In a follow-up to a story further down the scroll, Williston’s District 1 school district is struggling with School Capacity. Their attempts at getting bond approval to build a new school have failed twice at the hands of the voters. Now, they’re reaching out to state officials to tell the story and ask for help.
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With property taxes heavy on the pocketbook more and more school districts across the state are stuck carrying the burden. The most recent example is from Williston where a second failed bond approval vote will require the district to figure out what to do with high school class sizes they don’t have room for. Few
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Unless you’re a teacher, the concept of the ‘summer slide’ may be foreign to you. It’s the phenomena that sees student learning and retention regress over the summer months when they’re not in school. It’s a real thing, and new studies suggest the slippage may be the equivalent to as much as a month of
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With Minot Public Schools contract negotiations at an impasse in Minot, it’s obvious that we’re going to have some disgruntled teachers. And it’s those circumstances that make ideas that motivate and empower our classroom directors — outside of pay — even more important. This is a good one, and it’s already been proven in practice.
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Do school board members and the board as a whole have a role in shaping state and legislative education policy? If so, what are your priorities for the 2019 session? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q10″]
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Is the degree to which student behavioral issues impact classrooms and student outcomes getting worse or better? What do you hear from teachers and what emerging policies and practices do we need to ensure we’re creating a positive learning environment for our ready and willing students? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q9″]
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Studies show that teaching and learning a second language is most efficiently accomplished the earlier we start. With that in mind, is the current education model that introduces second-language education in high school the best model for Minot students and School District resources? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q8″]
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Picture a school called the Johnson Farm School. It’s basically a barn. Inside, Albert Einstein is teaching students. He’s as good at teaching as he is at physics. Now imagine another school called Central District Immaculate. It is basically a cathedral of education. Inside, Abe Pitchman is teaching students. He’s three years from retirement and
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What metrics do you use to measure the performance of Minot Public Schools and how do we compare to the other large districts in the state? Is there data or information not available that you’d like to see added to our toolbox? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q6″]
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Cursive writing — is it a critical or antiquated part of elementary school curriculum and how well does this practice align with the School District’s mission to “empower learners to succeed in a changing world”? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q5″]
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In your opinion, is the culture of Minot Public Schools education and our distribution of resources tilted more towards arts and humanities or sports and athletics? Is that the proper balance, and if not, how do you go about equalizing the imbalance? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q4″]
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Let’s assume all signs point to continued growth in Minot and the obvious decision is to build a new high school. The voters approve it. Your job is to defend a position you may not agree with on where to locate the school. With that in mind, What’s the downside to building on the easy
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The Minot Public School District’s mission: Empower all learners to succeed in a changing world. The vision: Assuring learning for life-long success. Are our mission and vision statements capturing the needed scope of work and how are we doing at accomplishing our mission and realizing our vision? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q2″]
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The first of The Minot Voice’s Minot School Board election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each participating School Board candidate’s brief thoughts on a Minot community and School District
Read & ShareWhen it comes to Education directives handed down from on high (the feds), there’s a new Sheriff in town who goes by the name of Betsy Devos. Her confirmation was controversial, and the one thing that’s certain — there will be policy changes. How those impact us locally is yet to be determined, but the
Read & Share sourced from: EdSurgeFor one elementary school in New Hampshire, the status quo was no longer an option. Plummeting test scores, high staff turnover, low morale, and an ongoing community opioid crisis were creating challenges in the classroom. The solution was what is described as ‘whole child development’, and the story of their successful turnaround is worth reading.
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