This message was sent to Northfield School District families on Sept. 21, 2022, about other school districts receiving hoax threats. The Northfield School District has not received any of these threats. These hoax threats are serious crimes and those who make them are subject to criminal prosecution.
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: 2022
Seesaw Issue Resolved
This message was sent to families on Sept. 16 sharing that there has been a resolution to the issue with Seesaw.
2022-23 District Family Update No. 4 | Sept. 15, 2022
This family update includes information about the upcoming capital projects levy election, e-Learning days, a family conference update, an update about a community/voter survey, and a board update.
SeeSaw Issue
The following message was sent to parents of PreK-Grade 3 students on Sept. 14, 2022 to alert them to an issue with the SeeSaw app.
2022-23 District Family Update No. 3 | Aug. 24, 2022
This update includes information about the renewal of and increase to the capital projects levy on the Nov. 8 ballot, employment opportunities available at Northfield Public Schools, a school safety overview, fall athletics, 2022-23 COVID-19 procedures, new legislation related to student data privacy and Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten screen time, our anti-racism work, a board update, and district family update readership data.
2022-23 District Family Update No. 2 | Aug. 11, 2022
This update includes information about key dates for the start of school, the Northfield High School facilities plan update and capital projects levy referendum, employment opportunities, superintendent/family meeting opportunities, a reminder that bus registration is now open through family access, and a board update.
Tragic news: death of a student
This message was sent to families about the tragic death of a Northfield High School student, Melanie Valencia. The visitation and funeral will be held on Sunday, Aug. 7. The visitation will be held from 10:00 am—1:30 pm at the Bierman Funeral Home. The funeral will begin at 2:00 pm at St. Dominic Church.
2022-23 District Family Update No. 1 | July 14, 2022
This family update includes information about Community School, employment opportunities, and a recap of the latest school board meeting.
NPD requesting help in finding missing Prairie Creek student
The Northfield Police Department (NPD) is asking for the community’s help in locating 6-year-old Elle Ragin, who is a student at Prairie Creek Community School and is missing.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 31 | June 21, 2022
This family update includes information about our new Northfield High School principal, 2021-22 parent satisfaction results, and a recap of the latest school board meeting.