Mineral Point School District
Board Takes Action on COVID Protocols
At Monday night’s School Board meeting, the Board voted 4-3 in favor of optional face coverings for students and staff (Busch, Skelding, Steffes, and Sullivan voted yes and Dunn, Heisner, and Janetka voted no). The Board also voted 6-1 (with Steffes voting no) to require face coverings on district transportation (buses, vans) as this is… Continue Reading Board Takes Action on COVID Protocols
Change to Start Date for Elementary
The School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday and heard the latest updates regarding the elementary construction project from Tim Ruppert of HSR and Eric Portz of Kraemer Brothers. Due to the renovation/addition project, K-5 students will now begin school Tuesday, September 7 with 4K and EC starting Thursday, September 9. Middle/High school students… Continue Reading Change to Start Date for Elementary
#PointerNation Welcomes Dani Robb
Dani Robb Social/Emotional Learning Coach Hometown: Avoca High school graduated from: Riverdale College: Dani earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with a Minor in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previous employment: Most recently, Dani was the Behavioral School Social… Continue Reading #PointerNation Welcomes Dani Robb
Building Belonging With Books
Students (age 13 and over), Parents, Community Members, and MP School Staff are invited to join our upcoming book club, Building Belonging with Books! Registration and more details can be found here: https://www.smore.com/9ywvr Each month you will be able to select from a variety of children, middle grade, or young adult books around… Continue Reading Building Belonging With Books
Registration 2021-22
It’s that time of year again. The Mineral Point School District will be gathering student demographics and forms utilizing Skyward Family Access. Starting July 26, you will be able to update Student Demographics online in Family Access. You will need to have your username and password. You will only be able to access this area… Continue Reading Registration 2021-22
Elementary Project on “Home Stretch”
The renovation and addition at the elementary school is in month 16 of 18 (or 89% complete), on the “home stretch,” according to Tim Ruppert of HSR Associates, as presented to the School Board at the July monthly meeting Monday evening. Video link: https://youtu.be/osmQX5b2TWQ To view HSR’s presentation with more details and photos on the… Continue Reading Elementary Project on “Home Stretch”
Board Approves Preliminary 21-22 Budget
The Mineral Point School Board held a special meeting Wednesday, June 30 to address budget issues for the 2021-22 school year. Video link: https://youtu.be/BWrJ5RWQt6A By a 4-2 vote (with Steffes and Sullivan voting no and Dunn absent), the Board voted to approve the preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year. This allows the district to… Continue Reading Board Approves Preliminary 21-22 Budget
Elementary Construction Project Marches On
At the regular June meeting, the School Board heard the monthly update from Tim Ruppert of HSR regarding the Elementary Construction Project. His presentation can be viewed here: https://mineralpointschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-06-14-Board-Meeting.pdf Ruppert stated the project is 83% complete. The new addition is nearly complete with much of the recent work centered around renovation of the existing building.… Continue Reading Elementary Construction Project Marches On
District Earns Four State Communication Awards
The Mineral Point Unified School District was honored by the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) with four awards for its work in school communications between July 1, 2019 and December 30, 2020. #PointerNation has now earned 16 WSPRA Awards since the fall of 2015. WSPRA usually showcases the Spectrum Awards at its annual fall… Continue Reading District Earns Four State Communication Awards
Dunn Elected Board President
At the School Board’s regular monthly meeting Monday, the Board held its annual organizational meeting. (Go to the seven minute mark of the video) Video link: https://youtu.be/u1GrNq_8yQA Aaron Dunn was unanimously elected President. Joni Heisner was elected Vice President by a 6-1 vote with Gary Sullivan receiving one vote. Bob Janetka was unanimously elected Clerk.… Continue Reading Dunn Elected Board President