Minot Public Schools has announced the acquisition of 37-acres in North Minot from Cognizant. The plan is to repurpose the buildings and campus for a second high school. The School District’s full news release follows below. — Official News Release, Minot Public[...]
Tag: Minot Public Schools
Curio |
GF School Board team offers ‘unconventional’ contract
Across the state, school boards are in negotiations with teachers to secure contracts for the upcoming school year. And in Grand Forks, the school board put an offer on the table that included the district picking up 100% of the employee contribution[...]
Curio |
Another week, another voter-rejected school bond proposal
Another Williston-area school district was asking for bond authority to build new schools. The voters said no. This theme has been on replay across Western North Dakota in recent months. It matters in Minot because we have our own school capacity problem.[...]
Curio |
In school, extracurriculars are more than nice-to-have: they’re essential
With the rise in property taxes around Minot and the ever-tightening budgets, elected officials — by nature — will look for places to cut spending. In schools, that commonly results in cuts to extra curricular activities. But if the goal in education[...]
News |
Bismarck hires two new coordinators to support Native American students
The transition from a reservation school — where administrators and teachers are more attuned to the particular challenges of native students — to a city school can be daunting. And in Bismarck, where native students make up ~9% of the enrollment, the[...]
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
News |
North Dakota oil patch and small district teachers earn more
The legislature took up the problem of North Dakota’s teacher shortage by easing teacher licensing requirements and there’s a potential state revenue to school district increase in conference committee. Teacher salary is another obvious tool in the teacher recruiting arsenal, and this[...]
News |
Williston school district seeks state help
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[...]
Curio |
Williston District 1 weighs options after school bond vote fails a second time
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[...]
News |
What Summer Slide Actually Means—and 5 Ways to Fight it
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[...]
News |
How to Create a School Culture Where Teachers Lead Innovation
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[...]
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
News |
School Board Members Comment on Shaping Legislative Agenda
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″] [...]Read More... from School Board Members Comment on Shaping Legislative[...]
News |
School Board Candidates Comment on Behavioral Disruptions
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[...]
News |
School Board Candidates Comment on Starting Language Instruction at a Younger Age
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[...]
News |
School Board Candidates Comment on Einstein Teaching in a Barn
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[...]
News |
School Board Candidates Comment on Measuring Success
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?[...]
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
News |
School Board Candidates Comment on Cursive Writing in the Curriculum
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″] [...]Read More... from School Board[...]