sunday evening, House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) noted conference committees were to finish their work by 5 p.m. Monday.

05/19/2019

Spring Fling '19! When 600+ sixth graders celebrate and 200+ parent volunteers appreciate teachers as never before...! Tim and I managed the "hamster ball." Hilarious.