This fall Redwood Area Schools, in partnership with Minnesota West Community and Technical College will be hosting a Certified Nursing Assistant course. 

The class is open to students and community members and will run Monday's starting September 9th through December 9th. The class will be from 3:30pm - 9:30pm held in the Health Care room located in the Orrin S. Estebo Career Development and Training Center.

Please reach out to Ally Carlson if you have any questions or would like registration information. 

Redwood Falls, MN 56283 – Employees from Bayer--Redwood Falls recommended Redwood Valley High School to receive a $5,000 grant from Bayer Fund. Funds from the grant will be used to purchase “Grow Lab Equipment” in the newly constructed state of the art “Grow Lab” located in the Estebo Career Development & Training Center.

“This is fantastic news!  These grant funds will be used to purchase high-end equipment to be used in the newly constructed “Grow Lab” said Redwood Area School Superintendent, Rick Ellingworth.  “The equipment we purchase with this grant will help provide “world-class” opportunities for students and adults to learn about plant science.”  

Redwood Valley High School received a Bayer grant in 2017 to purchase robotics kits used in what has become an amazingly successful Robotics program.  Prior to that, in 2016, Reede Gray Elementary School received a Bayer Fund grant to purchase robotic kits for the newly developed Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math (STEAM) programs taught by Mark Buyck.  

“The school’s commitment to providing students with a high-quality learning experience in the areas of plant science and technology led to our recommendation,” said Aaron Kramer, Site Lead at Bayer Research.  “We’re proud to support Redwood Valley High School with this Bayer Fund grant.”

In 2019, Bayer Fund

After 23 years of clipping Box Tops, people across America can now ditch the scissors for their smartphones, earning cash for schools with the simple push of a button. Since Box Tops for Education launched in 1996, 70,000 schools have earned more than $913 million, and now the program is saying goodbye to old-school clipping and going digital with a new and improved mobile app. And to celebrate the big news, schools across America will have a chance to win one of five $20,000 makeovers.... READ MORE

Redwood Area School Superintendent, Rick Ellingworth, is pleased to announce that Thursday, May 9, 2019, at a special school board meeting, the Redwood Area School Board approved the employment of Bobby Elwell to become the Interim Principal of Redwood Valley Middle School beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. Mr. Elwell is currently a middle school health teacher in the Redwood Valley Middle School. Mr. Elwell earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health & Physical Education from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 2013. Subsequently, he went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University-Moorhead in 2016. Elwell will complete a Specialist’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Moorhead in the spring of 2019 Mr. Elwell previously taught health and physical education in the Windom Area School District for five years where he also served as the head football coach. He was very involved in several leadership positions with Professional Learning Communities and Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support. Elwell grew up in the Seward, Nebraska area attending public schools there prior to attending Gustavus Adolphus College. Mr. Elwell and his wife, Brenna (Larson) Elwell, live in Redwood Falls and are expecting their first child this fall. Brenna is currently a special education teacher at Reede Gray Elementary School. Mr. Elwell is scheduled to officially begin his duties at Redwood Valley Middle School on Ju

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