Category Archives: Elementary

I am proud to announce that after a blind peer-review, my proposal The Value of Rural School/Community Partnerships has been accepted for inclusion in the International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education in Bozeman, MT August 1-3.  My presentation includes the work of the rural teacher corps and other recruitment/retention models; project-based learning intentionally becoming place-based learning; and…

The 2017-2018 Academic Calendar is now available on the website here. You can also click on the image below and download a printable copy.  

Lisbon Public Schools’ new Place-Based Education Grant was awarded to an Elementary News project. All third graders will work together in various news roles to create weekly video updates, or newscasts, for their peers. The goal of the project is for the newscasts to increase all students’ awareness of what is happening in their elementary community. This awareness can…

  The Lisbon Civic & Commerce is excited for the Summer Movies in the Park series! Meet at Sandager Park for a FREE movie! Just bring a lawn chair and blanket and enjoy the show! Concessions will be available for purchase. Movie Schedule: Wednesday, June 6: Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (Sponsored by…

Lisbon Public Schools is seek nominations for the Lisbon Public Schools Hall of Fame.  Please submit nominees to the High School Office or email them to [email protected] by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The purpose of the Lisbon Public School Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of individuals in areas such as Academics, Athletics, Fine Arts, and…

When Josh Drean was here last week, he asked the students what they do for fun in ND, this is what he heard! A great video staring our own LPS students!  

Have you heard of NDInsights? North Dakota has launched a new website designed to help communities across the state access important information about K-12 districts and schools. NDInsights features easy-to- read reports on multiple measures of school success, including: Test scores Graduation rates English Learner progress Student attendance NDInsights, or more commonly referred to as the “Dashboard,”…

Josh Drean spoke to the students in grades 5 – 12 on Friday, April 13 on how to take bullying prevention beyond the assembly. He spoke to the students about how to defeat bulling positively at school. We had an hour-long assembly talking about bulling and its consequences, how to stand up and say something, and how…

Congrats to Ben for accepting the Elementary Principal position. Benjamin Zahrbock has been working at Lisbon Public Schools the past 8 years. He started in the spring of 2010 as a Title I math teacher and stayed in that position for 2 years. He has been teaching 5th and 6th grade mathematics in the Middle School…

We are always amazed at the work accomplished by our Grants in Place award recipients, but a recent report from our Lisbon, North Dakota grantee Kerri Zahrbock really impressed us – it is amazing what one teacher can do with a small amount of resources and initiative. Ms. Zahrbock’s $300 Community Mentorship grant focused on placing high…