The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Superintendent Chris Richardson the recipient of the MASA Polaris Leadership Award.
Attention :
Priority based budget reductions: The district shared the priority based budget reduction information with families on March 5. You can read the message and view the priority budget reduction recommendations 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: For New Families
District Advisory Council Seeks New Members
Northfield Public Schools is seeking volunteers to serve on the District Educational Program Advisory Council (DEPAC), a group that works to assure community-school cooperation in setting
New Middle School Assistant Principal Hired
Michael O’Keefe has been hired as Assistant Principal at Northfield Middle School effective August 3. O’Keefe replaces Greg Gelineau who began his new role as Principal at Northfield Middle School in July.
Fall Recreation & Enrichment Classes
Keep the back-to-school excitement high with new adventures and learning opportunities from Community Services. The fall brochure is chock full of classes, leagues and events for youth and adults.
2015 Community Youth Fairs
From sports to scouting and visual arts to music, discover the opportunities Northfield has to offer - at the Community Youth Fairs on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Online Food Service Payment System
Families in the Northfield School District received an e-mail message notifying parents and guardians that the food service online payment vendor system was switching to RevTrak.
Upcoming Technology Parenting Sessions
Northfield Public Schools invites parents to attend a seminar regarding social media and lessons for their teenagers.
Fall Sports Practices, Meeting in August
Northfield High School fall athletic practices will begin on Monday, Aug. 10, for football, and Monday, Aug. 17, for all other fall sports. The fall sports meeting for parents and athletes will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Northfield High School Memorial Field.
New Middle School Principal Hired
Greg Gelineau has been hired as the principal at Northfield Middle School effective July 1.
Shari Hagen is ‘Making a Difference’ in Northfield, Retiring from teaching Spanish
Shari Hagen has received the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative's "Making A Difference" Award for May. Hagen retired this spring after teaching Spanish at NHS for 27 years.