school news

How Will Current Owatonna High School Building be Used After New OHS Opens?

Owatonna High School announced plans for the first days of the school year at OHS with the school in a hybrid learning model.

While the auction is basically canceled for 2020, the Blooming Prairie Education Foundation will auction some items through it's Facebook page.

Planning groups have continued meeting on a virtual basis to keep moving forward with new high school in 2023.

Owatonna Superintendent Jeff Elstad, along with school district officials, educators and members of the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed community members to an open house at the remodeled Owatonna Middle School Monday.

The three new members of the Owatonna School Board officially began their terms Monday, January 2. An organizational meeting is scheduled for January 9.

The Owatonna School Board announced Monday that former OHS assistant principal Jeff Elstad will be the new superintendent. Negotiations will begin for a contract to begin July 2017.

The Owatonna School Board released the names of the five candidates to replace Pete Grant when he resigns from the superintendent's position in June 2017.

A new secure entry at Wilson Elementary and parking lot repairs at Wilson and McKinley are among the recent improvements in the Owatonna school district.

Owatonna school district voters approved the district's building bond plan Tuesday. Fifty-seven percent of voters approved the nearly $78 million proposal.