Grand Forks school officials urged voters to head to the polls next week to decide a $79 million dollar referendum issue during a fourth and final community meeting last night (Thursday).
The “ask” of voters would pay for a new Valley Middle School…build a new central kitchen…and make safety-security improvements in all schools.
The district has released renderings of the new Valley project – but Kyle Kvamme of the ICON Architectural Group says it’s simply a concept image based on square footage and budget. “We have to meet with staff and we have to go through the programming and design exercise. The picture everyone sees is just an exterior view to give folks an idea of what would sit on the site and how big it would be. The design is not done and we don’t start until the voters tell us to.”
Voting will take place Tuesday at the Alerus Center from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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The Grand Forks School Board has approved a series of administrative changes at schools in the district.
Theodore Schye was named the next principal at Valley Middle School. He has been an associate principal in Dickinson since 2018. He takes over the position left vacant by the resignation of Dr. Anthony Vandal. One internal and two external candidates were interviewed for the job. Schye will earn a salary of $141,184.
Jodi Dodson was selected as the next associate principal at Discovery Elementary School. Dodson has 20 year of experience in the Grand Forks school system. Dodson will assume the role left vacant by Chad Kurtyka who will become the principal at Nathan Twining Elementary and Middle School.
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