Mineral Point School District
Nothem and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Wednesday, April 6 the recipients of the 2022 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship, and each teacher and principal will receive a $6,000 award. A matching $6,000 award will be… Continue Reading Nothem and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
Harris, Johnston Earn School Board Seats
Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 5, 2022. These are unofficial and have not been canvassed at this time. The canvass will take place Monday, April 11 at 1 pm in the District Office. Two seats were available on the Board, each for a three-year term. Earning a three-year term… Continue Reading Harris, Johnston Earn School Board Seats
School Board Election Results
A reminder, the annual Mineral Point School Board election will take place Tuesday, April 5. Polls will be open from 7 am – 8 pm. There are four candidates for two seats. The top two vote recipients will each receive a three year term on the Board. Voters will be instructed to vote for not… Continue Reading School Board Election Results
School Board Candidate Forum
A big thank you to our Pointer Media students for moderating the annual School Board Candidate Forum event. A video of the candidates can be found here: https://youtu.be/s6u1QFWIfJc A reminder the election is Tuesday, April 5. Voters will be asked to select not more than two candidates. The top two vote recipients will each receive… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum
Board Honors Success
The Mineral Point School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday and recognized several successful winter state-level participants and winners. (This begins the meeting video) Video link: https://youtu.be/MJr9jydZqAw Katelyn Oellerich was honored for receiving the State School Psychologist of the Year Award by the Wisconsin School Psychologist Association. Coach Curtis Fiedler spoke on the accomplishments… Continue Reading Board Honors Success
Oellerich is School Psychologist of the Year
The Mineral Point Unified School District is proud to announce that School Psychologist, Katelyn Oellerich, Ed.S., has been named the 2022 School Psychologist of the Year by the Wisconsin School Psychologists Association (WSPA)! Mrs. Oellerich received this honor at a luncheon Thursday, March 3 at the organization’s Spring Conference at the Wintergreen Resort in Wisconsin… Continue Reading Oellerich is School Psychologist of the Year
2022 School Board Candidate Forum
Due to conflicts with WIAA Boys & Girls Basketball this week, the annual Mineral Point School Board Candidate Forum has been CANCELED for Wednesday, March 9. Instead, candidates will be invited in to be interviewed separately by Pointer Media students. The videos will then be compiled together and shared out as one. Candidates invited to… Continue Reading 2022 School Board Candidate Forum
Board Updates Protocols
The Mineral Point School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday and updated its covid protocols. Video link: https://youtu.be/qkqCTxjZ3wI The main change made was to eliminate the 53565 zip code case numbers from the masking matrix. Moving forward, masking levels will be determined solely based on the percentage of students and staff positive/quarantined in each… Continue Reading Board Updates Protocols
Kohl Applications Advance to State Level
The Mineral Point Unified School District is proud to announce 2nd Grade Teacher Denise Gorgen and High School Math Teacher Cindi Nothem had their Herb Kohl Fellowship applications advanced out of CESA #3 and have been forwarded to the state level for consideration. The announcement of the winners will likely be made public in the… Continue Reading Kohl Applications Advance to State Level
Board Updates Protocols
At Monday night’s regular School Board meeting, the meeting began observing a moment of silence in remembrance of Captain Brian Busch and Firefighter James Ludlum. The Mineral Point School Board approved by a 6-0 vote (with Busch absent) updating the district’s covid protocol document, largely to reflect current isolation and quarantine recommendations by the CDC.… Continue Reading Board Updates Protocols