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A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
RED LAKE SCHOOL DISRICT SUPERINTENDENT
NOVEMBER 2003
**Nov. Board of Education meeting is scheduled for Nov 19, 5 PM, Admin Office.
**The Board of Education at their September meeting approved May 29, 2004, 1
pm, as the graduation date for the class of 2004.
**Ken Litzau, Jean Whitefeather, and Ramona Gehlert attended a Reading First
workshop in St. Paul from Nov 3-5. Reading First is sponsored by the State of
Minnesota and enables the school district to apply for a grant up to $350,00. The
grant will assist SFA in the elementary schools and will provide additional reading
support.
**The Capital Bonding Bill in the amount of 33.3 Million for a new middle school
and continued remodeling of the high school was passes by voters on Nov 4. The
district is now set to approach the 2004 Legislative committee sessions for approval.
A site for the new middle school has not been determined by the Board of Education
at this time.
**Work continues on the middle school gym floor. In early September an air bubble
formed on the south end of the court. Test revealed the presence of mold
underneath the floor. Work has started to remove the mold and to replace the
sections of the floor that needs to be removed. Contractors indicate that the floor
will be ready for the basketball season.
**Parents are reminded that students will not be sent home if a bomb threat is
reported to the building. The building will be evacuated and students transported to
the Humanities Center until police/fire clear the building. Once the building cleared,
students will be transported back to their respective buildings.
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