Crookston School Board News & Notes: New CEA contract approved
Also news on Olson s evaluation, COVID and the upcoming school year, and lots of staff moves
Mike Christopherson
Following in the footsteps of the Crookston Education Association’s unanimous ratification, the Crookston School Board this week unanimously approved a new, two-year contract with the teacher’s bargaining unit covering the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.
Board Chair Frank Fee said after only two meetings the teachers settled for “what the state is going to give us,” which amounts to a base salary increase of 2% in the first year of the contract and 2.45% in the second year.
Board member Mike Theis votes against, saying he s highly disappointed in City s action
Mike Christopherson
Acting on Superintendent Jeremy Olson’s recommendation, the Crookston School Board this week rejected all of the bids submitted to purchase the two buildings that comprise the old school district bus garage near the old Central High School property downtown, after Olson said the City of Crookston notified him that it was going to condemn one of the buildings, meaning it would have to be demolished if its ownership changed hands.
Board member Mike Theis, saying he was “highly disappointed” with what had transpired, cast the lone vote against the resolution.
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The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered most for the immense loss of life and health it caused, but also for some famous forecasts gone wrong.
Simulations at the pandemic s start by the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Health predicted that 74,000 COVID-19 deaths by August 2020 could be reduced to 50,000 through mitigations that limited social contact. But as August 2021 approaches, the state s toll is nearing 7,700.
Meanwhile, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Washington (IHME) predicted 60,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide by last August. That total was quickly eclipsed and has surged beyond 600,000 this summer.
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