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This year, Earth day falls on Saturday, April 22. This year’s theme is “Invest in our Planet.” The Wargo Nature Center will host an Earth Day celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22. The event will include a bouncy house, refreshments, earth art project and an Eco-fair, where local organizations and businesses will provide information and resources on how to be a good steward to the earth. Before the celebration there will be an Earth Day service project from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 763-324-3350 to sign up.
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North metro school districts see fewer applicants BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
One thing most school districts can agree on is how difficult it has become to find teachers. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, districts across the nation are still feeling the effects. Many districts are facing teacher shortages, as fewer people decide to pursue careers in education. The 2023 Teacher Supply and Demand Report shows the ongoing trend of district struggles to retain current educators and recruit new individuals to the
profession in Minnesota. A majority of districts reported being “somewhat significantly” or “very significantly” impacted by the teacher shortage (84%) and substitute teacher shortage (89%). The report also states that nearly one-third of new teachers leave teaching within their first five years in the profession. Centennial Schools Currently, Centennial Schools has approximately 20 open teaching positions. “There are simply not that many candidates for teaching positions. We (recently) attended the Minnesota Job
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District surveys remain an important element of the discussion regarding supply and demand of teachers. Table 26 shows how districts perceive the teacher shortage and availability of teachers.
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LINO LAKES — The City Council has authorized city staff to move forward with negotiating a purchase price of the Winter property, located at 7473 24th Avenue. In 2017 the city completed preparation of the Natural Resources Revolving Fund Plan (NRRFP). The plan identified six locations within the city that could be considered for the purpose of establishing a wetland bank. The process of wetland banking allows the city to restore and/or create wetland and sell wetland credits through the state wetland bank. Bank credits would be used to mitigate wetland impacts for public improvements, assist economic development efforts and fund the acquisition and protection of high-quality open space. The city has previously established two wetland banks. The first bank is located along Otter Lake Road, east of Arnt Construction; the second bank is located in Wollan Park. The plan identified the Winter property as a potential site. This property was also highlighted in the Rice Creek Watershed District’s 2018 wetland banking study. The 138-acre property is guided office/residential in the city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan and includes portions of the property identified as natural resource conservation area in the city’s Greenway Plan. Staff, working with WSB and Associates, completed an initial review of the site’s wetland banking potential in 2020. The scoping document estimated a potential for up to 59 credits. A credit is equal to 1 acre.
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