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Minot Public Schools to Host Forum on School Attendance Map

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[...]

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South Prairie Celebrates High School Addition

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. [...]Read[...]

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Perkett School Construction Update

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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Minot Public Schools Hires Tracey Lawson as Assistant Superintendent

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[...]

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South Prairie On Track to Open High School This Summer

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[...]

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Hoeven is Earning Support in the World of School Lunch Programs

— 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[...]

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MAFB & Minot Public Schools Partner Up

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[...]

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MHS Principal Chosen as Principal of the Year

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. [...]Read More... from MHS Principal Chosen as Principal of the Year

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Do it Now: Minot Public Schools Kindergarten Enrollment

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[...]

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Early Construction Approved for Perkett Elementary

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. [...]Read More... from[...]

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Let’s Reluctantly Vote ‘yes’ on Tuesday

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,[...]