At the October 22 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Kali Olstad from Smith & Shafer presented the audit report for 2018-19. Olstad reported an unmodified, clean opinion for the audit. The average daily membership currently stands at 616 students. “These numbers are what drive your funding,” Olstad noted. For 2018-19, the district showed 9.6 million in revenues which is … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton to recognize North Winn connection
The Mabel-Canton School Board met in regular session on October 15. All members were present (Mark Wiedemann, Jason Marquardt, Traci Livingood, Chris Miller, Principal Michelle Weidemann, high school Secretary Lynette Donald, Business Manager Aimee Lake, Superintendent Gary Kuphal, Diane Wilder, Board chair Cristal Adkins and Chris Loppnow). The board heard an appeal from … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school continues to prepare for upcoming facilities project
At the October 14 Lanesboro School Board meeting, the Finance, Facilities, and Long-Range Planning Committee reported that the substantial completion date for the facilities project was moved from the beginning of September 2020 to the last day of that month instead. The hope is that the extended timeline will bring prices down and be more flexible for the contractors. Bids … [Read more...]
It’s not “Goodbye,” it’s “See you later”
“This is the hardest thing I have to do, to walk away from you guys. Even just for a little while.” It’s always hard to say goodbye, even if it is temporary. On October 4, Fillmore Central High School had to say a temporary goodbye to a loved teacher who has been deployed to the Middle East. Brandi Mayer — also known as Profe — has been teaching at Fillmore Central for … [Read more...]
Kingsland addresses paraprofessional shortage
All Kingsland School Board members (Board chair Jackie Horsman, Maranda Emig, Natasha Howard, Tiffany Mundfrom, Leah Stier, Kyle Rader and Superintendent James Hecimovich) were present at the board’s monthly “work session” meeting on October 7. Principal Scott Klavetter was also on hand, and spoke to the board about an ongoing shortage of paraprofessional staff. Klavetter … [Read more...]