The need for facility improvements in Park Rapids Area Schools is real.
Written By:
Lance Bagstad, Superintendent, Park Rapids Area Schools | 9:00 am, Feb. 14, 2021 ×
Lance Bagstad
It has been a busy few weeks at Park Rapids Area Schools. Students have returned to in-person learning, and our athletes are back to competing. While we are not back to “normal,” these recent steps are certainly encouraging.
If the difficulties of the pandemic taught us anything, it is the value of having students in the classroom, collaborating with teachers and peers. Today, we have an opportunity to improve these learning spaces and position our district for success in the decades to come. After engaging residents, community leaders and independent experts over the past two years, we concluded that our school buildings could no longer support our growing enrollment and the wide range of educational programming necessary to prepare our students for life after graduation.