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 […]
ISD 728 School Board Approves Prairie View Elementary and Middle School as Name of District’s Newest School
The ISD 728 School Board accepted a committee’s recommendation at a special meeting held Monday, March 27, paving the way for Prairie View Elementary and Middle School in Otsego. Referred to as the “Otsego E-8 building” since voters approved construction of the district’s newest building in 2014, Prairie View Elementary and Middle School was recommended […]
STMA School Board Votes to Give Albertville Area Open Enrollees a Transportation Option
Deadline to sign up is April 7.
The St. Michael-Albertville School District board room was packed Monday evening with parents showing their support for a proposal to offer fee-based transportation to some of the district’s 700 + open enrolled students. After lengthy discussion, the school board did not disappoint, opting unanimously to follow Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault’s recommendation to offer a two-year […]
STMA School Board to Discuss School District Boundaries/Transportation for Open Enrolled Students Monday evening
Residents on the northern edge of Albertville have been gathering information and lobbying for years to become part of the St. Michael-Albertville school district, or even to have a transportation option to and from STMA schools. Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault announced at the March 6 board meeting that the district has been working on both […]