The Blended Learning Agreement for the 23-24 school year is now available. Get ahead of the game and complete the form so your student starts the year with full access to Duluth Public Schools Digital Resources. Students who are in summer programming will need to have this signed before they start, as the "new" school year begins June 12!

You can also find the form linked on the Duluth Public Schools Website under "Digital Innovations"

Duluth Public Schools Blended Learning 1 to 1 Agreement for 2023-2024 - Digital Form

Duluth Public Schools Blended Learning 1 to 1 Agreement for 2023-2024 - PDF (Paper Copy)

On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 hundreds of elementary kids and their families came from all over the city to celebrate and learn more about biking at Congdon Park School. The bike rodeo featured a bicycle obstacle course designed to help kids practice their bicycling skills combined with a bike maintenance clinic for kids to get their bikes tuned up. Bike safety information was provided for kids and families to learn and grow. Kids also learned about hand signals, starting and stopping, and how to properly fit a helmet. Duluth DEVO Mountain Biking also had a mountain biking demo course for kids to try.

Free bike helmets were given away at the event, along with some amazing raffle prizes such as free bikes. Over 360 lbs of food was donated for CHUM. A bike fleet and adaptive bikes were available for those who do not have their own bicycle. The food trucks were well received at the event, with lots of hungry kids. The firetruck and the police car were also a hit and the kids learned a lot and asked a lot of great questions.

A huge Shout Out goes to the Congdon Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for all of your support and Thank you to the many volunteers that offered their time. This event follows the National Bike to School Day which was on May 3. Congdon students also learned about bike safety during gym class, using Minnesota Safe Routes to Schools Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum. Together the students and families had fun, learned a lot about bikes and were able to spend time outdoors with friends and family.

Thank you to the following sponsors for time given, monetary donations and/or products donated: Ski Hut, Continental Ski, Marshall Hardware, Spirit Mountain, Duluth DEVO and Duluth Parks and Rec, YMCA, Super One, Miller Dwan Foundation, Bike Cave, Essentia Health, Northland Adaptive Recreation, St. Lukes, Lauralloons, AAA, Stroll and Great Lakes Aquarium. Thank you also to Katei Benziger for coordinating this event.

About the National Center for Safe Routes to School

Established in May 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School assists states and communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bicycle to school. The National Center serves as the information clearinghouse for the federal Safe Routes to School program with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Part of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, the National Center also provides technical support and resources and coordinates online registration efforts for U.S. Walk to School Day and facilitates worldwide promotion and participation. For more information, visit www.saferoutesinfo.org.