Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
School News
The school board of Cook County Schools/School District 166 met on Thursday, August 15. On the agenda was a variety of issues related to the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.
There were several personnel matters, such as hiring LPN Tim Young to work in the school nurse’s...
There were several personnel matters, such as hiring LPN Tim Young to work in the school nurse’s...
The School District 166 school board met on Thursday, July 25 in the Jane Mianowski conference room at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. WTIP caught up with Superintendent Dr. Bill Crandall after the meeting to get his thoughts on actions at the meeting.
There were a number of...
There were a number of...
Due to the heavy, wet snow that has fallen on Monday, April 29 and the anticipated continued poor weather, School District 166, Oshki Ogimaag and Great Expections School schools have announced a two-hour delay for the start of school on Tuesday, April 30.
Birch Grove Community...
Birch Grove Community...
The School District 166 board meet on Thursday, April 18 for a meeting that included discussion of financial goals and some personnel matters.
The board approved the hiring of several paraprofessionals, Michael Garry, Erin Petz and Rachel Haaverson, as well as Tim Young as a special...
The board approved the hiring of several paraprofessionals, Michael Garry, Erin Petz and Rachel Haaverson, as well as Tim Young as a special...
Cook County School District 166 had some new students in attendance in recent weeks. Their family moved to the North Shore from Puerto Rico.
WTIP’s Rhonda Silence checked in with Assistant Principal Mitch Dorr to learn more about the school district's English as a Second...
WTIP’s Rhonda Silence checked in with Assistant Principal Mitch Dorr to learn more about the school district's English as a Second...
The National Weather Service has declared the next week as “a period of historic cold temperatures and life-threatening wind chills.” For that reason, all Cook County Schools are cancelling school on Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 30. That includes all schools - School...
Great Expectations School (GES) in Grand Marais is governed by a school board and the board meets the first and third Thursday of each month. The first meeting of each month is a workshop format and the third Thursday brings more business and is the time that the board makes official motions. After...
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I.S.D. 166 School Information
Cook County Schools
101 West Fifth Street
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone: (218)387-2271
Superintendent: Dr. William Crandall
Phone: (218)387-2271, ext. 612
Email: bcrandall@isd166.org
The members of the Cook County School Board are:
District 1 - Debra White schoolboarddeb@boreal.org
218-475-0122
District 2 - Carrie Jansen carriedjansen@gmail.com
218-370-1025
District 3 - Rena Rogers
District 4 - Sissy Lunde llunde@boreal.org
218-387-9832
District 5 – Dan Shirley
218-663-7643
Great Expectations Charter School
Mail: PO Box 310 • Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone: 218.387.9322
E-mail: learn@GreatExpectationsSchool.com
Director: Peter James
peter.james@greatexpectationsschool.com
218-387-9322
Birch Grove Community School
P.O. Box 2383
Tofte, MN 55615
Phone: 218-663-0170
Email: birchgrove@boreal.org
Director: Diane Blanchette
218-663-0170 ext. 20
Email: birchgrove@boreal.org
I.S.D. 166 School Information
Cook County Schools
101 West Fifth Street
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone: (218)387-2271
Superintendent: Dr. William Crandall
Phone: (218)387-2271, ext. 612
Email: bcrandall@isd166.org
The members of the Cook County School Board are:
District 1 - Debra White schoolboarddeb@boreal.org
218-475-0122
District 2 - Carrie Jansen carriedjansen@gmail.com
218-370-1025
District 3 - Rena Rogers
District 4 - Sissy Lunde llunde@boreal.org
218-387-9832
District 5 – Dan Shirley
218-663-7643
Great Expectations Charter School
Mail: PO Box 310 • Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone: 218.387.9322
E-mail: learn@GreatExpectationsSchool.com
Director: Peter James
peter.james@greatexpectationsschool.com
218-387-9322
Birch Grove Community School
P.O. Box 2383
Tofte, MN 55615
Phone: 218-663-0170
Email: birchgrove@boreal.org
Director: Diane Blanchette
218-663-0170 ext. 20
Email: birchgrove@boreal.org
