The Litchfield School Board discussed the impending property tax increases as a part of the district’s annual truth in taxation hearing Monday.

Even though Santa won’t show up until Dec. 25, Christmas will come early for students at Eden Valley-Watkins schools this year.

For school districts, grants come and go quite often.

But even after the Litchfield School District’s SHARE grant ended Sept. 30, its positive effects are long lasting.

Some Litchfield students are reaping the benefits of intensive mental health counseling without missing school to drive to Willmar or St. Cloud for treatment, thanks to a grant and a dedicated base of mental health professionals.

Using some of her tricks of the trade, Litchfield School District Technology Director Jennifer Ridgeway demonstrated some of the new technology that the district has invested in for the next two years for the School Board at their regular meeting Monday evening.

Litchfield High School students will have a few months before they get to bring their parents to school for a tour.

The Litchfield School Board will hold their regular meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Meeker County Family Services Building, Room 200.

A class offered for the first time this year at Litchfield High School will teach students skills they can take out of the classroom and into the community.

Agribusiness teacher Rob Cole presented the groundwork of his new community leadership class to the School Board at their regular Aug. 24 meeting. He said he took a similar class in high school and developed this class for juniors or seniors based on feedback he received from his FFA students.

The class aims to teach the soft skills that employers look for but aren’t taught all in one place.

The Eden Valley-Watkins School District is looking to go green.

A large amount of the district’s School Board meeting Monday was spent discussing potential upgrades to make the schools more energy efficient, Superintendent Larry Peterson said.

After Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s education funding deferments, the Litchfield School District is feeling the burn.

Litchfield School District accepted a bid from Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc., for the school’s $5 million worth of annual general obligation aid anticipation certificates of indebtedness. The loans cover state funding that the school needs to operate but is withheld by the state.