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Three finalists selected for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted superintendent position

The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board has selected three finalists to interview for the school  district’s superintendent position.

The finalists are:
• Sarah Klitzke, Interim Director of Teaching and Learning, Waconia Public Schools,
Waconia.

• Kristopher Lynk, Principal Leadership Support, Southwest Prairie Regional Center of Excellence at Southwest West Central Service Cooperative, Marshall.

• Nate Walbruch, Principal, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester.

The finalists were selected from a pool of five applicants based on criteria established by the
school board.

The school board has scheduled interviews for the finalists beginning at 4 p.m. May 30.
All interviews will be held in the Media Center at HLWW High School and are open to the
public.

 

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HLWW FFA team competes at the 2023 Minnesota FFA convention

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16 teams and three individuals from the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted FFA Chapter recently made its seemingly annual appearance at the Minnesota FFA State Convention, which took place April 23-25.
The convention occurred at the MN State Fairgrounds and the University of MN campus.

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HL Council approves financing for the new library and exclusive agreement for municipal liquor store

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Shannon Sweeney, an associate with David Drown Associates, Inc, (DDA) was on hand to talk to the Howard Lake City Council about financing for the new library at its meeting Monday night.
He told the council that the company had solicited proposals for construction financing for the library project as directed by the council. The project is being paid for with grants and loans from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). The USDA and the MDE grants require the city to obtain temporary financing during construction because the city can only close on the grant from the MDE or the loan from USDA once the project is essentially complete.

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Five semi-finalists selected for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted superintendent position

Howard Lake, MN—The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board has selected five
semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position.

The semi-finalists are:
• Sarah Klitzke, Interim Director of Teaching and Learning, Waconia Public Schools,
Waconia, MN
• Stephanie Kuehn, Principal, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public Schools, Howard
Lake, MN
• Kristopher Lynk, Principal Leadership Support, Southwest Prairie Regional Center of
Excellence at Southwest West Central Service Cooperative, Marshall, MN
• Kent Mutchler, Superintendent, Geneva Community School District, Geneva, IL
• Nate Walbruch, Principal, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, MN

The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of applicants based on criteria established by the
school board.

The school board has scheduled interviews for the semi-finalists beginning at 5 p.m. May
22, and 5 p.m. May 24..

All interviews will take place in the Media Center at HLWW High School and are open to the
public.

Concerns over teacher turnover and budget refinancing main topics at HLWW School Board meeting

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The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) School Board meeting began with visitors raising questions and comments Monday night.

During this time, George Montgomery, a social studies teacher at HLWW, addressed the school board about the issue of losing teachers. He urged the board to investigate why experienced teachers with nearly 20 years of service are leaving to start fresh elsewhere, sacrificing their seniority, status, and established careers.

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