District 742

If you're interested in serving on the St. Cloud Area School Board, there's a meeting coming up that you'll want to attend. District 742 has scheduled a candidate information session from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 23rd.

The Friends of Clark Field group is gearing up to start fundraising for a proposed $675,000 renovation project for the site. The school board discussed the renovation project during their Thursday night meeting, after Superintendent Willie Jett met with St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and Friends of Clark Field leader Ruth Kaczor.

A new early childhood facility for the St. Cloud area school district could emerge on property near Discovery Community School in Waite Park. District 742 Superintendent Willie Jett says the district considered 20-40 sites for the facility before narrowing the list.

New renovation designs and a fundraising plan with the goal of bringing varsity sports back to Clark Field were revealed Thursday morning. Members present from the District 742 school board remain on the fence with the plan.

The St. Cloud area school district has picked a head coach for the St. Cloud Apollo-Tech boys hockey cooperative.

Five finalists have been picked for the new Tech High School activities logo. Tech High School held a month-long contest that ended late-February, calling the community to send in ideas for an activities logo.

The St. Cloud area school district and its teachers officially reached an agreement on a two year contract for this school year and next year. District 742 and the St. Cloud Education Association (SCEA) made the deal official during the school board meeting on Thursday night.

The St. Cloud area school board approved a Tech and Apollo boys hockey co-op on Thursday night. The combination of the teams will be in place for at least two years. Apollo and Tech boys hockey will be combined into one class AA team.

St. Cloud area schools are going back to starting fall classes after Labor Day this year. The school board approved their 2016-2017 school year calendar during their Thursday night meeting.

Two players on the St. Cloud area Adaptive Floor Hockey team have been picked as top players in the state. Apollo and Tech freshmen Matt Neuman and Brian Jones both made the All-Tournament Team at state for adaptive floor hockey.