Dist. 728 seeking community members for facilities management
One of the state’s largest and fastest-growing school districts is seeking the community’s input as it crafts a plan for the future. Elk River Area Dist. 728 has paired with TeamWorks International to...
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Dist. 728’s Bezek in talks to become superintendent in Wisconsin
Elk River Area School District Superintendent Mark Bezek told the Star News/Crow River News this weekend he is in talks with the Somerset School District to become the Wisconsin school district’s next...
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Dist. 728’s Bezek headed to Somerset post
Dist. 728 Supt. Mark Bezek announced his resignation from the Elk River Area School District. The 59-year-old administrator is retiring from a 34-year career as an educator in Minnesota and beginning a...
View Article3 candidates vie for Jane Bunting’s Dist. 728 seat
Voters in the Elk River Area School District have more than a primary to consider. They will be deciding on the replacement for Jane Bunting, who resigned in the second year of a four-year term. Three...
View ArticleDist. 728 board candidates face primary election
With seven candidates running for three at-large seats on the Elk River Area School Board, there will be a primary Tuesday, Aug. 9, to narrow the field to six candidates. Each of these positions will...
View ArticleRogers voters head to primary for city council, school seats
The Primary Election is Tuesday, Aug. 9, and Rogers voters will be tasked with narrowing the field for Rogers City Council and Elk River Dist. 728 School Board. All residents who live on the north side...
View ArticleDist. 728 math test scores climb to tops among state’s largest districts
The results of the 2015-2016 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment exams are in, and Dist. 728 has earned a spot among the best in the state when it comes to proficiency in math. Meanwhile, the district...
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Dist. 728 board picks Watkins as interim leader
BRUCE WATKINS by Jim Boyle Elk River Star News The Elk River Area School Board has selected a former St. Cloud superintendent to lead District 728 for the coming school year. Bruce Watkins was the...
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Peppin elected to Dist. 728 School Board
Gregg Peppin of Rogers has been elected to the Elk River Area School Board after winning a special election to fill a post previously held by Jane Bunting. “I have a steep learning curve with big shoes...
View ArticleDist. 728 Board adds 2 teachers to address hot spots
by Julia Brolin Contributing Writer The Elk River Area School Board voted unanimously to hire two additional elementary teachers just one week prior to the start of the school year. The new teachers...
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