Brainerd Public Schools Explained

Brainerd Public Schools
Type:	Public school (government funded)
Superintendent:	Laine Larson
Schools:	Brainerd High School Forestview Middle School Baxter Elementary School Garfield Elementary School Harrison Elementary School Lowell Elementary School Nisswa Elementary School Riverside Elementary School Brainerd Community Education Brainerd Learning Center Lincoln Education Center
Website:	Brainerd Public Schools

Brainerd Public Schools (BPS), also known as ISD 181,^[1] is a school district headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota.

In addition to Brainerd it serves Baxter, Fort Ripley, Garrison, Merrifield, and most of Nisswa.^[2]

History

Jerry Walseth became the superintendent circa 2000.^[3]

The Minnesota Association of School Administrators gave Walseth the Administrator of Excellence Award.^[4]

In 2008 a referendum for school funding failed, and as a result the district closed two schools.^[5]

Laine Larson became the superintendent in 2016. In 2021 the Minnesota Association of School Administrators gave her the Kay E. Jacobs Memorial Award.^[6]

Schools

High school

• Brainerd High School

Middle school

• Forestview Middle School

Elementary school

• Baxter Elementary School
• Garfield Elementary School
• Harrison Elementary School
• Lowell Elementary School
• Nisswa Elementary School
• Riverside Elementary School

Other

• Brainerd Community Education
• Brainerd Learning Center
• Lincoln Education Center

Former schools

• Whittier Elementary School - In 2008 its enrollment was below 140 and it was scheduled to close that year.^[5]

Further reading

• Web site: Lakeland Currents: Brainerd Superintendent Laine Larson. 22 October 2016. Lakeland PBS.

External links

• Brainerd Public Schools

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whittier Elementary School . www.isd181.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304234740/http://www.isd181.org/wes . 4 March 2008 . dead.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crow Wing County, MN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-07.
3. Web site: Jerry Walseth - Dispatch Editorial . Brainerd Dispatch. 2000-08-17. 2021-07-07.
4. Web site: Brainerd superintendent Jerry Walseth honored . Brainerd Dispatch. 2004-04-06. 2021-07-07.
5. Web site: Post. Tim. Brainerd plans to close two schools. Minnesota Public Radio. 2008-01-30. 2021-07-07.
6. Web site: Education Laine Larson earns state administrators award . Brainerd Dispatch. 2021-03-14. 2021-07-07.