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Grand Forks students win awards in statewide art competition
High school and middle school students have earned prizes in the annual North Dakota Juried Student Art Show. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 3:00 pm, May 4, 2021 × Running Free, an artwork by Brooke Beckstead, a student at Valley Middle School, earned an award in the annual North Dakota Juried Student Art Show, sponsored by the Taube Museum of Art in Minot. (Submitted image)
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Grand Forks high school and middle school students have earned prizes in the 2021-22 North Dakota Juried Student Art Show, sponsored by the Taube Museum of Art in Minot.
watch live Grand Forks school system administration determined that it was in the best interest of the teachers involved to not proceed with the reduction-in-force process this school year based on the discussions of the School Board in executive session,” Superintendent Terry Brenner told the Herald on Tuesday morning in a prepared statement.
The School Board adopted the recommendation by a 6-2 vote. Board President Amber Flynn, Jackie Hassett, Chris Douthit, Bill Palmiscno, Shannon Mikula and Cynthia Shabb voted for the recommendations. Doug Carpenter and Jeff Manley voted against the district’s request. Board Vice President Eric Lunn was not in attendance.
Budget reduction eliminates seven teaching positions for next school year Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:41 am, Apr. 13, 2021 ×
Maura Ferguson testifies during Monday s school board meeting regarding budget reduction recommendations at the Mark Sanford Education Center. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Minutes after the Grand Forks School Board voted to eliminate seven teaching positions, including the coordinator of the Artist in the Classroom program, Nicole Derenne was notably disappointed.
Derenne was among many in the audience of Monday s board meeting who had urged the board to preserve arts and humanities program staff in next year’s budget.
“It is certainly a disappointment,” Derenne said after the lengthy meeting April 12. “I’m more disappointed for students. I’m disappointed for teachers and I’m disappointed for families in Grand Forks – and for our community (because) now we don’t have standards-based art e
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