This message includes updates about district progress on staff vaccination, spring break, COVID-19 testing, Governor Walz’s latest announcement revising COVID-19 restrictions, and our third “pulse” survey of the school year.
Attention :
Priority based budget reductions: The district shared the priority based budget reduction information with families on March 5. You can read the original message and view the priority budget reduction recommendations (updated April 2) here.
The district has also published an FAQ. This document will be updated as needed.
A community meeting for public input on the recommended reductions will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 6-8:30 pm, in the Northfield Middle School auditorium. Please note the date change; this meeting was initially scheduled for March 11.
Archive: 2021
2020-21 Update No. 29 | March 5, 2021
This message includes a reminder about our distance learning day for all students on March 11, a reminder about the transition plan to have middle school, high school, and Area Learning Center (ALC) students attend classes on campus five days a week beginning on March 31, and a reminder about guidance about travel during spring break.
2020-21 Update No. 28 | February 26, 2021
This update contains two vital pieces of information with you about vaccinations for district staff and a plan to return middle and high school students to campus five days per week, beginning March 31.
2020-21 Update No. 27 | February 23, 2021
This update contains critical information about the State of Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector and the renaming of Sibley Elementary School.
2020-21 Update No. 26 | February 18, 2021
This update contains information about Governor Walz’s recent changes to the State’s Safe Learning Plan, a vaccination update, and spring break.
2020-21 Update No. 25 | February 12, 2021
Superintendent Hillmann sent this message to families on February 12, 2021. It includes updates about our local infection situation, staff vaccinations, new CDC guidelines, a district office update, the Sibley Elementary name change, and an opportunity for feedback from the City of Northfield.
2020-21 Update No. 24 | February 1, 2021
Superintendent Hillmann sent this message to families on February 1, 2021. It contains several important COVID-19 updates and resources for Black History Month and I Love to Read Month.
2020-21 Update No. 23 | January 22, 2021
Superintendent Hillmann sent this message to families on January 22, 2021. It includes information about the District's return-to-campus plan.
2020-21 Update No. 22 | January 15, 2021
This update includes another reminder about our return to campus plan, plans for weather cancellations/delays during learning model transitions, a reminder about some important child nutrition updates, and information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
2020-21 Update No. 21 | January 8, 2021
Superintendent Hillmann sent this message to families on January 8, 2021. This update focuses on our return-to-campus plan, an update about our 90-day pulse survey, and two items from our child nutrition department.