Editor’s Note: Due to discrepancies in reporting, this article is being updated and clarified from the general election article posted yesterday. NWCT apologies for the errors and any confusion caused. The 2022 election features the most crowded fields in recent school board memory in both ISD 728 – Elk River schools (impacting Otsego, Albertville, Rogers […]
St. Michael-Albertville Schools Shortens Quarantine for Students/Staff
STMA Schools will adjust time frames to meet CDC guidance.
St. Michael-Albertville School District announced Wednesday that students testing positive for COVID-19 can rejoin school after a shorter quarantine, even as the Omicron variant of the virus peaks in the state of Minnesota. As Omicron spreads, those suffering infection seem to be seeing milder symptoms, with most school-aged students not requiring hospitalization or special medication […]
STMA Bond Projects Pick up Steam
The school district’s bond project work has been ramping up over the past several weeks, and Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault gave school board members an update on the projects Monday evening with the help of STMA’s longtime architect, Bob Rego. The school board awarded the $35,705,000 bond sale to Baird, out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at […]
LETTER: ‘Yes’ Vote Addresses STMA’s Growth, Future
Submitted by Matt Fitch As a taxpayer and parent within the St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) School District, I’m enthusiastically voting “Yes” on the upcoming bond referendum. Over the past 11 years, our community has experienced significant population growth. Since 2005, enrollment in the St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) School District has grown 62 percent. Because of the popularity […]
Superintendent Talks Rising Enrollment and Larger Class Sizes with Board
STME class sizes significantly smaller than other two elementary schools
At the end of November, Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault gave some information about increasing class sizes in various grade levels in the St. Michael-Albertville school district. Foucault said kindergarten, first, third and fourth grades have higher numbers than the district’s target class sizes. The target for a kindergarten classroom in STMA is 20 students, but […]
Wright County Area Districts: Kids Aren’t Clowning Around in School
“What’s the deal with all the clowns?” has been a popular line of questioning on social media sites lately. After a “threat” on social media went viral Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, multiple Twin Cities school districts had to answer to concerned parents. Are clowns really a threat? They asked. In short, no. Not here. […]
School Board Appoints Familiar Face in STMA, Filing Period Opens for November Election
Starting Tuesday, August 2, the filing period is open for the Nov. 8 school board election. The filing period is open through Aug. 16. The school board is made up of six members who are elected to four-year terms. Drew Scherber and Carol Steffens’s seats are up for re-election this year, as well as the seat formerly […]
City of Albertville Leading School District Boundary Discussion
A discussion to possibly close or limit open enrollment within the St. Michael-Albertville School District sparked a firestorm of activity at Albertville City Hall, and has motivated at least two of the city’s leaders to explore conversations with neighboring ISD 728 (Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman schools) in an effort to change current school […]
Board Explores Limits on STMA Schools Open Enrollment
A discussion on limiting open-enrolment into the St. Michael-Albertville School District at a recent meeting focused on the population boom heading for the community’s lone high school, and setting what could be a temporary course of action for limiting outside student from entering the district the the next five years. The St. Michael-Albertville School Board […]
St. Michael-Albertville Elementary Schools Get Ready for Kindness in Chalk
One Minnesota mom is spreading kindness with chalk, and local schools are participating in the campaign.
October is Bullying Awareness Month and one Minnesota mom is spreading kinds like confetti all through words in chalk throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. Last fall after sending her kindergartener off to school, she stayed outside drawing with chalk with her daughter. The way strangers reacted to the happy notes and drawings later gave […]