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School News
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...
School District 166 met on January 3, 2019 for its annual organizational meeting, as well as its regular meeting.
The organizational meeting started at 5 p.m. with School Board Chair Sissy Lunde administering the Oath of Office to new District 3 School Board Member Rena Rogers.
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The organizational meeting started at 5 p.m. with School Board Chair Sissy Lunde administering the Oath of Office to new District 3 School Board Member Rena Rogers.
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Local Cook County School District 166 and Great Expectations school are closed Jan. 7 due to weather conditions. Birch Grove Community School in Tofte is also closed.
In addition, the Cook County Senior Center in Grand Marais and Meals on Wheels are closed today.
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In addition, the Cook County Senior Center in Grand Marais and Meals on Wheels are closed today.
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The first School District 166 board meeting of 2019 will be the first for newly elected board member Rena Rogers.
Rogers was one of the few members of the public in attendance at the December school board meeting—the last meeting of 2018—and the...
WTIP periodically checks in with our local schools. In this interview, Rhonda Silence talks to Great Expectations School Director Peter James about activities at the school, such as the school's annual "Self-Portrait Fair."
The interview also touches on school...
The interview also touches on school...
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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 - 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
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
