North Dakota’s Superintendant of School’s provides a brief update on the state’s progress with the Every Student Succeeds Act. As a result of the legislation, the expectation is for more local control and less emphasis on academic standards and testing.
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In January, the City of Minot was awarded ~$74 million through the Housing and Urban Development’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. Since the award announcement, the City has been patiently awaiting federal guidance as to which parts of our competition application were funded, and as of the June 21 Park Board meeting, it seems the City
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This coming Tuesday is an election day across North Dakota. For state offices, this is a standard primary election whereby we narrow the field down to the final candidates who will appear on the November ballot. But for local races, this is it. This is your only chance to cast a vote for our City
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At Thursday’s regularly scheduled School Board meeting, the board approved the committee-recommended map with a few small changes and set the policy for providing exceptions. Read the story by entering through a Google search page.
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An updated attendance lines map has been posted by Minot Public Schools. No other accompanying news released. This is the map that the parents committee recommended following last month’s public forum that was used gather feedback on the initial draft. The next School Board meeting is Thursday, March 3rd, at which presumably, this map will
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The 2016-17 school year will see adjustments to the school district map that guides which schools kids attend. The proposed draft of the map is available to the public, and tonight ant Erik Ramstad Middle School the School District will hold a public forum on the map. If you have a strong opinion on the
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South of Minot there’s a new school open on the prairie and now attending for the first time in a long time — high school students. KMOT has the story that includes video of the new addition to South Prairie school.
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The changes in the oil industry see students both coming and going in oil patch school districts. Overall, the start of the 2015 school year will tell the story on what enrollment looks like. Get the story from KMOT News.
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Construction on the Perkett school expansion is ahead of schedule and looks to be finished in the fall of 2016. The expansion was part of a $39.5 million bond package passed in 2014 that includes many expansions and improvements in the district.
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Tracey Lawson, previously the principal at Longfellow Elementary, has been hired as Minot Public School’s Assistant Superintendent for elementary education. Minot Daily has the story along with other business of the school board. This article requires a Google search redirect to bypass the MDN paywall.
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West Fargo schools are facing the same crunch as Minot schools — lots of new students, not enough space. Their solution at this point, a forty person citizen committee will meet five times and come up with a facilities plan that can accommodate the growth.
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The Minot area’s next new school is on track for a summer completion and will be ready for students this fall. The addition will allow South Prairie students to continue their education in the district and finish high school there rather than moving into Minot.
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— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — In response to a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, the National School Board Association and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) issued strong endorsements of Senator John Hoeven’s Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act. Both groups voiced strong support in social media and news releases commending the measure and calling
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In honor of the Month of the Military Child, a Charter was signed on April 7 by Col. Jason Armagost, 5th Bomb Wing commander, Col. Thomas Rudy, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, and Mark Vollmer, Minot Public Schools superintendent, that established a formal partnership between the men and women of Minot Air Force Base and the Minot Public School District.
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Minot High-Magic City Campus head principal Scott Faul has been chosen as North Dakota’s secondary school principal of the year. Full story from KX News.
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The lawsuit alleges unpaid bills that go back to the flood cleanup and recovery of 2011. No date has been set for any proceedings.
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