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Colfax High School now offering up to 36 college credits
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Students at Colfax High School can now take up to 36 college credits. The classes are available through the “Early College Credit” program for the universities and the “Start College Now” program for the technical colleges, said John Dachel, Colfax High School principal, at the Colfax Board of Education’s…
Read MoreElk Mound school board finalizes community survey
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has finalized the community survey that will be mailed to residents in the school district to find out which projects they would support at the high school and middle school. The school board finalized the surveys at the September 16 meeting after…
Read MoreColfax increases substitute teacher pay to $120 per day
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Not only is there a shortage of teachers these days, but there is also a shortage of substitute teachers. To help the Colfax school district remain competitive with other school districts in the area, the Colfax Board of Education approved increasing substitute teacher pay to $120 per day at…
Read MoreEMHS takes second place at Glenwood City Rustic Lore Parade
EM school district focus group against demolishing district’s swimming pool
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Should the Elk Mound school district keep the swimming pool at Elk Mound High School? The opinion expressed by some of the approximately 40 people who attended the focus group meeting at Elk Mound High School September 4 is the school district should keep the swimming pool. The…
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Elk Mound school district sets focus group meetings
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district has set two focus group meetings September 4 and September 9 to identify potential projects for the high school and middle school. The Elk Mound Board of Education discussed the focus group meetings at the August 26 meeting. The September 4 meeting will…
Read MoreColfax 2018 audit report recommends IT plan and budget comparisons
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The 2018 audit report for the Village of Colfax is recommending a strategic plan for information technology and that the village board regularly review budget comparisons to avoid over-expenditures. The lack of control over information technology, such as computers and computer software, has been a significant deficiency for Colfax…
Read More3 tips to establishing a successful homework area
High school students have a lot on their plates. Today’s parents often lament that kids’ schedules are far more hectic than their own schedules were when they were teenagers. But for many high school students, a familiar foe their parents have no doubt encountered is proving a considerable source of stress. Homework has long been…
Read MoreColfax school district annual meeting sets tax levy of nearly $3 million on $9.4 million budget
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Electors in the School District of Colfax have approved setting a local property tax levy of $2,957,269 for the 2019-2020 school year on a $9.4 million budget. Adjustments to the tax levy most likely will be made at the Colfax Board of Education’s October meeting, said William C. Yingst…
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