size is 26 students and the total number of teachers is 40. Orono Intermediate School and Schumann Elementary School The Orono Intermediate School has 581 students in the grades three through five. The student teacher ratio is 19.0 and the average class size is 25. The principal is Mrs. Marie Jodl. The Intermediate School building, built in 1950, was the district junior and senior high school until 1968 when a new high school was built. It continued to serve as the middle school for the district until 2000, when the new Orono Middle School was built and opened. Connected to the Intermediate School is Schumann Elementary School, which houses grades kindergarten through grade 2, and the multi-age classrooms. It is the only elementary school in the Orono School District and is the second-oldest school building in the district, constructed in 1956. Mr. Adam Lamparske is the principal and the staff consists of 55 faculty members. The average class size is 21. The multi-age classroom includes grades one and two and allows children of both grades to participate in classes together as opposed to a single teacher option. Lawsuit of 2008 (2008) Seven residents of the Orono School District area filed a lawsuit against the school district after approval of a $39 million bond referendum. The residents claim that this should have been completed via the Postal Service, however, the school district completed it through the district office. This vote was to spend this bond on improving the quality of the school district's buildings. After doing nothing, superintendent of schools, Karen Orcutt responded to the resident's concern, "We're certain we've done everything correctly. We're turning this over to our lawyers." Alice Seagren, the Minnesota Education Commissioner, put an end to the lawsuit as planned. She said the referendum was "educationally and economically advisable." The lawsuit was later dismissed. References Orono in November 2022 was approved for the tech levy which granted 1.2 million annually for 10 years for the Orono Public School District. External links Orono School District homepage Orono High School homepage Orono Middle School homepage Orono Intermediate School homepage Schumann Elementary School homepage Orono Early Learning Orono Special Education Orono Schoology Page School districts in Minnesota Suburban Minneapolis School Districts Education in Hennepin County, Minnesota