The Crookston School District/Highland Elementary School is sending home a letter to parents today (Friday) outlying their tentative plans for the sixth-grade students after receiving the resignation of a teacher. The reason the teacher, Mrs. Grenier, resigned was not given by the school district. Superintendent Jeremy Olson laid out the tentative plans and his confidence in the staff. “Research continues to say the teacher in the classroom is the single biggest determinate of student achievement,” said Olson. “We have high confidence and believe in our sixth-grade teachers, so at this point consolidating from four to three sections in the sixth grade is, we feel, the best option currently for our students.”
Highland School has 86 sixth graders so that would give the three classes around 28 to 29 students, which isn’t terrible, but it isn’t ideal either. Olson has met with Highland School Principal Chris Trostad and the sixth-grade teachers and they will continue to decide on what is best for the students, but a long-term sub is out of the question. Given the unusual nature of having an opening mid-year, the school will continue to advertise for a sixth-grade teacher position until they find a teacher who fits what the school district is seeking.
Highland School Will Drop to Three Sixth Grade Classes
