The Mahnomen School Board met in regular session on Monday night. Mahnomen Superintendent Andrea Simon says Monday’s meeting started with recognition to the School Board, as it is School Board Recognition Month. Simon says the board also approved a lot of miscellaneous action items, including master agreements with district staff, and a contract with Alluma. …
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The Mahnomen School Board held their first meeting under a new schedule on Monday night. Mahnomen Superintendent Andrea Simon reminds people about the change in the school board schedule, and she also explains how people can access board agendas moving forward. As for board items, Simon says the board approved some staffing updates, and she…
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Looking at other races in Minnesota, there was a close race for mayor of Twin Valley. Incumbent Michael Bolton defeated Councilman Mark Askelson 152 votes to 144 with Mark Altenburg getting 18 votes. The Twin Valley City Council election had five candidates for two seats. Incumbent Tracy Christianson received 187 votes, with Harold Allrich in…
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The Mahnomen School Board held a discussion on their student handbook policies at their meeting on Monday night. One policy the school is looking to change is a new cell phone policy. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek tells us more. Bisek says the board also had a lot of procedural things to do, with the start…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The current school year still has a few months to go, but on Monday night, the Mahnomen School Board talked about the calendar for the 2024-25 school year. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says no action was taken on the 24-25 calendar, but here’s what they’re thinking about. And on the subject of this summer’s…
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The Mahnomen School Board met for their Regular January meeting on Monday. One of the main topics discussed at the meeting was reorganization. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek highlights what came out of the reorganization portion of the meeting. The school board also discussed the facility project that had to be delayed last year, and Bisek…
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The Mahnomen School Board met on Monday for their final meeting of 2024. One of the big topics discussed was the certification of the 2024 levy. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek recaps the board’s decision. Bisek also talked about the new state budget for 2024 and how that can affect the Mahnomen School District. Lastly, Bisek…
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The Mahnomen School Board met for their November meeting last night and Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says that they discussed some policy changes. Bisek says that there were also some changes made to the school update project as well as a timeline for bids. The Mahnomen School Board also heard the World’s Best Workforce Plan…
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The Mahnomen School Board held their monthly meeting on Monday and one of the main agenda topics discussed was the scheduling of a public hearing to discuss federal programs. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek shares more. There was also discussion at the meeting about the combining of polling places in case of a special election. For…
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The Mahnomen School Board met on Thursday to appoint a new school board member after the resignation of Kyle Larson who resigned after moving out of the district. The district had three applicants apply for the position but after the board conducted a forum with questions to the candidates the board decided to appoint Traci…
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