School Board
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
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
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
Board Makes Changes to End of School Year Instruction
The School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday night and made decisions impacting instruction during the final weeks of the 2020-21 school year. Video link: https://youtu.be/fh7IvzD8DAM The Board held lengthy discussion around returning to school five days in-person per week for the remainder of the school year. Currently, Wednesdays are virtual. (Go to the two… Continue Reading Board Makes Changes to End of School Year Instruction
Dunn, Skelding, Janetka Earn School Board Seats
Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 6, 2021. The Board of Canvassers met Thursday, April 8 to certify the results. Three seats were available on the Board, each for a three-year term. Aaron A. Dunn (incumbent) earned 711 votes, Justin Skelding 526, and Robert Janetka 272. There were 41 scattering… Continue Reading Dunn, Skelding, Janetka Earn School Board Seats
School Board Candidate Profiles
– With the cancelation of Monday’s School Board Candidate Forum due to inclement weather, the district attempted to find a new date that would work for all candidates. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful due to work/volunteer commitments, parent/teacher conferences, vacations, and spring break. – Realizing absentee ballots are being mailed this week, the district didn’t want… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Profiles
Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
The Board continued to review the current instructional model at its regular March monthly meeting. Video link: https://youtu.be/NSWKPfr__VA Currently, students are in-person four days per week. Wednesdays are used for virtual instruction, connections with all-virtual students, staff collaboration, as well as enrichment and remedial activities for students. A motion was made to return to a five… Continue Reading Board Continues to Review Instructional Model
School Board Candidate Forum
Due to inclement weather, the School Board Candidate Forum has been postponed TBA. This year’s forum will again be moderated by Pointer Media high school students. The forum will be livestreamed by our students on the MPTV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw The recording will also be saved to the MPTV channel for later viewing. The deadline… Continue Reading School Board Candidate Forum