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The heavy, wet snowfall of April 29 has led to a two-hour delay at local schools. Photo by Rhonda Silence
Schools announce two-hour delay
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. 

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School District 166 Board Chair Sissy Lunde and Superintendent Bill Crandall - Photo by Rhonda Silence
School District 166 update from superintendent
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...
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English as a Second Language important at ISD 166
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...
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Cook County Schools CLOSED Tuesday and Wednesday due to hazardous weather
 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...
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Great Expectations School in Grand Marais on a wintry day
Checking in with Great Expectations 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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School Board Chair Sissy Lunde and Superintendent Bill Crandall
Superintendent shares news of School District 166
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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Local schools closed Monday due to weather
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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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
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