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Written by: Jesse Thorstad

Category: Districtwide News

Published: 26 January 2023

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PSEO allows juniors and seniors to take courses, full- or part-time, at a community or technical college, or a university for high school credit. Students should work with their school counselor to make sure they follow the PSEO guidelines that have been established by the district. PSEO provides students an additional variety of class offerings and the opportunity to pursue additional challenging coursework. The tuition, fees, and required textbooks are at no cost to students.

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Written by: Jesse Thorstad

Category: Districtwide News

Published: 26 January 2023

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Titan is the software service that manages our food program.

When you create a Titan family portal account, you can:

• Monitor your children's cafeteria meal accounts (including deposits and daily food purchases)
• Submit an online application for free and reduced meals

Getting started is easy!

1. Click HERE for online registration (a new window will open)
2. Confirm your email address by clicking the email verification link sent to your email address
3. SIGN IN anytime, from anywhere, using your email address and password (family.titank12.com)

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Written by: Missy Hermes

Category: Districtwide News

Published: 10 January 2023

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The regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 544 was held in the Otter Community Room at the Kennedy Secondary School. Chair Natalie Knutson called the meeting to order at 5:39 pm. The following members were present: Kirby Anderson, Melanie Cole, Missy (Melissa) Hermes, Natalie Knutson, Matthew Lemke and Stephen Vigesaa. Jeff Drake, Superintendent, Renae Macheledt, Finance Director, and Elaine Jahnke, HR Director, were also present. 

Missy Hermes, clerk, established a quorum. 

Matthew Lemke made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Stephen Vigesaa and carried unanimously. 

Natalie Knutson offered the resolution of acknowledgements for the following and moved for its adoption:

Thank you to Michele Harding for the donation to the Otter Angel Account, an account created to anonymously assist families unable to pay for student meals.

The motion was seconded by Melanie Cole and upon roll call vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Kirby Anderson, Melanie Cole, Missy Hermes, Natalie Knutson, Matthew Lemke, and Stephen Vigesaa;

and the following voted against same: 

None. 

Whereupon said motion was declared duly passed and the resolution adopted.  

Read more: January 9, 2023 Board Meeting minutes

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Written by: Jeff Drake

Category: Districtwide News

Published: 29 November 2022

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November 29, 2022

I hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  Although we can certainly receive bad weather in October and November, I usually don’t consider winter’s formal arrival until after Thanksgiving.  Well, here we are and the lawns are a mottled green and white signifying that the winter season is officially upon us.  Which leads to the topic of school closures.

Closing school ranks near the top of decisions that superintendents don’t like to make.  I have been making those decisions for over a decade now and I have seldom made one where everyone was happy and in agreement.  I believe I have made good decisions the vast majority of the time, but I have also made some bad ones.  I have canceled school only to see a beautiful, sunny winter’s day unfold.  Then there have been times where I have not canceled school thinking things would be fine, only to see the roads and weather conditions turn nasty.  

Read more: Supt. Drake: School closures due to weather