By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (1/20/21) (Crosby, MN) — All students return to the classroom starting today with the Crosby-Ironton School District and Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland could not be more excited for this day to have arrived. In our latest conversation with Superintendent Skjeveland, he spoke to the long process leading up to students coming…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (1/4/21) (Aitkin, MN) — This week, the Aitkin School District will be returning all students to the classroom with the hopes that it stays that way for the rest of the 2020-21 school year. Aitkin Superintendent Dan Stifter spoke with us recently about the decision to come back early compared to…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/24/20) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public School Board had plenty to cover from their final regular meeting of 2020 with the Truth and Taxation, approving a Capital Projects Levy, and the plan to return to school. District Business Manager Heather Hipp presented during the Truth and Taxation Meeting on how…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/22/20) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor Public School District is continuing their efforts to return to in-person learning in mid-January, and from our conversation with Superintendent Brad Johnson that logic is holding strong after weeks of distance learning. Superintendent Johnson says the plan to return high schoolers to the classroom is…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/21/20) (Hill City, MN) — In continuing conversations with our area school districts on their return plans for the start of 2021, we had the chance to speak with Hill City Schools Superintendent Pat Rendle as the District has been keeping their students in-person learning compared to fellow Aitkin County schools.…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/17/20) (Crosby, MN) — Continuing education during the COVID-19 Pandemic has provided numerous hurdles and new avenues, Crosby-Ironton Schools is one of our area schools that has made those adjustments to keep students engaged in uncertain times. Crosby-Ironton Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland laid out the re-entry plan for the District to…
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