The Aitkin School Board met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. High school student Seth Parkin spoke to the board about his work with the Northland Foundation’s “Youth in Philanthropy” Board: Community Education Director Lara Parkin presented to the Board, proposing they creating their own Youth in Philanthropy Board within Aitkin HS: The Aitkin School Board will hold…
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The Aitkin School Board met Monday. ICS representatives gave an overview of Rippleside Elementary and the High School building facilities assessment. Possible new buildings were discussed. The Board also discussed bringing in the Minnesota School Board Association to aid in the process of a Strategic Plan for the District. The Board voted to set up a virtual…
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The Aitkin School Board held their first meeting of 2023 on Monday. Part of it was used as the Organizational Meeting. The Officer Elections included:Chair – Dawn HouserVice Chair – Roland Hill; Clerk – Jen Burgos; Treasurer – Holly Midrum Meetings will take place the 3rd Monday of each month. The Board approved yearly renewals of…
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Aitkin Superintendent Dan Stifter joined us to talk about the process involved in approving the new School Board Members: He thanked the outgoing members: Superintendent Stifter also talked about the approval process for appointed members, and the many factors that play into postponing or cancelling school due to wintry weather. The full conversation can be found…
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The Aitkin School Board held the Truth in Taxation meeting during their regular monthly meeting on December 19th. Business Manager Heather Hipp described how the Levy is calculated for the school district: Among the other topics covered were setting the combined polling place, the Curriculum Review Committee update, and Board Member pay. The Aitkin School…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (9/21/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public School Board held their regular meeting Monday night from the High School Media Center to appoint replacements for a vacant School Board position, Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons, with other matters covering the start of the 2022-23 school year. Following the Public Comment Period, JET…
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