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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.

Two St. Cloud principals are swapping places later this year. Current Apollo High School Principal Charlie Eisenreich will become Principal of Technical High School and Adam Holm, the interim principal at Tech this year, will become the Apollo High School principal.

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.

Teams from Elk River and Sauk Rapids-Rice high schools received first place honors in the 2015 ProStart Invitational culinary and management competition.

The Sartell-St. Stephen school district is working with over 80 community members on Wednesday night to create a long term vision for its facilities.

The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district won first place for the Nation's Magna Award for its effots to increase access and opportunities for all students. The Magna Award is a national award that honors school boards best practices and innovative programs to advance student learning.