Priorities include full-time substitute teachers, replacing retirees and adding sixth-hour assignments. 10:00 am, Apr. 9, 2021 ×
The Park Rapids School Board heard from the school principals on Tuesday about plans and personnel needs for the 2021-22 school year.
Elementary Principal Mike LeMier said the lower school will hold steady at 31 sections from kindergarten through grade 4, only changing from seven first-grade classrooms to six and adding a seventh kindergarten classroom.
He said they plan to have smaller class sizes and will need additional staff support for Title I and English Language Learners.
Middle School Principal Shawn Andress said her school will continue with its current 22 sections and its commitment to the middle-level Alternative Learning Center.
Park Rapids School Board hears encouraging news about school life returning to normal
Students are back in-person at all grade levels, and the whole school board was present at their Jan. 19 meeting for the first time since March 2020. 9:53 am, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
All members of the Park Rapids School Board were present at the Jan. 19 meeting for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Serving on the board are, front from left, Sherry Safratowich, Stephanie Carlson and Dana Kocka; back row, Dennis Dodge, Jay Pike and Clayton Hoyt. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The full Park Rapids school board met in-person for the first time since March 2020.