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The Perham Education Association President Ryan Hendrickson recently announced that Perham High School’s Becky Butenhoff is the 2022-23 Teacher of the Year.   During her 30 years with Independent School District 549, Butenhoff has served in several different capacities, starting her career as a physical education teacher before transitioning into the classroom full-time as a BusinessRead more

Minnesota Revenue offers two valuable tax benefits for parents who purchase school supplies for their K-12 students, the K-12 Education Credit and Subtraction. These benefits can reduce parents’ taxes to increase their refund, but is only available for those who keep their receipts. Purchases for most school supplies, field trips, and musical instruments for schoolRead more

Prairie Wind Middle School will be hosting Summer Meals for Kids for July 6 through August 11. The meal program will be on Monday through Thursday at the cafeteria at the PWMS.  The program will run from noon until 1 p.m. with meals being free for kids ages 0-18 years old. Meals are $5 forRead more

Dear ISD 549 Families: Like you, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas earlier today. We share in the heartbreak we are all feeling for the families who have lost a loved one due to this senseless act of violence. School should and mustRead more

Dear: Perham-Dent Families Independent School District 549 will be hosting a Flu Clinic on Oct. 19 at the Old Gymnasium/Cafeteria of the Heart of the Lakes Elementary School. The clinic will take place from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.  This clinic is for students, staff and families of the ISD 549 School District. All appointmentsRead more

The PHS School Store will be closing out their inventory, just in time for your Holiday shopping. You can submit your orders online. You will then receive an email to confirm availability, payment amount and pick-up instructions. Items will be bagged up for you to pick up in the PHS Office DURING normal school hours.Read more

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/attendance.pdfRead more

Perham Public Schools has taken, what seems to be, your most frequently asked questions and tried to organize some answers.  We thank you for your patience and understanding in the amount of time that it has taken to finalize the details of our Back to School plans for the fall.  As always, where COVID isRead more

Student Meal Information: Meals will be available for all K-12 students, however, depending on the age, it may look a little different so please read carefully. Grades K-6 IN-PERSON: Breakfast and Lunch will be provided at school daily. Grades K-6 DISTANCE LEARNING: Grab and go meals will be available for PICK UP ONLY at PerhamRead more

Please note that this is a live document that will be edited and updated frequently.  Some of the content is still a work in progress.   District 549 Return to School PlanRead more