Superintendent Chris Richardson sent the following to families on Dec. 19 via the district's Skylert messaging system:
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.
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.
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Educators Honored for Technology Use
Two district teachers received the TIES Exceptional Teachers award at the organization's annual conference in Minneapolis on Dec. 11.
Register for Winter-Spring Classes
The Community Services winter/spring brochure will begin arriving in mailboxes Dec. 17, but online visitors can register and view the brochure now.
School Two Hours Late
The Northfield Public Schools will be two hours late today, Monday, December 10, 2012 so that snow plow crews can clear district roadways. There will be no morning (AM) Kindergarten or pre-school.
Swim, Dive Team Wins at State
The Northfield Girls Swim and Dive Team won the Class A State Championship title Nov. 17, a feat achieved only once before in 1998.
Tattered Pages Looking for Donations
The Northfield Middle School’s student-run bookstore, The Tattered Pages, is accepting donations for the upcoming Sixth Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza.
Afterschool Program Gets National Attention
Northfield’s PRIMEtime, a collaborative effort to provide out-of-school programming for youth in grades K-12, will be recognized as a 2012 City Showcase program by the National League of Cities (NLC) at a conference beginning Nov. 28.
American Education Week Awards
“Peter Pan” on Stage This Weekend
Fly away to Neverland this weekend as local children take the stage, along with two professional actors, in Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s Original Musical production of “Peter Pan.”
Board Election Results
One new board member and three incumbents were elected to the Northfield Public Schools Board of Education on Nov. 6.