The Crookston School Board will met on Monday at the Crookston High School Choir and Orchestra room and approved summer band and orchestra, a summer recovery summer school and more.
The board approved the consent agenda that included the seniority list. The longest tenured teachers in the Crookston School District are Sarah Geist, Renee Tangquist, and Wayne Folkers, who all started on 8/31/1993. The board accepted donations of $2,500 from the Crookston United Way for the Summer Food Program, $2,067 from the Minnesota Masonic Charities fro the Clay Target Trapshooting team for clay targets, $300 from the Pirate Fine Arts Boosters for the Speech team state travel expenses, and $300 from the Norman County Soil and Water Conservation District for the Envirothon program.
BAND SUMMER PROGRAMS
The board approved the summer band programming with band teacher Manny Green.
Marching Band rehearsals will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. each evening June 10, 12, 17 and 19 and August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21.
Marching Band performances will be on the following days –
August 16 – Crookston Ox Cart Days, Minnesota State Fair (McDonalds Marching Band Competition. Dates of performance at the State Fair is unknown at this time. Competition is held daily at 2:00 p.m. during the fair, and September 7 – UND Potato Bowl Parade.
Summer band lessons for 6-8th graders will be (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) – August 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday is Woodwind, Wednesday is Brass, and Thursday is Percussion.
Summer Orchestra lessons
The board also approved the summer orchestra lessons and rehearsals with Lori Carlson. Orchestra Lessons will be from 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on August 12-15, and August 18-21. Pop Strings practice is June 2-6 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Valley Fiddler rehearsals (3:00 to 4:00 p.m.) – June 4-6, August 11-14, August 18-21, and an Ox Cart Days Performance.
Credit Recovery Summer School
The board approved the credit recovery summer school. The program allows students who made an honest effort during the school year but came up short to get a passing grade. “It is similar to what we have done in the past, and we have a couple of teachers who work with students we have invited. Letters were sent home to parents for those who were semi-credit deficient, meaning they were a couple of classes behind,” said Crookston High School Principal Matt Torgerson. “For students who are more than that, they remain in that grade level. If you’re a ninth grader who failed a lot of classes, you stay a ninth grader next year. For a ninth grader who didn’t do well in one course, we can try to catch up with summer school.”
The school district sent a letter in the mail to the kids who were eligible. “It takes place in June for three and a half weeks and if students work hard they can make up to two classes,” said Principal Torgerson.
The board approved an agreement with Jill Carlson, as a school psychologist at $135 per hour and they approved the literacy plan for the district.
The next regular school board meeting will be Monday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m. in the Crookston High School Choir/Orchestra room.
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