District 742

The St. Cloud Area School District approved a conflict of interest policy during their meeting on Thursday night.

The St. Cloud area school district has authorized a call for bids for the upcoming Roosevelt Education Center Building renovations and additions. The bids will be open on Thursday, April 26th, 2015.

Leaders from the St. Cloud Area School District and the local Somali community met on Wednesday to have an open conversation about recent cultural tensions in area schools. Superintendent Willie Jett and School Board Chair Dennis Whipple both met with the task force.

Kennedy Community School will have a new principal next year. Superintendent Willie Jett announced on Wednesday that current assistant principal at South Junior High School, Laurie Putnam, will become the principal at Kennedy Community School.

Somali leaders and St. Cloud school officials are working together to try and make their schools more welcoming to all cultures. Tensions are high after a group of about 100 Somali students protested outside of Tech High School on Wednesday.

St. Cloud Area School District Superintendent Willie Jett says they are working to ensure students of all cultures feel welcome in their schools. Jett released a statement on Thursday afternoon in response to protests outside of Tech High School on Wednesday.

Apollo High School is in containment today as a precautionary measure due to protests at Tech High School on Wednesday.

More ideas and concepts are emerging for a new Tech High School and for renovations to Apollo High School. A High School Design Task Force made their recommendations to the school board during a special meeting on Wednesday night.

The St. Cloud Area School Board has voted to discontinue its revenue sharing policy with the Local Education Activities Foundation. Currently the district transfers $1 per every adult ticket, and .50-cents for each student ticket, to LEAF.

Students in the St. Cloud Area school district are going to be starting classes before Labor Day in the fall. The St. Cloud Area School Board approved the 2015-2016 school calendar during their meeting this (Thursday) evening.