ACT Testing PostponedACT has made the difficult decision to postpone the remaining ACT District testing dates for Spring 2020, including March 24 and April 7, in response to concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).At this time, ACT is exploring the possibility of opening a new District testing window in early June. This testing experience would... READ MORE >
Distance learning is up and running. We thank you for your patience during the implementation of this and we acknowledge there are going to be some struggles along this journey. Staff is committed to making this the best that it can be. If you have questions, please reach out to the teacher or any of our staff. We are here to help and want to be a resource that... READ MORE >
Falls Elementary School Falls Elementary School (FES) is a Pre-K-Grade 5 building with each grade and classroom’s distance learning plan looking slightly different. Teachers at FES will be using a variety of online platforms to communicate with parents including, google classroom, seesaw, private Facebook pages, zoom videos, FaceTime, phone-calls, emails, and... READ MORE >
It is official that we will be implementing our distance learning plans effective Monday, March 30, 2020. That said, the official plan document will be posted on the district website on Friday at the latest. I can outline the plans in brief. Falls Elementary will be sending a weekly packet with materials from your child’s teacher. This will have... READ MORE >
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Voluntary pickup of distance learning materialsWednesday pick up: We are trying to do this orderly as to not have people having to wait for extended periods of time. Families will use the bus lane at FES or FHS, tell us your child’s name/grade and we will convey that to workers inside who will deliver the items to your vehicle. One... READ MORE >
March 23, 2020 Update ISD 361 received employee test result on Sunday that show the employee tested negative for COVID-19 and is allowed to return to work effective immediately. This is a relief for the staff/family as well as the district as a whole. We will continue to advocate for best practice behaviors such as social distancing and frequent... READ MORE >
March 20, 2020 Update Food service will continue all next week and as long as school is not being conducted in the buildings for regular scheduled school days. A big accomplishment was to get acceptance into the summer food service program so we can now offer free meals to all students under the age of 18. We do still need families to register their... READ MORE >
There is no requirement to PURCHASE your own device to participate in our distance learning. Last Friday we performed a survey with followup to determine households in need of connectivity and/or devices. We are confident we can provide devices to achieve this goal based on the the results of that survey.The survey asked if you have Internet and if you have a... READ MORE >
SECTION 00 40 00 INVITATION TO BIDDERS PROJECT: International Falls Elementary School HVAC Upgrades Project Location: International Falls, MN. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the International Falls Elementary School HVAC Upgrades Project work will be addressed and delivered to: ... READ MORE >
ATTENTION ACT TEST TAKERSThe date for the Saturday, April 4, 2020 ACT test has been postponed to Saturday, June 13,2020. All registered students will be receiving a notice directly from ACT. ATTENTION JUNIORS TAKING THE ACT TEST DURING THE SCHOOL DAYTuesday, March 24, 2020 was scheduled for Juniors to take the ACT test during the school day.That date has been... READ MORE >
Attention Seniors Applying for ScholarshipsMany of our local scholarships have a due date of March 27, 2020. We are still adhering to thedue date that is printed on each scholarship application.The plan for receiving and/or distributing scholarship information is as follows:Completed scholarships - the applications can be brought to the teacher entrance – DOOR #8... READ MORE >
Good Afternoon,Governor Walz ordered public schools closed effective March 18 th , 2020 through March 27 th , 2020.This time is to be used to plan for the possibility of providing distance learning and other requiredservices to families in the event that schools need to remain closed for a longer period of time.International Falls School District is in a slightly... READ MORE >