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May 21, 2026
Dear PACT Families and Staff:
The end of a school year is bittersweet. We can be grateful for a much-needed summer break while also feeling the ache of knowing that something good is coming to a close, and this past school year was really good.
This school year was a year of becoming.
We watched students who arrived in the fall, uncertain of themselves, unsure of concepts, and unsure of their own potential, finish the year with full understanding and a quiet confidence they had earned step by step. We saw students who couldn't run a lap around the track in September sprint past their own records in the spring. We learned this week that our ACT scores have risen once again. And our MAP and FastBridge data showed impressive growth across the board, with an exceptional number of students making remarkable gains.
But the data only tells part of the story.
In the past few weeks, I watched students walk across a stage to receive awards for academic achievement, for performance in the classroom, on the field, and on the stage. And what moved me most wasn't the awards themselves, but the students in the audience. Panthers cheering for Panthers. Students rising to their feet for their peers. In those moments, I saw exactly the kind of community we have been building together.
To the Class of 2026: Tonight, we celebrate you. You came. You leave this place better than you found it, and you take a piece of it with you wherever you go.
To our staff: Simply - thank you! What you do every single day is harder than most people know and more meaningful than words can fully capture. The growth we witnessed this year did not happen by accident. It happened because of you.
To our families: Thank you for trusting us. We do not take lightly the gift you give us when you send your children through our doors each morning. It is the greatest responsibility we carry, and it is one we are honored to share with you.
Enjoy your summer. Rest well. You’ve earned it.
With gratitude,
Dr. Nathan Flansburg
Superintendent
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