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318 Residents to See Reduction in Property Tax
School Board to Approve 1.87% Decrease in District Tax Levy on December 21. At the annual Truth in Taxation meeting on December 7, the ISD 318 School Board reviewed the final tax levy which amounts to a decrease for taxpayers. “If a resident sees an increase in their district taxes, it is only because the market value on their property has increased,” explained Business Manager Kara Lundin.
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Elementary Students to Return from Distance Reset
Cases in the county and among our staff have begun to decrease which means elementary students will return from the distance reset on Monday, December 14. At Grand Rapids and Cohasset Elementaries, K-2 learners will be in-person every day and grades 3 through 5 will be in the hybrid model. At Bigfork School, grades K through 6 will be in person every day starting. Middle and high school students will continue in distance learning through the rest of December.
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ISD 318 to Temporarily Implement Distance Learning
A 14-day reset period will begin on November 23, on November 10, ISD 318 Superintendent Matt Grose announced that the school district would need to move to a temporary distance learning model due to an increase in community COVID-19 cases.
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ISD 318 Releases Its Return to Learn Plan
ISD 318 released its Return to Learn plan to the public on Friday, August 7 at isd318org/ReturnToLearn. The document details not only the plan to return for in-person learning this fall, but also options for hybrid and remote learning should cases in Itasca County rise.
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ISD 318 to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
The community is invited to preview the new elementary schools and the renovated Cohasset Elementary in ribbon-cutting ceremonies. An event will be held at each of the schools to commemorate the completion of the project. “From the beginning, the community has been involved in the project. We want to honor that involvement and celebrate our return to school with ribbon-cuttings at each elementary,” said ISD 318 Matt Grose.
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June 1, 2020: Noble Hall Field Committee Presents School Board with $700,000
On Monday, June 1, Mindy Nuhring and Tom Saxhaug, co-chairs of the Noble Hall Field Improvement Committee, presented the ISD 318 School Board with a check for $700,000. The payment represents a year-long fundraising campaign to add turf to Noble Hall Field.
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April 17, 2020: Four Bigfork Students Named to NMRC All-Academic Team
The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is pleased to announce our 2020 Conference All-Academic Team. The team includes four students from Bigfork High School's Backwoods Bots - Andie Chase, Senior; Ashton Powell, Junior; Michelle Holloway, Sophomore; and Lily Danielson, Freshman.
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January 29, 2020: ISD 318 Board will enter into negotiations with Matt Grose for Superintendent
After two day-long interviews with finalists that included focus groups with students, staff, and community members, the ISD 318 School Board will enter into negotiations with Matt Grose for Superintendent.
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January 16, 2020: Southwest Kids are Supporting Students Across the Sea
Imagine trying to learn to read without any books! Imagine living in a place that doesn’t even have a bookstore!
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January 15, 2020: District 318 Endowment Fund Awards Over $27,000 in Grants for 2019-2020 School Year
The District 318 Endowment Fund has announced its grants recipients for the 2019-2020 school year. Twenty-five area educators will receive funds totaling $27,472.27 to advance various learning experiences in and out of the classroom for hundreds of District 318 students.
