ISD 463 (Eden Valley-Watkins)

By Mark Messman, Superintendent EV-W District #463 Legislative update The legislative session ended May 17, and we’re still waiting for answers. By statute, school districts are required to complete their fiscal budgets by the end of June. Yet it gets increasingly difficult when we don’t know what to expect for funding from the State. It…

By Mark Messman, Superintendent EV-W District #463 Emergency Broadband Benefit Program – Financial Assistance The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission program that provides discounts on monthly internet bills for qualifying families. If your family is eligible, you could receive up to a $50/month discount on your Internet service or rented equipment.…

By Mark Messman, Superintendent, EV-W District #463 Merry Christmas As 2020 comes to a close, I want to say “thank you”to our staff  for their flexibility and dedication to our schools and students. We know this school year hasn’t been easy, but they made sacrifices to keep our kids safe and prioritized their needs during this…

Public Notice The Eden Valley-Watkins School District is accepting sealed bids on a 2005 Ford Taurus, SE trim, V6, with 190,000 miles. This vehicle is sold “As Is” and has no air conditioning. Please send your sealed bids to Business Manager Cathy Wuertz by 4:00 p.m. on -Friday, January 3, 2020. Send to: Cathy Wuertz,…

The EV-W School District, in partnership with A’viands Food Service, strives to provide your child with healthy meals at an affordable price. Wouldn’t it be great if the school gave all families a gift this holiday season? Simply fill out the Free/Reduced Lunch form and turn it in. All K-12 children of families who apply…

By Mark Messman Superintendent EV-W Schools I hope the summer is allowing time for you to relax, recharge, and enjoy your favorite activities with friends and family. School district business, planning and compliance continues throughout the summer and I’ve provided some timely facility information below. Following the updates and recommendations provided by the Facility Listening…

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Former EV-W superintendent Charlie Kyte was at the July 11 school board meeting. He represents GreenMark Solar (among other organizations). He told the board that this will probably be the last round of solar gardens based on subscriptions. Currently, new gardens are 1 KW in size. He had reviewed the…

Absentee Voting for EVW School District Special Election If you are unable to go to the polling places on Tuesday, June 6, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., applications for absentee ballot voting are available in the District Office (Door 13), Eden Valley-Watkins Secondary School building, from now through Monday, June 5, during normal business hours…

NOTICE OF LOCATION WHERE BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 463 (EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL) STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election judges for Independent School District No. 463 shall count the ballots cast by optical scan voting systems in the School District?Äôs November 3, 2015, for the special election at the following locations for the…