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Rena Rogers is running for the District 3 seat at ISD 166
Meet the School District 166 board candidates
Election Day is fast approaching. It is November 6, but county residents will receive their mail ballots much earlier, probably mid-October.

As part of WTIP’s continued coverage of Election 2018, we have been speaking with school board candidates, Deb White, Rena Rogers and Dan...
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ISD 166 Board Chair Sissy Lunde and Superintendent Bill Crandall at a recent school board meeting
Local schools among those denied state security grants
The Minnesota Department of Education announced Monday that more than 120 schools will share the $25 million in safety grant funding approved by the Legislature in May as part of a capital investment bill.

More than 1,000 schools had requested money for $230 million worth of projects...
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Megan Myers is the new principal at School District 166
New principal on the job at ISD 166
Megan Myers has joined the administrative staff at School District 166. Myers is the new principal, coming to Cook County from the Circle of Life Academy in White Earth, Minnesota.

Prior to her principal job in White Earth, Myers was a teacher for 13 years, working with grades 6-8...
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Preschool fun - Photo by Christina Vlinder/Flickr
Changes for preschool at School District 166
There have been some staffing adjustments at the start of the year for School District 166, including a reduction in the school's planned preschool offering. The later afternoon preschool option has been eliminated, at least temporarily. 

WTIP's Rhonda Silence talks with...
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Superintendent Dr. Bill Crandall
School District 166 begins hiring process for new principal

At the end of the School District 166 school board meeting on  August 16, Principal Bill DeWitt announced that he would be resigning to take...

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School District 166 is negotiating its contracts with the North Shore Music Association and the Grand Marais Playhouse
School and arts organizations negotiating contracts for Arts Center
The Arrowhead Center for the Arts is part of the School District 166 Grand Marais campus. In addition to housing the school's music and arts programs, it is home to the North Shore Music Association and the Grand Marais Playhouse.

The school has contracts for use of the space by...
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Principal Bill DeWitt has resigned from School District 166 to take a job in Wisconsin
School District 166 Principal DeWitt submits resignation
At the end of the School District 166 school board meeting on Thursday, August 16, Principal Bill DeWitt announced that he would be resigning to take another principal job in the Unity School District in Wisconsin. 

Principal DeWitt explained that he had very much enjoyed his...
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About Cook County Schools

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 - Chris Goettl tergoettl@boreal.org
218-370-9012

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: diane.blanchettebgcs@gmail.com
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