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![October Enrollment Update: Population Surges again in South End of ISD 728]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760536193/isd728org/ozfu5rntugnmgq01m1sa/IMG_2852.jpg","width":2200}])
Michael Schoemer
This school year alone, the District has added more than 230 students, with October's enrollment count coming in at just under 14,470 students at the time of the report. That's up from 14,019 this time just two years ago.
![Elk River Multi-Sport Legend Paul Martin Named to Minnesota State High School League H.O.F.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760462303/isd728org/rpbw9f0knfvytwdd1d5b/HallofFameNewsImage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760462303/isd728org/rpbw9f0knfvytwdd1d5b/HallofFameNewsImage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760462303/isd728org/rpbw9f0knfvytwdd1d5b/HallofFameNewsImage.png","width":635}])
Michael Schoemer
Hockey, football and baseball standout Paul Martin - already a member of the Elk River Elks Hall of Fame - will now be enshrined in the Minnesota State High School Hall of Fame next spring.
![New Playground at Meadowvale Elementary Sets New Standard for District]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1758034798/isd728org/lepvxg4dogjpwun5neug/CuttingSpeech.jpg","width":2200}])
Michael Schoemer
The transition allowed for new plans to arise, setting new standards. And the first true example of that standard was unveiled to all students at Meadowvale Elementary School last week with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
![Otsego Elementary Named a 2025–26 Minnesota School of Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756842232/isd728org/bapnrkmwisumgrfpj5iw/IMG_6524.jpg","width":2200}])
Michael Schoemer
Otsego's commitment to staff members’ professional growth and strong community partnerships fuel student success.
ISD 728 News & Events
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![ISD 728 High Schools to Participate in Direct Admissions Minnesota]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757704134/isd728org/avgezfdvveqsga2jhj61/DirectAdmissions_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757704134/isd728org/avgezfdvveqsga2jhj61/DirectAdmissions_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757704134/isd728org/avgezfdvveqsga2jhj61/DirectAdmissions_1.jpg","width":540}])
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