Willmar Schools News Today

The survey, which had been intended to go out this spring, will be sent out in the fall in order to better gauge community feelings regarding alternative school calendars.

Steve Ammermann has led the West Central Tribune through years of "revolutionary changes" in the newspaper industry. He said he is leaving confident in its future.

Area residents celebrate a true Minnesota spring as largest winter storm of the season exited west central Minnesota on Tuesday.

The upcoming ballot will vary depending on the voter's residence. Multiple local school districts have approved referendum questions for the Nov. 7 ballot.

The Willmar Public School District has proposed a plan, "Strong Today. Future Focused," for its future to strengthen the district's educational facilities and build upon the district's objective of strong schools for our strong community. Dr. Bill Adams has outlined the district's background material on the proposed two-question referendum on the ballot on Nov. 7.

The school board heard about the possibility of a new agreement that would allow officers to maintain a presence in schools.

The Willmar School Board will discuss a resolution regarding school resource officers in the 2023-24 school year.

Willmar City Council on Tuesday, in a split vote, approved terminating the Willmar Police Department's school resource officer contract with Willmar Public Schools. However, officers will remain in the schools.

After a new law has limited the types of restraint used by school resource officers, some law enforcement agencies have decided not to post officers in the schools this year. Willmar has not made a decision yet.

(Moorhead, MN) -- More school districts in the state are losing their on-site school resource officers because of law enforcements concern about a new state law governing use-of-force by officers