Education

Submitted Photos Freshmen Academic Letter winners.

K-M announces Academic Letter winners

K-M schools receive national recognition for STEM, career learning

Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School and Kasson-Mantorville High School both announced recently that they have been recognized as 2021-22 Project Lead the Way Distinguished Schools. The high school is receiving the honor for the second year in a row, according to a press release put out by the K-M...

Byron schools requiring masks for students, staf

All staff and students at Byron schools are now required to wear masks when on school property. Supt. Mike Neubeck notified parents of the change last week before the Martin Luther King Day holiday. The mandate went into effect on Tuesday when students returned to classes. The district updates the...

K-M teacher wins STEM award

Isaac Ydstie, a 6-8 grade teacher from Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools, is one of two educators who has won the STEM Forward Outstanding Educators Award that celebrates educators from southeast Minnesota. “Isaac Ydstie is the embodiment of striving for STEM educational excellence,” said Ashley...

Math teacher Kristin Tischer was recently named the Triton Teacher of the Year for 2021.

Math instructor Triton's 'Teacher of the Year'

Kristin Tischer, 2021 Teacher of the Year at Triton, began her career in the district in 2005. “This is year 17 for me,” she said, “it goes fast!” Kristin grew up in Rochester, where she still lives. “I’ve always kind of wanted to be a teacher,” she said. A good experience in sixth grade influenced...

Byron loses third school board member

After four years on the Byron School Board, Sharon Kreitinger is stepping down. She is the third Byron School Board member to leave her post in recent months. Emmy Harvey and Mike Denney both resigned and were replaced by newcomers in November after they were appointed during an October school...

KM students avoid major issues in test scores

When the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced the results of the 2020- 2021 testing last week, officials acknowledged that they “confirmed what we already knew,” that school closures and online and hybrid learning models resulted in a drop in test scores. In response, the MDE announced...

Michael Neubeck hired as Byron superintendent

Dr. Michael Neubeck, principal at Mahtomedi Middle School will take over as the Byron School District superintendent on July 1. Byron School Board members officially approved his contract Monday night pending completion of a background check. Board members interviewed three finalists last Friday...

Byron poised to choose new superintendent

Byron’s school board members are expected to decide on who they want to be the district’s next superintendent on Friday. Last week the board chose five finalists from 13 applicants for interviews. The five candidates include: Theodore Ihns, superintendent, Howard-Winneshiek Schools, Cresco, Iowa...

Triton teacher recipient of $15,000 Teacher Achievement Award

When Triton High School Principal Luke Lutterman told Rebecca Goossens that he needed her to be at a teachers meeting last week to give a presentation on a school program, she thought it somewhat unusual but didn’t really give it much thought. So imagine her surprise when Lutterman introduced, via...