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Crosby‑Ironton superintendent previews new district website, budget dashboard and livestream plans
Summary
Superintendent Rick Ollie used a district podcast to walk listeners through the new Crosby‑Ironton Public School District website (ci.k12.mn.us), highlighting a budget dashboard sourced to the Minnesota Department of Education, enrollment and alumni tools, athletics livestreams and an Infinite Campus transition.
Rick Ollie, superintendent of the Crosby‑Ironton Public School District, used a district podcast episode to announce the launch of the district's redesigned website, ci.k12.mn.us, and to describe features intended to help parents, students, staff and community members navigate district services.
"We're gonna be talking about our new school district website that is all finished up and ready to be launched to the residents of the Crosby‑Ironton community," Ollie said, inviting listeners to view the episode's YouTube tutorial for a visual tour.
Ollie said the homepage organizes resources under Parent, Students and Staff tabs and includes sections for athletics, arts, enrollment, community education, employment and ways to get involved. He highlighted a new "shop Ranger gear" page for school merchandise and a "Rangers Live" page the district will use to stream sporting events and other broadcasts.
The site includes an "Alumni Spotlight" where former students can submit a short biography and photo for publication, an events and facility-use page for community groups, and an advertising contact for businesses interested in district partnerships.
Ollie pointed listeners to a budget dashboard on the site that displays fiscal revenues and spending data, saying that the dashboard draws on information from the Minnesota Department of Education. He also promoted a Budget 101 podcast with business manager Tolleson to explain school finance; the episode did not provide dollar totals or an explicit budget breakdown.
On academics, Ollie said the academics tab links to the district's school report card, assessment and student achievement results, and includes a "graduation toolkit" aimed at students in grades 10–12. He described career and technical education (CTE) offerings and other student programs.
For enrollment, the site offers an online way to begin enrollment and schedule tours for students of all ages, including preschool. Ollie also said the district is transitioning from JMC to Infinite Campus for student information and that parent and student login pages will change in August, with further information to follow on the site.
The article closes with Ollie's call to action for community members to visit ci.k12.mn.us, suggest additional content, and watch the YouTube tutorial for a guided walkthrough. He said the district will publish more information about the Infinite Campus rollout in the coming weeks.
