Lee says he brings a collaborative approach to his job and is looking forward to helping guide the school board in its search for a permanent superintendent. So, I just want to help build the relationships and culture that help energize people to do the job to the best of their ability. We don't have as many people who want to go into the profession, we have people leaving the profession for a variety of different reasons. Look, it's a hard time to be a professional educator, right? Educators across the country are struggling.

He also wants to motivate teachers and remind them of the important work they do. Lee says Sartell was an attractive job because of the comprehensive plan that's up for school board approval. And so, that's one way of showing the community that I'm all in. The town was briefly known as Turquoise in the 1870s for the semi-precious stone found in the area. They want to know, 'Are you invested here', right? I only know how to do this job one way, and that's to make sure I'm all in. The next stop on our road trip takes us down the Ghost Town Trail to Gleeson, a former mining camp settled at the base of the Dragoon Mountains, about 5 miles from Courtland.

I think they expect to see you at games and activities. I think they expect them to engage in the community or things like (I don't know) Rotary or Chamber. When you're in a community like Sartell, I think people expect to see their superintendent.

(October 2020) This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Missouri. Despite a daily commute from the Twin Cities area, Lee says he plans to be involved at Sartell too. List of ghost towns in Missouri This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items. This unique community was founded to create a municipality owned and run by African American people. Third, this abandoned town wasnt lost after the mining boom dried up. Second, Dearfield was an entirely African American settlement.

Getting in the Garden Groove with John SchroederĪs the former Superintendent at Waseca Schools, Lee says he tried to be transparent and visible in the community. First, its not in the mountains, like most of Colorados ghost towns.

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