This message includes updates about COVID-19, the school district’s budget, and a change in the fine structures at Northfield Public Library.
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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2021-22 District Family Update No. 14 | Jan. 14, 2022
This message includes information about the current a link to new district protocols (included updated quarantine periods), information about the City of Northfield's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration,
2021-22 District Family Update No. 13 | Jan. 11, 2022
This update contains important information regarding the district’s Test to Stay program, an update to our quarantine protocol, and an update about how we share general exposure notifications with families.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 12 | Jan. 7, 2022
This update includes information about COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, KN95 mask availability, a change in the start time for Board of Education meetings, and information about LETRS training for teachers.
2021-22 Family District Update No. 11 | Dec. 31, 2021
2021-22 Family Update No. 10 | Dec. 22, 2021
This post includes information about school safety, COVID-19 testing, vaccination, community education offerings, the Minnesota Twins winter break reading challenge, and the district's strategic plan.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 9 | Dec. 10, 2021
This update includes information about the Minnesota Department of Education “grow your own” grant that the district was recently awarded, share a reminder about e-Learning days for future weather-related closures, information about vaccination opportunities, an update about the exit criteria the district may use to scale back COVID-19 safety protocols in the future, and an update about the district’s strategic plan.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 8 | Nov. 17, 2021
This post includes an update about COVID-19 cases with specific information about a recent increase at Bridgewater Elementary.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 7 | Nov. 12, 2021
This post includes information about the fall high school play, the district's draft strategic plan, the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon veterans celebration on Nov. 14, the Northfield Racial and Ethnic Equity Collaborative community survey, and COVID-19 vaccination.
2021-22 District Family Update No. 6 (vaccination for children ages 5-11) | Nov. 4 2021
This post contains information about vaccination opportunities for children ages 5-11.