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The Farmington School District settled a grievance Monday related to years of experience 55 district teachers received credit for when they were hired. The district hired the teachers in recent years but might, for example, have given a teacher with five years of experience credit...

Enrollment in Farmington schools is ahead of projections at all levels according to a report given at Monday night’s school board meeting. The district’s enrollment on Oct. 1 was 7,075. That includes early childhood programs. The state of Minnesota uses the Oct. 1 number to determine...

The Farmington School Board approved a new evaluation program for teachers Monday night despite concerns from some board members the program does not meet state requirements, or even adequately measure performance. All Minnesota districts are required to implement a teacher evaluation...

A room full of supporters and a direct appeal to school board members were not enough to get Lynn Baumann her job back. Farmington School Board members declined Monday to take any action to overturn last month’s decision to fire the longtime Farmington High School gymnastics coach. Baumann...

Nov. 4 is right around the corner, and voters in Farmington and Rosemount have some choices to make. In addition to statewide politics, there are elections for city council and school board in Farmington and for city council in Rosemount. To help voters make an informed decision,...

Even though the Farmington High School Tiger Marching Band is participating in this weekend’s Youth In Music marching band competition, it will be a while before the band competes against other schools. But that’s okay with teacher Erin Holmes, who works with the FHS marching...

Longtime Farmington High School gymnastics coach Lynn Baumann has said she plans to appeal a Farmington School Board decision to terminate her contract. The board approved the decision without discussion as part of the consent agenda at its Sept. 22 meeting. “I want my job,”...

The second quarter honor roll for Dodge Middle School has been released. Students on the list include: Sixth grade 4.0 honor roll: Callie Beck, Rachel Blood, Taylor Bockelman, Nathan Duro, Morgan Ebel, Elise Farrell, Caryn Geiger, Chloe Herrig, Sydney Hubbard, Ashley Jahraus, Gavin...

The first quarter honor roll for Dodge Middle School has been released. Students on the list include: Sixth grade 4.0 honor roll Rachel Blood, Nicole Grundman, Jenna Hadler, Ashley Jahraus, Aaron Kruse, Gabriella Mercurio, Rosemary Murphree, Meghan Nguyen, Sophie Seegar, Gracie...

Farmington High School cut ties with its long-time gymnastics coach Monday. The Farmington School Board voted 5-0 to approve the firing of Lynn Bauman. The action was part of the board’s consent agenda, a collection of items approved with a single vote. There was no discussion...

The Farmington School District is getting ready to take a closer look at some of its most pressing needs, as well as ways to pay for them. The Farmington School Board started a discussion Monday about funding options, including asking voters to approve operating levies and building...