Mike McNeff

"You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety." - Abraham Maslow

We are meeting with area businesses today to discuss how we can partner to provide more relevant work experiences throughout high school for our students. I’m excited to see where this will go!

Our team had a great experience the past few days working with Transcend, visiting innovative schools, and thinking about how we can bring more learner-centered experiences to our schools.

Dustin Hager (School Board President) received the Barb Norby Award and scholarship from Alexis Baxley, Director of North Dakota School Boards Association for his exceptional leadership while serving our school district. We appreciate Dustin's dedication and leadership at RPS!

Transportation Changes Coming to Ely Elementary on Monday, 10/30. Read more info here: rugby.k12.nd.us/Page/2186

Rugby High School Named as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2023. Rugby Public School District #5 received notification that we obtained Exemplary High-Performing School recognition by the United States Department of Education. Full press release here: rugby.k12.nd.us/Page/2186

The annual homecoming picture. It was a good day.!

The President of North Dakota United, Nick Archuleta, along with the Vice President of the National Education Association, Princess Moss, visited Ely Elementary today to congratulate Andee Mattson on her North Dakota Teacher of the Year Finalist Nomination.

I stopped by Mr. Seykora’s new drone class today. These new pilots are logging their flight hours.

Well, 3 of the 4 appear to be excited. 🤣 We had a great turnout tonight celebrating the improvements made at our elementary school. It’s such a beautiful learning space! Thank you to our community for believing in this project!

Our Rugby/TGU TLA members are joining with other TLAs at UJ to present their action research today. I’m excited for them to share their research and journey with others!

Congrats Mrs. Mattson! We are pretty fortunate to have Andee serving our school community. I'm always impressed with her devotion to music education within our schools! Thank you and good luck!

Thankful for these two ladies for their support and dedication to the students of Rugby Public Schools for the last 9 years! They were great leaders and always put students first. We will miss them. Thank you Carlie and Kris!

That space between what the educator thinks is important and what interests the learner is so critically important in establishing relevance for the student. I’m enjoying Disruptive Thinking by Sheninger.

Congratulations Class of 2023!Commencement will begin in less than 2 hours.

Great job Mrs. Hill and the rest of the band tonight!

Mr. Gullickson loves giving tours of our new spaces. It’s getting exciting!

"you cannot intervention your way to proficiency, you need to tier 1 your way to proficiency!" @DonyallD

I’m so thankful for our administrative professionals team. Marilyn, Alyssa, Peggy, Michelle, and LouAnne do a tremendous job helping our schools run smoothly! Happy Administrative Professionals Day!