4 Days Until Election Day
Early Voting is available TOMORROW!
📍 Montevideo County Auditor's Office (629 N 11th St)
🗓 Saturday, February 7th
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Early Voting Hours until Election Day:
Friday (today) 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Monday: 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Thank you for staying informed with us! Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com.
Make a plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026!
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings
This week’s eNewsletter is out!
We’re sharing the latest information on the Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings — what’s included, why it matters, and what’s next.
Read it online: [https://www.montevideoreferendum2026.com/resources]
Kindergarten Highlights!!!
*Singing “10 Little Penguins” Song and Penguin Art!
*Reading and Writing new CVC words and Sentences!
*Fun with Word Puzzles and Books!
*Fun with Addition and Subtraction in Math!
Montevideo Thunder Hawks - Students & Families
Your Voice Matters!
Please take a minute to complete a short school lunch survey, and let Taher Food Service at Montevideo schools know what you think of school lunch. These surveys are a key part of shaping menus and food service programs! Click the link below or scan the QR code! The survey will close February 28th.
Taher Food Service Survey
At the September 8, 2025 meeting, the school board voted unanimously to place a bond referendum ballot question before voters in a special election on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
Make your plan to vote on or before February 10!
Learn more: MontevideoReferendum2026.com
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings
5 Days Until Election Day
Understanding the Cost: What to Know Before You Vote
Voters in the Montevideo Public School District can access tools and programs designed to help explain the financial impact of the Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings.
💻 Tax Impact Calculator - Property owners can estimate their individual tax impact using the online calculator, which reflects applicable credits. https://www.montevideoreferendum2026.com/the-cost
🌾 Ag2School Tax Credit - Minnesota's Ag2School Tax Credit offers a 70% reduction on the school bond portion of property taxes for agricultural land owners - easing the tax burden for farmers and ag landowners in Montevideo.
📽️ Check out the video below to see how this credit works and what it means for Montevideo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQvqJ8abCEg&t=5s
Visit the Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings website to learn more.
Please vote on or before February 10.
As you are making weekend plans, mark your calendars for our extended voting hours THIS SATURDAY!
📍 Montevideo County Auditor's Office (629 N 11th St)
🗓 Saturday, February 7th
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com
📣DON’T FORGET TO JOIN US TONIGHT!
Join us for our last Community Information Meeting, starting with a guided tour of the high school.
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: High School Cafeteria
Thanks for staying informed and engaged with our schools!
Learn more at Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings - MontevideoReferendum2026.com
🗳️ Make your plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026.
6 Days Until Election Day
Performing Arts Center (PAC): The Need & The Plan
🎶 The Need
Montevideo Public Schools currently do not have a dedicated performing arts space. Music and theater performances take place in the high school gym, which has limited seating, poor acoustics, and no rehearsal or storage areas.
🏗️ The Plan
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings includes a new Performing Arts Center addition at the high school designed to support band, choir, theater, speech, and presentations for students in grades K–12.
Watch this short video to learn more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKNjZRw2th8
🤝 Community Use
The PAC would be available for both school and community events beyond the school day.
📅 Voting on the referendum is available on or before February 10, 2026.
Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com
Friday, February 6th is an Early Dismissal - Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools!
Early dismissal schedule:
Ramsey 1:15 p.m.
Sanford 1:20 p.m.
MHS 1:25 p.m.
MMS 1:30 p.m.
Looking ahead:
Presidents' Day Break - No School
Friday, February 13 & Monday, February 16
Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings
TOUR THE HIGH SCHOOL! ASK YOUR QUESTIONS!
Join us for our last Community Information Meeting, starting with a guided tour of the high school.
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: High School Cafeteria
Thank you for staying informed with us!
Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com.
Make a plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026!
Today Marks 10 Days Until Election Day!
Tuesday, February 10 is right around the corner—make your plan to vote!
Our schools are the heart of our community—from cradle to career. On or before February 10, voters will decide on the Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings to address urgent safety, learning space, and facility needs across our district.
🎥 Watch this short video to learn how the plan supports students, families, and our community today—and into the future.
https://youtu.be/VmpFBe4DCgQ
Thank you for staying informed with us! Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com
Make a plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026!
Congratulations to Jakobie Schwendemann, who won the O'Malley Jersey, and Madison Shourds, who won the Koenen Jersey.
THANK YOU: to our own Montevideo ThunderHawk fans, the girls BB team and fans from Morris, the swim team and fans from Willmar, and the boys BB team and fans from Minnewaska! Thanks to our 4th grade ThunderHawks for making all of the posters. A big thank you to Jake's Pizza, Millenium Theater, Fast Threads, Coop Credit Union, Runnings, Cenex, Clean Site, Francis O'Malley and UMD Football, Avery Koenen and NDSU Women's Basketball.
Mr. Kienitz's 4th Graders teamed up to research and present on states in the Western Region of the United States. This project allowed Mr.Kienitz's students to explore geography and state facts while building teamwork and public speaking skills. They also learned from their peers along the way.
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings
This week’s eNewsletter is out!
We’re sharing the latest information on the Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum for Buildings — what’s included, why it matters, and what’s next.
Read it online: https://www.montevideoreferendum2026.com/resources
🎒1st Grade | Ramsey Elementary
📚3rd Grade | Sanford Elementary
✅Applicants must have a current Minnesota teaching license or short call sub license.
✅The pay is $258.14/day for long-term substitute teachers.
📥To apply, visit our website at https://www.montevideoschools.org/page/employment and complete the Job Application Form. Contact Erika Zachman for more information at 320-269-8833, ext. 2125, or email: ezachman@montevideoschools.org.
#jobopportunity #substituteteacher #JoinOurTeam #HawkPride
The Right Plan. Right Now! Bond Referendum Guide will be arriving in mailboxes soon—but you don’t have to wait!
Prefer digital? You can preview the guide now on the referendum website, available in English and Spanish - https://www.montevideoreferendum2026.com/resources
Thank you for staying informed with us! Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com
Make a plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026!
Right Plan. Right Now!
We are hosting one more Community Information Session that will be a direct insight of current conditions at our high school. Tours and background information will be provided.
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: High School Cafeteria
Thank you for staying informed with us! Learn more at MontevideoReferendum2026.com
Make a plan to vote on or before February 10, 2026!
Free admission to the cancer fundraiser events!
🗓Tuesday, January 27th
🏀Girls Basketball vs. Morris (Dance team performs at halftime)
🏊🏼♂️Boys Swim & Dive vs. Willmar
🗓Thursday, January 29th
🏀Boys Basketball vs. Minnewaska (Grs. 1-4 elementary students sing national anthem)
Come out, have fun, raise awareness & help us fight cancer together!💗💪
All funds raised will go to the Minnesota River Valley Cancer Connections of Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties.
