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[0:11] greetings students families staff and

[0:13] community members my name is dan bitman

[0:15] and i have the privilege of being your

[0:17] interim superintendent i've joined edina

[0:20] since april 21st and have just been

[0:22] amazed and impressed by the amazing

[0:24] things that are happening throughout our

[0:25] district our classrooms and our

[0:28] community things that have stood out

[0:30] relate to our amazing staff and the

[0:32] things that are happening every day in

[0:34] classrooms i've had the opportunity to

[0:36] visit every single school to visit with

[0:38] students to visit with staff and

[0:40] administration i also can't help but be

[0:43] impressed by our students the things

[0:45] that they are doing in the classroom out

[0:47] of the classroom and in our community

[0:49] the work that they're doing not only

[0:51] aligns with our strategic plan but it

[0:53] sets a model for everyone else to follow

[0:56] they are good human beings wanting to

[0:58] make a difference in our communities and

[1:00] our schools and throughout the world it

[1:02] is impressive beyond belief i also want

[1:05] to uh commend our families our community

[1:08] members our business leaders for their

[1:10] continued engagement in my short time

[1:12] here i've had the opportunity to attend

[1:14] numerous community events including but

[1:17] not limited to various athletic events

[1:20] fine arts groups community events like

[1:23] the ed fund or the give andgo gala or

[1:25] the rotary global scholars even the

[1:28] chamber of commerce and in each place

[1:31] i've met families parents community

[1:34] members who are just 110% committed to

[1:37] the success of our students our families

[1:40] our staff and our community i can't help

[1:42] but be impressed by the number of

[1:44] student activities that come with the

[1:46] end of the school year our partnerships

[1:48] with the city of edina our chamber our

[1:50] rotary and countless businesses that

[1:53] come to provide amazing opportunities

[1:55] for our students we are truly blessed in

[1:58] edina public schools and we could not do

[2:00] this work without you thank you for

[2:02] making a difference each and every day

[2:05] in terms of what i've been impressed by

[2:08] i can't help but think about how

[2:09] grateful i am for the opportunities that

[2:11] our students have every single day not

[2:14] only in the classroom but to lead this

[2:16] work throughout our district in our

[2:18] community and oftentimes the state and

[2:20] national level i see our students

[2:23] traveling throughout the globe looking

[2:25] for ways to partner and to unite with

[2:27] students and families across the world

[2:30] and i can't help but think about the

[2:32] work and the good things that they are

[2:34] going to bring our future looks bright

[2:37] and it's not only because of them but

[2:39] it's because of the support and the

[2:41] engagement that you provide i know the

[2:43] end of the year brings lots of

[2:45] opportunities to celebrate we're excited

[2:47] about graduation the culmination of the

[2:49] work of our staff and families to

[2:52] provide amazing opportunities for our

[2:54] students this next year will be

[2:56] absolutely incredible you think about

[2:58] our continued achievement and the

[3:00] opportunities that we have both in

[3:01] literacy and mathematics you think about

[3:04] our worldclass fine arts our choir our

[3:07] bands the opportunities we have for

[3:09] athletics and activities and most

[3:11] importantly our staff the opportunity

[3:14] that i will have this next year to work

[3:16] in classrooms in schools and in the

[3:19] community to represent you and the good

[3:21] things that are happening will set a

[3:23] precedent for all thank you for

[3:26] providing this opportunity for me and

[3:28] for our teams throughout edina public

[3:30] schools i am grateful to lead with you

[3:34] have a great summer