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District 518 will hold a public meeting March 8 before board members vote on how to proceed. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
District 518 s administration building in Worthington.
WORTHINGTON Members of the District 518 school board spent most of a nearly two-hour work session Tuesday night discussing several options regarding the plans for the new community education building.
Former Shopko building
The most urgent decision the board needs to make is whether it wants to reconsider purchasing the Shopko building, Superintendent John Landgaard said. The building is still for sale, but if the district wants it, it needs to change course before the building plans are finalized.
School board asks county for help increasing safety at Oxford/Crailsheim intersection
After the county board passed a resolution asking the school board to implement crossing guards, school board members wanted the effort to be cooperative. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
District 518 s administration building in Worthington.
WORTHINGTON The District 518 school board responded Tuesday night to a resolution from the Nobles County Board of Commissioners by passing a resolution of their own.
The county s resolution raised a concern about safety at the Oxford Street/Crailsheim Road intersection, where it s common for drivers to go too fast, especially coming from west of town. Worthington Middle School is located near that intersection, so the county asked the school board to use crossing guards to encourage drivers to slow down and assist students in crossing the street safely.
Board members were split on the decision. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
District 518 s administration building in Worthington.
WORTHINGTON ― A debate about whether to return to hybrid learning Jan. 4 dominated Tuesday s regular meeting of the Worthington Independent School District 518 Board of Education, and members eventually voted in favor of the decision.
Superintendent John Landgaard explained that the district s incident management team ― which includes health care professionals ― has recommended returning to the hybrid model used at the beginning of the school year, with 50% of students in class at Prairie Elementary and the Area Learning Center at 25% at the middle and high schools. The team also polled district staff and received opinions spanning the gamut of options.