Members look to incorporate best features of modern learning into new consolidated school Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 8:07 pm, Apr. 13, 2021 ×
The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
At their meeting Tuesday, April 13, about 20 members of the Grand Forks K-8 Campus Predesign Committee got a chance to design a new school – on paper anyway.
The committee, split into groups of about four or five, tackled the task of designing a school that could accommodate up to 1,100 children, in grades K-8, on the site where Valley Middle School stands.
The Grand Forks School Board is proposing to consolidate West, Wilder and Winship elementary schools and Valley Middle School into the new building, a project estimated to cost $70.5 million. It s part of the $86 million bond referendum election June 22.
Budget reduction eliminates seven teaching positions for next school year Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:41 am, Apr. 13, 2021 ×
Maura Ferguson testifies during Monday s school board meeting regarding budget reduction recommendations at the Mark Sanford Education Center. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Minutes after the Grand Forks School Board voted to eliminate seven teaching positions, including the coordinator of the Artist in the Classroom program, Nicole Derenne was notably disappointed.
Derenne was among many in the audience of Monday s board meeting who had urged the board to preserve arts and humanities program staff in next year’s budget.
“It is certainly a disappointment,” Derenne said after the lengthy meeting April 12. “I’m more disappointed for students. I’m disappointed for teachers and I’m disappointed for families in Grand Forks – and for our community (because) now we don’t have standards-based art e
Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corp. receives state workforce grant
The EDC is one of eight North Dakota communities selected to receive funding from the North Dakota Department of Commerce’s Main Street Initiative Partners in Planning Grant. 7:15 am, Apr. 11, 2021 ×
The Grand Forks Region Economic Development, located in the Herald Building downtown. (submitted photo)
The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation has been awarded funding to help students explore local career options.
Grand Forks is one of eight North Dakota communities selected to receive funding from the North Dakota Department of Commerce’s Main Street Initiative Partners in Planning Grant. The $15,600 grant will be used to analyze the availability of workforce programming in the region, including the need for a career and technical education workforce development center.
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From looking at the number of district employees and the adult population of the city, fewer than 5% of the city’s adults are employed by the school district. This means the district's survey results cannot be generalized.