Bruce Watkins

Area superintendents want to reassure parents that their children are safe at school. This is the first day of classes since last Friday's deadly school shooting in Connecticut.

The St. Cloud Area School Board has chosen a search firm, to look for the district's next superintendent. The company "School Exec Connect" will be paid $19,500, plus expenses not to exceed $3,500.

St. Cloud Superintendent Bruce Watkins has announced his retirement - again. Watkins says he informed the school board of his decision during last (Thursday) night's meeting.

What will become of Clark Field? That's the question facing the St. Cloud Area School Board and district officials. Superintendent Bruce Watkins announced over the weekend that all Tech varsity games have been move to Husky Stadium because of mold and water damage to the 70-year-old facility.

An emotionally-charged Monday night at Talahi Community School, as parents and teachers demanded to understand the recent reassignment of Principal Paula Foley to Westwood Elementary School after only one year in the school.

The St. Cloud Area school board has narrowed their options in an effort to alleviate overcrowding at Madison Elementary. Superintendent Bruce Watkins says they had nine options on the table and have reduced that down to three.

Minnesota schools will soon be exempt from the strict federal standards of No Child Left Behind. Our state is one of 10 being granted a waiver by President Barack Obama.

Locked in for another year. The St. Cloud area school board unanimously voted on Thursday night to approve a new one-year contract for Superintendent Bruce Watkins.

Bruce Watkins will continue to lead the St. Cloud area school district for a while. Watkins has agreed to a tentative contract extension that will take him through June of 2013.

A task force has determined the St. Cloud Area School District's religion policy is just fine. Superintendent Bruce Watkins says, while talking to residents during his retirement, he found there was a lot of misinformation about the district's policy on religion.