Integrated Arts Academy
At A Glance Calendar
Personalized Learning Happens Here
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts
Students learn culinary techniques and management skills hands-on from educators in the classroom, but also gain experience with culinary professionals.
Horticulture
Horticulture
We teach environmental studies, ecology, business skills, and teamwork through the lens of the horticultural arts. We partner with the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and other local experts.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Our teaching methods combine a rigorous curriculum with active learning through the arts. Areas of study include ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, videography, and decorative art.
Happening in Our District
A special closed school board meeting has been added for Monday, April 8 after the work session at Integrated Arts Academy to discuss labor negotiations strategy. Closed meetings are not available to the public, and are not live streamed.
At the Feb. 12 school board work session, Brian Beresford, Leader of Personalized Learning (Elementary), along with elementary literacy coach Carol Redmond and teachers Amy Blake and Joanne Torp, presented about the work being done with our youngest learners with language acquisition and literacy development.
Read more in the latest Eye on ECCS feature!
We are pleased to report that earlier this evening the Eastern Carver County School District (ECCS) and Chaska Education Association (CEA) reached a tentative agreement on the 2023-2025 teacher contract. The next steps in this process will be the approval of CEA members and ratification by the ECCS School Board, which we anticipate will be completed in April.