District 742

October is National Principals month and District 742 has been spending the month recognizing their Principals on their facebook page. St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam joined me on WJON.

St. Cloud School District 742 have staff and students who have received awards recently. I talked with St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam on WJON to talk about upcoming graduation plans and she highlighted some achievements from both staff and students.

At Wednesday's school board meeting, the St. Cloud Area School District will begin the process of determining next year’s budget.

With spring almost here, St. Cloud Area School District 742 is putting the finishing touches on graduation for the 2022-2023 school year.

Dr. Melissa Hanzsek-Brill created a line of kits called PACCAT, or Parents and Children Counting A Lot Together, in cooperation with the St. Cloud Area School District.

A management reorganization at District 742 will lead to lower kindergarten class sizes.

The Minnesota Department of Education has approved the Central Minnesota Virtual Academy for the 2023-2024 school year. It features online classes for grades six through twelve, with fully online programming for grades six through eight.

District 742 is hosting a surplus equipment auction at the District Services Shop on Osseo Avenue at 9:00 am.

St. Cloud School District 742 has hired more than 50 new employees this summer in preparation for the new school year. That according to St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam.

Administrators from District 742 will welcome new families to the district by knocking on their door with a swag bag of goodies, a welcome letter, and a book for elementary school students or affirmation cards for the upper grades.