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07-02-2025
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MCA-II test scores on L-BF agenda
Discussion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment II standardized test scores is on the agenda for the Littlefork-Big Falls School Board, which is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the board room of L-BF School. For approval on the agenda is a Title I leave of absence as well as a resignation as assistant girls basketball coach for Susan Hams. The hiring of Scott Jean as junior high volleyball coach is expected. Scheduled for discussion by the L-BF board is the Minnesota School Board Association Summer Conference as well as a resolution to call a special election and to issue general obligation bonds. An Achievement Improvement Monitor Program web update is also on the agenda. The program involves the monitoring of reading, math, and behavior of students by teachers at multiple times during the school year. A public forum is scheduled near the beginning of every regular meeting of the L-BF School Board when any member of the public may address the board.
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07-02-2025
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Internet safety to be topic of discussion at L-BF
Evening presentation also planned With a couple of clicks of the mouse, personal information and photos of someone can be found on Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Karina Berzins plans to discuss how children and teens can safely use social networking Web sites when she visits the Littlefork-Big Falls School next week. Berzins is a training and education coordinator in the Internet Crimes Against Children division of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Berzins will also discuss cell phone use. She said she plans to talk about teenagers using text messages and pictures in a way that has been deemed 'sexting' and what content could be considered illegal. Berzins plans to spend Monday in the elementary school and Tuesday in the high school. An evening presentation that is open to everyone is planned for 7-8:30 p.m. Monday in the L-BF gym. L-BF School Board member Anita Gray suggests that not only parents, but anyone who is involved with children, including grandparents, day care providers and babysitters, should attend the evening event. Local law officers are also expected to discuss incidents in the community during the evening presentation to bring the issue closer to home for parents, Gray said. To help entice parents to attend, some L-BF teachers are offering extra credit for students whose parents attend the evening presentation, a suggestion that Berzins has found successful in getting parents to the event at other schools, Gray said. The idea to bring someone into the school to discuss Internet safety came from the school's technology committee. Students using the Internet safely is an important topic and one that the committee was concerned about, Gray said. Gray's husband, George Gray, works for the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office and the committee began looking for someone who could come to the school to talk with parents and students. She said they stumbled across Berzins' name and found that her job is to travel around Minnesota to talk to students about Internet safety, Gray said. Parents will find that Berzins is passionate about the subject and is enthusiastic to get her message across, Gray said. Among Berzins suggestions for parents is to be aware of who their children are talking to online. Parents should know if their child knows who that person is in real life or if they've only chatted online with the person, Berzins wrote in an e-mail to The Journal. Berzins also suggests that parents keep the computer in a common room and not in a child's bedroom. Parents should also establish rules for Internet use that include what sites the child can visit, who they can talk to, how long they can be online and where they can use a computer. The rules should be posted near the computer. Parents should discuss with their children the importance of telling them or a trusted adult if something makes the child or teen feel scared, uncomfortable or confused while online, according to Berzins. Parents should also ask their children and discuss: How might people you meet online try to get you to trust them? What kinds of information should never be shared with people you first meet online? What should you do if someone you meet online asks to meet you or makes you feel uncomfortable in any way? Parents should also discuss that screen names and e-mail addresses should be gender neutral, not contain any information that could reveal identity or location, and never be suggestive, Berzins wrote. Berzins also suggests parents discuss posting pictures online with their teen. Teens should never post a picture online that they wouldn't want posted around their school for everyone to see, Berzins wrote. Parents can report incidents of child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-843-5678 or at If you go: WHAT: Internet safety presentation by Karina Berzins, of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday WHERE: L-BF gym WHY: To learn how children can safely use social networking Web sites
