Education

Byron board begins search for new superintendent

Byron’s school board took the first steps towards hiring a new superintendent Monday night when they approved contracting with the Minnesota School Boards Association Executive Search for help in the search. Board members heard presentations from several search firms before deciding to take the...

It was a very cold Tuesday, February 16, morning, but the KM bus drivers were on the job with their routes. Left to right are: Tea Wytaske, Kami Anderson, Jerry Reker, Jay Horsman and Jeff Schmidt.

Former KM principal retires, turns school bus driver

Jerry Reker was the Kasson-Mantorville High School principal for 17 years and has been retired for six years. He has been involved with education for 40 years and was a principal for 33 years at different schools. Jerry has been a wrestling referee for 35 years traveling to matches at high schools...

Area schools returning to in-person learning

After a year of distance and hybrid learning, area students in all grades are heading back to the classroom. State officials recently announced that getting all Minnesota students back into the classroom is a priority, provided district follow guidelines from the Minnesota Department of Health....

Byron superintendent headed to Austin

Byron school Superintendent Joey Page is headed to Austin. The Austin School Board officially approved the hiring of Page as the district’s new superintendent at a special board meeting Monday afternoon. Last week, after interviewing several finalists for the position, the board offered the...

Area school boards welcome new officers

Area school boards are welcoming new officers this month, with incoming chairs, vice chairs, clerks and treasurers reporting for duty. School board officers have turned over at Kasson-Mantorville, Byron and Hayfield. At Triton, the school board officers remained the same for 2021-22, with Rebecca...

Kasson-Mantorville school board takes massive pay cut

Kasson-Mantorville School Board members elected to take a massive pay cut for 2021, reducing their salaries to $1 per month and $1 per special meeting. In 2020, the board chairperson made $1,300 annually and the other school board members pocketed $1,000 each annually. On Monday, Jan. 4, during its...

College students take the wheel in classrooms

College students are among those filling in in area classrooms, taking on the job of classroom supervisor for in-person learners when teachers are teaching from home. This trend is unfolding around the country, reports ABC News, with college students recruited to oversee classrooms during a...

KM teacher of the year stands out

Making schoolwork applicable to the real world is what Kasson-Mantorville High School business teacher Chris Fernholz is known for. It’s one of many reasons why Fernholz was named KM Teacher of the Year last fall. “I’m extremely proud of the work Chris has done for students at Kasson-Mantorville,”...

Monica Maloney, a middle school teacher at Triton, has been named the district’s Teacher of the Year.

Monica Maloney Triton Teacher of the Year

Monica Maloney is Triton’s 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year. Monica is a middle school math and language arts teacher. She has taught at Triton for 17 years, 12 years in 4th grade and five in 6th grade. Monica graduated from Osakis High School and attended University of Minnesota, Morris. ...

KM Elementary School teacher has been named the most recent recipient of the STEM Forward Outstanding Educator Award.

KM teacher receives STEM educator award

A Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School teacher has nabbed a significant award called the STEM Forward Outstanding Educator Award. Jessica Marquardt secured the award during a year when “area educators are wondering if they are doing enough or are good enough at supporting our youth to receive the...