Following the announcement that Lincoln and Talahi elementary schools would be combining, two more schools in the St. Cloud Area District have presented their 2019 plan to the board.
Having to go through the day hungry is something no one should have to do. Sara Greeberg-Hassan, a parent at Madison Elementary School in St. Cloud became motivated to solve the problem while eating lunch with her children at the school, by starting a fundraising campaign.
After over three decades of maintaining and cleaning St. Cloud schools, there isn’t much that surprises Steve Keller anymore. Keller has been the lead engineer at Madison Elementary since 1996. He's often one of the first to come and last to leave, starting at or before 5:30 a.m.
Madison Elementary School was evacuated this (Monday) afternoon after reports of a gas leak. St. Cloud Area School District 742 spokesperson Tami DeLand says the school was evacuated just after 4:30 p.m. as a precautionary measure after a report of a natural gas odor at the school.
A new principal has taken over at Madison Elementary in St. Cloud. Jean Clark is now principal and replaces Travis Okerlund, who has been reassigned as assistant principal at North Junior High in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud Police are looking for more information regarding some suspicious activity near Madison Elementary School Friday afternoon. Police say a 9-year-old girl, was walking home from school near the intersection of 33rd Avenue North and 10th Street North at about 2:30 p.m. when she was approached by a vehicle.
More classrooms, special education rooms and lunchroom space will be added to Madison Elementary this summer. The St. Cloud area school board awarded a bid to a contractor for $980,815 for renovations and additions to the building. The project is being paid for through the District fund balance.
The Minnesota Department of Education Multiple Measurement Ratings says that three St. Cloud area schools aren't doing enough to close the achievement gap.