After nine years as principal at Staples-Motley Elementary School, Kathy Johnson is excited to be back in her home district as the new principal at Lowell Elementary School in Brainerd.
A Northern Pines Mental Health Center psychologist wrote a trilogy of fantasy stories for middle-school readers with support from the Five Wings Art Council. He shared parts of the story recently with a classroom to encourage young children to think about telling their stories someday.
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Staples-Motley takes another stab at bond referendum with April 13 vote
The $64.4 million referendum would allow for building renovations and equipment updates at both the elementary and middle/high school. 4:00 am, Feb. 28, 2021 ×
David Leapaldt, a principal at JLG Architects, shows plans for school updates if the Staples-Motley School District s referendum passes in April. Voters gathered information on the measure during an open house at the middle/high school Wednesday, Feb. 24. Theresa Bourke / Brainerd Dispatch
STAPLES Building renovations and equipment updates are again on the ballot for voters in the Staples-Motley School District.
Early voting is now open for the roughly $64.4 million referendum seeking funds to update school facilities. The vote comes two years after a failed $60 million referendum in spring 2019 that would have approved funds for building upgrades and a new activities center.