Sit-Down with the Superintendent

School Calendar Changes Still Being Explored; Public Meeting Scheduled

The meeting is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. March 7 in the upper cafeteria at the Northfield High School.

After a proposed calendar to start school on Aug. 13 was voted down by the Northfield School Board last month, the school district plans to host a public meeting to discuss potential calendar options for the future. Superintendent Chris Richardson said the board wants to continue researching calendars from around the world and speak with the Northfield community about what's important to them and what would help students the most. The meeting is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. March 7 in the upper cafeteria at the Northfield High School. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

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Northfield School Board Rewind

School Board Approves iPads for Students

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting.

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting. Documents from the meeting are attached as PDFs. The board: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

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Sit-Down with the Superintendent

Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss iPads for Students

In this video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the upcoming public meetings to discuss leasing and distributing tablet computers to the district's students.

In this video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the upcoming public meetings to discuss leasing and distributing tablet computers to the district's students. The proposal includes a 1:1 tablet computer initiative for students in sixth through 12th grade and a pod-based approach at elementary schools using a ratio of one device for every three and a half students.  Faculty and staff have been using tablets—iPads—this school year. The school board last year approved a plan to integrate tablets into the district. District officials were hopeful to eventually get a tablet in the hands of every student. The meetings, both to be held inthe Northfield High School auditorium, are scheduled for: The earliest the board could vote on the …

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Griff Wigley

11:22 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Transformational Technology proposal online straw poll and the blog discussion thread close around midnight on Saturday, Feb. 9. So if you’ve not taken the straw poll, now’s the time. And if you’ve got comments or want to discuss any aspect of the proposal, chime in with a blog comment ASAP! Visit the blog at http://nfld.k12.mn.us/ipad/ and see the recent blog posts below: * Transformational …   more ›

Northfield School Board Rewind

School Board Approves Shared Position with Faribault, Hears Report on Security

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting.

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting. Documents from the meeting are attached as PDFs. The board: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

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Feedback: August School Calendar for Northfield

What did community members think about the proposed balanced calendar?

With the Northfield School Board's vote on Monday to forego a calendar that would have had students in classrooms on Aug. 13 this year, let's take a look back at some of your conversation about the proposed calendar since it was announced in December. Below are select comments from three of the stories Patch had on the proposed calendar. You can see all the comments by clicking on the links of each respective story. What do you think of the board's decision? Do you think school should start before Labor Day or are you OK with the way it is? School Board Nixes August Start Date—For Now "I think the calendar change would be a good thing and I hope that it gets brought back again soon. Sorry but family gatherings and 4H are not enough of a …

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Sit-Down with the Superintendent

Superintendent Talks About Balanced Calendar Defeat

In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the Northfield School Board's decision to nix a balanced calendar for now.

The Northfield School Board on Monday voted unanimously to direct administration to stop pursuing a balanced calendar for next school year and to cancel the upcoming public meetings regarding the balanced calendar, which were scheduled for this week and next week. The proposed calendar would have started school on Aug. 13. In addition, the board directed administration to develop a strategy to engage the community in an ongoing discussion looking at different calendar options for the future.  In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the board's decision. Read other school calendar posts on Patch Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

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School Board Discusses Calendar Changes, Approves Increased Tax Levy

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting.

Here's a look back at Monday's Northfield School Board meeting. Documents from the meeting are attached as PDFs. The board: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter

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Sit-Down with the Superintendent

Could School Start in Mid-August? District Exploring Calendar Changes

In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the district's exploration of a "balanced calendar," which could see the school year start in mid-August and end around Memorial Day.

Editor's note: The school district will host three public meetings to discuss the proposed calendar changes with the community. UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 11: The district has released more information about the proposed calendar, including start and end dates of the school year. _____________ In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about the district's exploration of a "balanced calendar," which could see next school year start in mid-August and end around Memorial Day. The focus of the balanced calendar, according to Richardson, would be to "align instructional periods, reduce shortened weeks and holiday interruptions, and increase instructional days prior to high stakes assessments to aid retention of learning and reduce …

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Sit-Down with the Superintendent

Superintendent on Preparing a New School Board Member

In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about preparing new school board member Rob Hardy, who was elected for a four-year term in November.

In this week's video, Superintendent Chris Richardson talks about preparing new school board member Rob Hardy, who was elected for a four-year term in November. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter 

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