For the past several months, Northfield Public Schools has been researching and discussing the potential of integrating transformational technology, such as tablet computers, into classrooms. More »

Northfield Healthy Community Initiative is working with Northfield Public Schools, ARTech and the Mayor’s Task Force to sponsor a video PSA contest about cyberbullying and responsible technology use. You could win one of three $200 prizes! There’s no age limit on participating, so grab your video camera and your friends and get filming. Click here for contest rules and details.

Northfield Public Schools Hand in Hand Preschool was one of 31 organizations to receive a Young Explorer™ Early Learning System in April through Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation’s (SMIF) Early Childhood Initiative. More »

Watch the video tour of this site! (approx. 8 min.)

After several months of development, we are proud to release the new Northfield Public Schools district Web site. This initiative is a direct result of the feedback we received in staff focus group sessions held in the spring of 2010, as well as comments and ideas we’ve received from parents and other members of our community. Our goal has been to create a visually appealing site that helps us to better communicate with our key audiences – parents and students, community members, prospective families and new families. More »

I want to take this opportunity to update you on the Northfield School District’s finances. As many of you have been aware, the District’s financial situation has become increasingly more difficult as we have faced three years with little or no funding increase from the State and the likelihood of two more years of state funding cuts or frozen funding. More »