District 742

The 14th annual "Night of the Stars" benefit for the St. Cloud Area School District is this weekend. The shows will be at 7:00 p.m. both on Friday and Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre in downtown St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud area school district is moving to repair and add-on to the Roosevelt building this year. The school was heavily damaged by a fire last June. The plan is to repair add-on to the remaining building for about 7,000 total feet of space.

The St. Cloud area school district is hosting an open job fair on Wednesday night. The job fair will be at Apollo High School from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The St. Cloud area school district is now looking to have a vote in the fall on whether to build a new Tech High School and renovate Apollo High School. The board originally planned for a public vote in the spring, but came to an agreement during their work session meeting on Wednesday night that more time is needed.

The St. Cloud school board is discussing the next key steps towards a new Tech High School on Wednesday night. School board chair Dennis Whipple says the board will start a discussion on a levy during their work session meeting.

There's a local shortage of substitute teachers and the St. Cloud area school district is hoping to fill positions during a job fair later this week. District 742 is hosting a substitute teacher job fair will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Apollo High School Commons.

Some are school districts are dealing with shortages of substitute teachers. Economists say stronger area job markets in the state has people turning to other positions besides substitute teaching.

The St. Cloud area school district is preparing to make important decisions in 2015.

With school resuming after winter break, area middle school students continue to adjust to more technology in the classroom.

We finish our countdown of the Top 10 Local news stories of 2014 today with our #1 story of the year. The historic Roosevelt Early Childhood Center building was destroyed by a fire that started late on June 14th.