Superintendent Rachel Udstuen announced the 2022 American Education Week Citizen Recognition Award recipients at the November Spring Grove Public Schools board meeting on November 21. Awardees are Leanne Kingsley, Roger Housker, and Jenny Stender. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Chairman Aaron Solum. Board members present included Chairman Solum, Stephanie … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central completes audit
At the November 22 meeting, the Fillmore Central School Board heard from Jason Boyton, audit principal for Smith Schafer. There were no compliance issues noted. The firm conducted a single audit due to federal funding over the $7,000 threshold. Average Daily Membership (AMD) for 2022 stands at 265 in grades 7-12, 265 in grades 1-6, and 51 in kindergarten and preschool. The … [Read more...]
Forecasting the future From now until the Class of 2035
Back in 2010, the Fillmore County Journal published an article sharing the projected graduating class sizes per school district in the immediate newspaper coverage area. At that time, schools were experiencing an influx of students in their preschool programs, anticipating the need for more teachers as a result of what became coined the “Baby Boomlet” of 2007. With the … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson audit shares good news
CPA Kali Lentz from Smith Schafer reported on the recent 2021-2022 audit to the Rushford-Peterson School Board at their regular meeting November 21. The audit showed a $150,000 increase in property tax levy from the year before with total revenue up from $11,115,285 to $11,764,540. The food service fund showed a $116,000 surplus with a balance of $222,559 at the end of the … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board appoints Freet, plans gym roof replacement, hears audit review
By David Stoeger The Kingsland School Board had a full agenda before them at their meeting on Monday, November 21. Appointed member On the agenda was to appoint a board member for the next year due to a vacancy left by Jackie Horsman, who resigned on September 30. The goal was for the board to appoint someone to the position so that he or she could attend the Minnesota … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board approves Art Club, but needs advisor
By Kaitlin Longhauser Caledonia School Board members met in the Caledonia Elementary School’s music room #162 on Monday, November 21, from 6-6:52 p.m. Board members present included Matt Blocker, Erin Hammell, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer Yohe. Daniel Small was absent. The board approved the consent agenda, minutes from the October 17 regular … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Collaborative hosts Career and Technical Education event
Bluff Country Collaborative (BCC) hosted a Career and Technical Education event at the Caledonia High school on Thursday, September 22 and invited several area BBC partner schools to participate including Caledonia, Spring Grove, Houston, Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central. Approximately 500 students attended the event. Area businesses and colleges were invited to provide … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton ACT scores rise
During the Mabel-Canton School Board meeting on November 15, all members were in attendance (Diane Wilder participated via remote technology). Also participating were Superintendent Gary Kuphal, Lisa Halverson, district secretary; and Michelle Wiedemann, principal. Two student representatives also participated. Matt McClimon, senior, and Anna Wheat, junior, spoke about … [Read more...]
Chatfield welcomes three new teachers
Chatfield Schools welcomes three new teachers this year. Todd Johnson, as Chatfield’s new business teacher, teaches Economics, Business Communication, Career Planning and Introduction to Business. In addition to that, he is a member of the Career Readiness Team that discusses issues surrounding helping students get ready for career or college, depending on their … [Read more...]
New perspectives on Houston School Board
The Houston School Board was joined by two new student members at their regular November 3 meeting. Priya Kingsley and Ashtyn Meyer will be representing the Houston students on the school board. Both girls noted their goal was to share the student perspective while on the board. They quickly acknowledged they had little previous knowledge of the board and how it works. … [Read more...]