ENG 2024-25 Family Update No. 23
April 17, 2025
Dear Northfield Public Schools Families:
Thanks for your ongoing partnership and support. I have appreciated the community’s thoughtful and productive engagement in our priority-based budget reduction process. We have described the reasons and the recommended reductions in previous communications that you can review here.
While we are also still welcoming community feedback, we have entered the school board deliberation phase of the process. At the April 14 regular meeting, the board discussed the recommended reductions at length, clearly considering the suggestions from the five budget teams and the feedback it has received from district stakeholders over the last month.
Here are the next steps:
A board work session will be held on April 22 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the district office board room.
The board will make its final decisions about the priority based budget reductions at its regular meeting on April 28 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the district office board room.
These discussions have been difficult because we are working through the losses that the budget reductions represent. They mean the loss of valued staff members who make a difference for students each day. They mean the loss of services that our community has appreciated. They mean the loss of the "margin" that has allowed our system to respond thoughtfully to new or unique situations.
We will also move forward together. While we are working through these challenges, I am optimistic about our future. We will continue our work to prepare every student for lifelong success by developing critical thinkers who are curious and ready to engage in our society. We are a place where people want to be.
As always, don’t hesitate to contact me directly with feedback or questions about the school district.
Sincerely,
Matt
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Matt Hillmann, Ed.D.
Superintendent
mhillmann@northfieldschools.org | 507-663-0629
The Raider Speech Team qualified two speakers for state at the Section 1AA tournament. Noa Marohl took first place in Storytelling, and Elizabeth McCormick took second place in Great Speeches. Both will compete in the state speech tournament at Shakopee High School on April 26.
Pictured are Noa Marohl and Elizabeth McCormick with Coach Jody Saxton West.
