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.
Read & Share sourced from: InForumThe 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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Minot Public Schools is encouraging all families with a child starting school next year to get in touch to set an appointment for enrolling your future student. The M.P.S. news release is below. — Official News Release, Minot Public Schools — Enrolling your child in Minot Public Schools Minot Public Schools want parent/guardians of elementary,
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Minot High’s Central Campus will be presenting Pinocchio starting today. Details and show times are available from KMOT News.
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Perkett Elementary’s expansion schedule is coming together. It looks like the project will get underway this spring and be ready for school by the fall of 2016. The expansion will turn the school into the more efficient 4-section school.
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Tuesday’s election is a hard choice. Of all the issues facing Minot and Ward County, spending $37 million on a jail feels like a case of misplaced priorities. Not long ago, we said no to a second high school. In two months, we’ll vote again on a recreation and aquatics center, and that effort is
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Minot Public Schools is considering a plan that will move all district sixth graders into middle schools next year. Specifically, sixth graders at Bell School and Air Force Base elementary schools would be moved to Jim Hill and Memorial respectively.
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Good grades and hard work open doors, and students at Magic City Campus held an academic pep rally to honor students and student organizations that have their priorities in the right places. Full story from KMOT.
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Minot Public Schools wants your help developing next years school-year calendar. Take the survey online right now, but hurry, you have to do it before 2:00 pm today! Here’s the link: MPS Calendar Survey
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New high schools in the area will impact enrollment at existing schools, and in Surrey, the school board has voted to allow open enrollment — a move that may help convince current students not to switch schools next fall.
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With two new area high schools opening next school year, there will be a lot of students shuffling around. The Minot Public School’s School Board addressed that issue by setting the policies for cross-district enrollment as students transition to new schools.
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It looks like students at the new Nedrose High School will be starting the 2015-2016 school year in portable classrooms. Jim Olson of KX News speaks with Nedorse Superintendant Chuck Miller on the construction progress.
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