318 Staff News
School Board Meeting Highlights
The School Board held a special meeting on Friday, October 8 to approve election judges for the November 2 Special Election. The only action taken at that meeting was approval of election judges.

On Monday, October 11, the Board held a second special meeting. At the meeting the Board approved increasing guest staff rates to aid in reducing substitute shortages.

Also at the meeting, Superintendent Grose presented the Data for Learning Indicator report. As many of you heard at the staff welcome back meeting, even in the midst of the pandemic, our students saw gains. That's thanks to our hard working staff. A full summary of the report is available on our website.
Flu Clinics Start October 20
The district is continuing its partnership with Itasca County Public Health to offer flu vaccines in our schools. We recommend that everyone obtain a flu vaccine.

Clinic dates are as follows:
  • Bigfork School - October 25 at 10:00 am
  • Cohasset Elementary - October 20 at 10:00 am
  • East Rapids Elementary - October 27 at 10:00 am
  • West Rapids Elementary - October 26 at 10:00 am
  • RJEMS - October 28 at 9:00 am
  • GRHS - November 5 at 9:00 am
  • ALC - November 5 at 10:00 am
  • Administration - November 3 at 10:00 am

We will be working with Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital to also offer the COVID-19 vaccine at GRHS on November 5.

If you wish to receive the flu vaccine, you must complete the flu vaccine consent form available on our website. If you have questions, please contact your building nurse.
Two-Factor Authentication
Last week you should have received an email from Bill Schaefer regarding two-factor authentication for gmail accounts. This is a requirement from our insurance provider.

All district email accounts are required to have two-factor authentication enabled by Monday, October 25. Setting up two-factor authentication is easy. You should already have received an email from Google inviting you to do so. If not, use the following steps to turn on two-factor authentication:
  • Open your Google Account.
  • In the navigation panel, select Security.
  • Under “Signing in to Google,” select 2-Step Verification and then Get started.
  • Follow the on-screen steps.
  • If you can’t set up 2-Step Verification, please complete a technology work order.

Whenever you sign in to Google, you'll enter your password as usual.
And then, you'll be asked for something else. A code will be sent to your phone via text, voice call, or our mobile app. If you only use one device to sign in, you won't need to reauthenticate. However, if you sign in to multiple devices, you will have to authenticate periodically between the devices.
318Pride Stories
Each of you has already done so much to make the year successful. It's clear how committed you are to helping our students succeed. We're grateful for all you do. And we are grateful for the support you show each other. Check out our latest submission:

A parent called me and asked me to make sure that people knew how grateful she is for Mrs. Cody. This week her daughter shared with Mrs. Cody about a loss the family had experienced and how immediately her daughter was comforted with words and a hug. Mrs. Cody also sent a text to mom with a picture of Mrs. Cody and her daughter letting her know that she is in good hands at school. Mom said she loves how everyone at Cohasset is a part of her village.

If you have a story you'd like to share about your peers, drop it into our new 318Pride form!