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The Harrisonburg City Councilâs Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget didnât include funding for the continued construction of Harrisonburg High School 2. This was announced at the City Council meeting on April 13, despite the realization of HHS 2 being a precedent in response to severe overcrowding of the cityâs only high school.
Closures of the JMU and EMU campuses, alongside the closing of local businesses ordered by the governor, were cited as negative contributions to the cityâs major revenue sources by Eric Campbell, Harrisonburg city manager. The project was initially approved with funding through a multi-year real estate tax increase, but Campbell said it wasnât in the Harrisonburg communityâs best interest to have this property tax increase during the pandemic.
Four northwest Minnesota superintendents talk school, COVID-19 issues with the state s senior U.S. Senator. Written By: Lance Bagstad | ×
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-Minn.)
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-Minn.) had a conference call on Wednesday, March 31 with a group of northwestern Minnesota school superintendents.
The discussion focused on the American Rescue Plan, an economic stimulus bill recently passed in Congress and signed by Pres. Joe Biden, and other ways the federal government could help rural Minnesota schools recover from the educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating in the discussion were superintendents Lance Bagstad of Park Rapids Area Schools, Mike Kolness with East Grand Forks Public Schools, Chris Mills with the Stephen-Argyle Central School District in Marshall County and Larry Guggisberg with the Greenbush-Middle River School District in Roseau and Marshall counties.
HELENA, Mont. - The presidentâs signature on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) means an appropriation of $122,774,800,000 will be available to the Department of Educationâs Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER III) to be shared amongst the 50 states. According to a press release, Montanaâs portion is estimated at $400,000,000. These dollars have yet to reach Montana but will be available through the end of September 2023 with a possible one-year extension.
âOur Montana schools are open for learning,â Superintendent Elsie Arntzen said. âThese federal dollars emphasize healing from the disruption caused by the coronavirus and focus on enhanced learning for summer and after school opportunities. Local control at the district level will dictate the manner these funds will be spent to support the unique needs of students.â
Knox County Schools administrators plan to use the bulk of its share of the latest federal COVID-19 relief package to cover costs associated with virtual learning, as well as preparing for anticipated costs for next school year.
Knox County Schools will receive $50.8 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund 2.0. Large portions will go toward filling virtual teacher positions, buying new textbooks and materials and continuing the technology plan that gives each student a laptop.
At Wednesday night s work session, school board members discussed how the money will be broken down to pay for costs from the previous school year and to sustain virtual learning options in the future.