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Wahpeton schools report new hires, facility updates and federal special-services funding ahead of fall semester
Summary
Administrators reported new hires across custodial, nutrition and coaching roles, open positions (including a school psychologist/BCBA), high-school parking-lot paving and a purchased video board awaiting installation; Special Services reported IDEA funding totals including an IDEA-B award of $384,330.99.
Superintendent Michael Kaiser and administrative staff used the Aug. 13 Wahpeton Public Schools board meeting to outline staffing, facilities and programming work ahead of the 2025–26 school year.
Kaiser invited students, parents and staff to the district’s 3rd annual Back To School Bash on Monday, Aug. 18, and said the high-school parking lot is scheduled to be paved and painted before the first day of school; the district has purchased a video board that is awaiting an installation date.
Administrators listed recent hires: Alli Meyer (high-school custodian), Brittany Hanson (Wahpeton Elementary School custodian), Kaleigh Mack (nutrition services float), Mheka James (varsity volleyball coach), Kaycee Kennedy (assistant track), Ashley Berndt (assistant volleyball coach) and Holly Krump (concessions manager). Open positions include a school psychologist or board-certified behavioral analyst (BCBA), a paraprofessional for Wahpeton Elementary School and an assistant wrestling coach.
School-by-school updates noted Zimmerman Elementary held a math work day for kindergarten teachers as staff prepare to implement a new math curriculum; Zimmerman’s kindergarten enrollment was reported as 90. Wahpeton Elementary reported all staffing positions filled with current enrollment at 457; Wahpeton Middle School leadership reviewed building protocols and began Safety Care, Literacy Summit and CoGrader professional development; Wahpeton High School reported staff preparation and training in advance of the new grading program and enrollment of 368.
Athletics and activities leaders reported completed parent-and-coach meetings, five coaches achieving National Federation of High Schools Level 1 certification, construction of a new storage area for the drama department, and two remaining open coaching positions.
Special Services reported that Medicaid revenue increased from 2024–25 and provided federal grant figures: IDEA Discretionary Grant $10,000.00 (unchanged from prior year); IDEA Preschool Grant $8,431.94 (decreased by about $100.00); and IDEA-B awarded $384,330.99 (reported as decreased approximately $8,000 from previous years). The transcript contained a comma-formatting error in the IDEA-B figure that has been corrected here for clarity.
