Kensal – Midkota merger in the works

Kensal (CSi) The Kensal Public School Board will hold a special meeting at 7 a.m. Thursday at Kensal school to consider the tentative merger between Kensal Public School and Midkota Public Schools. Superintendent of Kensal school Tom Tracy says, an agreement has already been approved by the Midkota School Board.

Tracy said if approved, the agreement would send Kensal students in grades seven through 12 to Midkota High School at Glenfield. Kensal area students in preschool through sixth grade would continue to attend school at Kensal.

This year, Kensal has 53 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade with 16 in high school.

Midkota has 165 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade and 65 high school students.

The special school board meeting will also include the initial steps toward not renewing four high school teacher contracts at Kensal.