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.
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 Teachers & Staff
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. 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.
Traffic change at Bridgewater beginning Oct. 25
There will be a traffic change at Bridgewater Elementary School beginning Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. This post includes essential information about the modification, including a video overview of the change.
2021 Summer Update No. 2 | July 16, 2021
This update includes information about vaccination opportunities, community education classes, job openings within the district and its partners, a reminder about a modest 2021-22 calendar change to facilitate family conferences, a reminder about our all-the-time-online Portage program enrollment, and information about the interview segments that Dr. Hillmann records with KYMN radio.
Incident at Early Ventures Childcare Center
Superintendent Hillmann sent this message to families on December 3, 2020, regarding an incident at the District's Early Ventures Childare Center.
Later School Start Time
Join us in the Northfield High School Auditorium on Monday, November 18, 4:30pm - 6:00pm or on Thursday, November 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
Parents: Possible Snow Day Makeup
The School District calendar has two snow day cancellations "built-in" as part of the 2017-18 calendar. The storm of January 22-23 forced us to use both those days. Click this message to view makeup day protocols.