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ISD 728 School Board Approves Prairie View Elementary and Middle School as Name of District’s Newest School

March 29, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: ISD 728, Otsego, Otsego E-8, school

STMA School Board Votes to Give Albertville Area Open Enrollees a Transportation Option

Deadline to sign up is April 7.

March 21, 2017 By Meghan Gutzwiller

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 […]

Tagged With: bus, ISD 728, open enrollment, STMA School District

STMA School Board to Discuss School District Boundaries/Transportation for Open Enrolled Students Monday evening

March 20, 2017 By Meghan Gutzwiller

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 […]

Tagged With: ISD 728, open enrollment, Otsego, STMA School District

Elk River, Rogers, Otsego Schools Name Bittman as New Choice for Superintendent

February 17, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

A familiar face with state educators and the 2016 MASA Superintendent of the Year will now take the helm of one of the state’s largest school districts. The ISD 728 School Board voted on Thursday, Feb. 16 to enter into contract negotiations with Dr. Daniel Bittman, offering him the position of Superintendent of Schools.Dr. Daniel […]

Tagged With: Bezek, Bittman, ISD 728, Superintendent

Six Candidates Named in Elk River Schools Superintendent Search

February 7, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

 The ISD 728 School Board has accepted a slate of six candidates for first round interviews to fill the position of Superintendent of Schools, taking action on recommendations put forward by a search firm at a special meeting held Monday, Feb. 6. The district serves the Wright County communities of St. Michael, Otsego and Albertville, […]

Tagged With: Elk River, ISD 728, Superintendent serach

ISD 728’s New E-8 School Begins Service to Otsego, Albertville Tuesday Night

February 6, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

  It might not open its doors until August, and won’t welcome students until the start of the 2017-2018 academic year, but the new Elementary Education through Grade 8 building in Otsego rising on the western edge of that community officially begins its service to the public this week. The Elk River area school district, […]

Tagged With: ISD 728, Kari Sampson, Otsego E-8, Otsego school

Rogers High School Crash Victims Identified, Driver Charged

January 19, 2017 By Meghan Gutzwiller

The trio of Rogers High School students who were the struck by a pickup truck this morning as they attempted to board a school bus have been identified by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department. The students injured in the crash are Greta Jenson, Beckett Olson and Ian Orina, who are all 15 years old and residents […]

Tagged With: bus accident, ISD 728, Otsego, Rogers High School

Kari Sampson Takes the Reins at Otsego New E-8 Building

New school set to open in fall of this year.

January 17, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

The newest school building in ISD 728 – the Early Education through Grade 8 school in Otsego (dubbed the E-8 building) – doesn’t have its official name yet, but it has its new leader. Former Westwood Elementary Principal Kari Sampson will leave Zimmerman and head south to Otsego as she becomes the face of the […]

Tagged With: ISD 728, Kari Sampson, Otsego E-8, Principal

Wright County Area Districts: Kids Aren’t Clowning Around in School

October 6, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

“What’s the deal with all the clowns?” has been a popular line of questioning on social media sites lately. After a “threat” on social media went viral Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, multiple Twin Cities school districts had to answer to concerned parents. Are clowns really a threat? They asked. In short, no. Not here. […]

Tagged With: clowns, ISD 728, STMA Schools

While State Slips, St. Michael-Albertville Schools Continue to Succeed in MCA Test Scores

Neighboring ISD 728

August 2, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The statewide averages in the annual Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments weren’t anything to write home about, according to Minnesota education experts. But St. Michael-Albertville schools used a year where the state norm was to slip (math) or hold steady (reading) to widen its gap over the state averages. St. Michael-Albertville School District will hold its position […]

Tagged With: 2015-2016, ISD 728, MCA tests, St. Michael-Albertville School District

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