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As part of Perham-Dent’s COVID-19 Mitigation strategy, the district has BD Veritor Take Home tests for students, staff and contracted staff of ISD 549.  These tests help in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. The BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 test is an individual diagnostic, rapid antigen COVID-19 test recommended for symptomatic people that usesRead more

Otter Tail County Public Health will be hosting a pair of local COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics on Jan. 6 in Perham and on Jan. 13 in Ottertail. The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Jan. 6 will be at Perham Lakeside from 1-4 p.m.  The clinic will be offering boosters as well as first and second doses ofRead more

Dear Perham-Dent School Community,   I’m hopeful this message finds you doing well, maintaining good health, and enjoying some pre-holiday festivities. I’d like to take a moment to provide some timely updates involving Perham-Dent Public Schools. We have decided to implement a Virtual Learning Day on Friday, December 3rd. The day will have staff onRead more

Dear: Perham-Dent Parents and Students, As part of Independent School District 549’s COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy, students are not allowed to ride to or from school to home on buses other than the buses they are assigned to.  Students riding different buses becomes an issue with contract tracing when there is a positive COVID-19 case onRead 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

Sept. 23, 2021   Dear: Perham-Dent Families, Perham-Dent is participating in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for the entirety of the 2021-22 school year. This means that our school provides free meals to all students! This program provides additional support and flexibility for our district to continue serving mealsRead more

FFA, HOSA leaders joined peers to discuss virus impact, ways to prevent spread Youth from across the state joined a virtual town hall with medical professionals to engage with peers about COVID-19 Monday afternoon. The town hall was led by student leaders from Minnesota FFA and MN HOSA Future Medical Professionals to give students anRead more

Dear: Perham-Dent Parents and Students, As part of Independent School District 549’s COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy, students are asked to sit in assigned seats on the bus while being transported to and from school. The school district is asking that parents/guardians discuss the importance of this matter with their children.  The assigned seats help the schoolRead more

Dear Parents/Guardians and members of the Community. Independent School District 549 hopes that everyone is doing well and had a great summer. With the first day of school coming upon us, you probably have heard about the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the MinnesotaRead more

The Perham School District will be hosting a COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccination Clinic on June 9. The clinic is open to the public and is for people 12-and-up, wishing to receive the vaccination. Minors age 12-17 must receive parents permission before participating in the vaccination clinic. Children 12-15 need to have a parent/guardian with them whenRead more