Brainerd School Board to form Strategic Plan

In the first split decision with newly elected officials, Brainerd School Board members chose private consulting firm PartnerED to help formulate a new strategic plan. Board members weighed during their meeting Monday, Jan. 9. 

A few alternative options were suggested but board members agreed they wanted to explore all the options available. Members compared several of them  side-by-side, ultimately choosing PartnerED and the school boards association as the top choices to present their strategies to the board. Those presentations took place last month. Newly elected members Randy Heidmann and DJ Dondelinger did not attend that meeting but said they watched the presentations virtually.