Incumbent candidates were left without challengers in a handful of races that impact local taxpayers. Here’s a look at the results as they come in on Election Night. Albertville Mayor Jillian Hendrickson – Councilman Aaron Cocking – Councilman Walter Hudson – STMA School Board Member Drew Scherber Member Hollee Saville Member Kari Dwinnell ISD 728 […]
ISD 728 Announces Model Change, Elementary Students to Hybrid in November
The COVID curve continues to push area schools to a new brink.
With the school district’s communities now breaking barriers put in place last August by the Minnesota Department of Health, ISD 728 leaders decided it could no longer put off a change in its learning model, according to a letter shared by staff Monday, Oct. 26. ISD 728 Superintendent Dan Bittman made the announcement via a […]
ISD 728 Breaks Ground at Middle School in Otsego
Prairie View Middle School will open to students in 2022. The current elementary/middle school will become, simply, Prairie View Elementary.
Independent School District 728 (ISD 728), serving Elk River, Otsego, Rogers, Zimmerman and surrounding townships and communities, welcomed distinguished guests, staff and members of the construction community to an official groundbreaking for its fifth middle school, Prairie View, Monday, October 5, 2020. The event included members of the ISD 728 School Board, as well as […]
ISD 728 Teachers, Artists Help Brighten Minneapolis Area Hit by Riots
The string of businesses with plywood covering windows in south Minneapolis was an eyesore and a reminder of the unrest and unruly behavior that highlighted the first week of June. But out of darkness often comes light. And one person’s piece of plywood can be another person’s canvas. Check out this story about ISD 728 […]
State Department of Education Recommends Virtual Graduation in MN
Guidance for honoring the Class of 2020 was released Friday, May 8.
Meetings, classes and even shopping, to much of an extent, have all moved into “virtual” realms with the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. With Minnesota topping 500 deaths and testing/illness and hospitalization still rising in early May, the Minnesota Department of Education is recommending school districts conduct graduation commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 in much […]
Voters in ISD 728 Schools Weigh in on Two Questions
Levy increases, a new school in Otsego and multiple building improvements would be on tap should the levy and bond be approved.
Elk River area school district voters will weigh in on two questions today, Election Day, as it seeks to raise operating funds and launch a new middle school in Otsego. The ISD 728 School Board unanimously approved a request in June to seek more local tax dollars to support educational programs and address building maintenance […]
Elk River Area Schools Will Go to Voters in November
ISD 728 will seek levy funds, bond for an additional school building.
The ISD 728 School Board unanimously approved a request to seek more local tax dollars to support educational programs and address building maintenance and growing enrollment needs at its regular meeting Monday, June 24. If voters approve the requests, schools throughout the district in Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman would all see improvements. The […]
Two Incumbents, Two Newcomers Win in ISD 728
The district, which includes Otsego, saw massive turnout for its school board election.
With 31 of 33 precincts reporting early Wednesday morning, it appears ISD 728 will be welcoming two incumbents back to the school board, and two newcomers next January. Tuesday’s election was smooth sailing for current Board Chairman Shane Steinbrecher, who ran unopposed in Zimmerman. In the at-large race, Kim Michels and incumbent Tony Walter emerged […]
Otsego’s Prairie View Elementary-Middle School Already on the Grow
The ISD 728 - Elk River Area School District's newest school will add classrooms and gym space over the next year.
Not even completed with its first ever school year, Prairie View Elementary and Middle School in Otsego is already moving earth and placing concrete footings to expand. Last spring the ISD 728 School Board approved a package of bids that will move the idea of an additional classroom wing and third, full-sized gymnasium at Prairie […]
Winter Storm Looms: Rogers, Otsego and Elk River Schools Canceled
A winter storm bearing down on Wright County has caused dozens of local school district to cancel classes, including ISD 728, which includes schools in Rogers, Otsego, Elk River and Zimmerman. The March 5, 2018 storm is forecast to drop anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of new snow on the area, after rain switches […]