1.  Enhanced Academic Performance

The Discovery Public School of Faribault continues to offer a service to a number of students in the Faribault area.  Many students are behind academically or have not been successful in a traditional classroom setting.  The Discovery Public School of Faribault offers these students a safe place to learn and fosters growth into continuing education and the workforce.

The Discovery Public School of Faribault will make calls to the home for any student that is absent without prior notification.  The school also makes the same telephone call to notify members of social services and corrections should they be involved with that student’s life.

The Discovery Public School of Faribault is able to build better relations with parents through daily communications including planner pages, telephone calls, conferences, etc.

The Discovery Public School of Faribault offers classes that focus on computer skills, resume building, filling out applications, the interviewing process, etc.  Our school has fifteen computers to offer for classroom activities. 

As a result of moving, the school board and staff have had to look for different avenues to achieve the goals of the school.  The additional expense of moving has made it almost impossible to provide the students with what they have been experiencing in the past.  Support for the school has been coming from a number of sources throughout the community.  We are very appreciative of all that we have received, but it is our hope to restore the school to the fullest potential and provide a quality education for those students that need it the most.  As a school, we are looking for additional funding for the following areas.  Any help that we receive will allow the school to function for this school year and continue into the future.  Without support, the future of the school is based upon drastic cuts to program and facilities.  We cannot continue to operate without the support of local agencies.  As all of the changes have taken place with our school over the past year, the one constant has been that the school is focused on caring for the children.  The needs, health, and safety, of the children are the focal points of the Discovery Public School of Faribault’s educational philosophy.
Please feel free to contact the school with any questions or concerns!  We would like to thank you for celebrating our Grand Opening with us, and we would also like to extend an open invitation to come back and visit our school again. 

Jessica Green - Office Manager - Jessica works with staff, students and parents. - Email: jgreen@isd4081.org or discovery@isd4081.org

Jim Severson - Executive Director and ex-officio school board member - Email: jseverson@isd4081.org

Sam Macklay, a.k.a. "Mr. Mack" - Science/ Health/ Phy. Ed./ Biology Teacher - I graduated from high school in 1975 in Charleston, West Virginia. After two years at the University of Wyoming I moved to San Diego, California with some buddies from school. I learned to weld at the community college and spent 12 years working in the shipyards and boatyards around the harbor. I met the future Mrs. Macklay shortly after arriving in California and we returned to her home state of Minnesota in 1991 to be near her parents in their twilight years. I enrolled part-time at Minnesota State University at Mankato while working at Corchran Metal Fabricators in Waseca. I graduated in 1997 with a degree in secondary science education. Jan and I have been married 25 years and have two daughters. Sky is a student at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and Sage is in high school. I am quite impressed with the dedicated staff at Discovery Public School, and the partnership with parents and community that makes this school work. In my previous position I taught physics and chemistry to highly-motivated students in a well-equipped laboratory. It has been a real challenge for me to learn to reach my new students with their very different learning styles and no laboratory. I think I've learned a lot of patience and communication skills in the last few months (thanks to Mr. Severson"s example and support), and we have proven that we don't need a fancy lab to learn science. I appreciate our small class sizes and I really enjoy working with the young people here. Learning goes on for your whole life and I will strive to help my students improve themselves through education and self-discipline. - Email: smacklay@isd4081.org

See the latest of what is happening in Mr. Mack's classroom here.

Dan Weisser - Social Studies Teacher & Assistant Director and school board member - Email: dweisser@isd4081.org

Mrs. Delica Caldwell - Reading Teacher - After raising my own children fulltime, then working in accounting for 8 years, I went back to college to finish my degree in Education.  I graduated with honors in 2003 and always try to go above and beyond what is required in any job I hold.  In my personal life I enjoy reading, sewing, organic gardening, crossword puzzles, dark chocolate, and photography.  Besides my husband Scott, the loves of my life are my children, Katja, and Bart, and my three grandchildren.  One of my strengths would be that of a good listener. - Email: dcaldwell@isd4081.org

Heather Humeniuk - Language Arts Teacher and school board member - Email: hhumeniuk@isd4081.org

Dirk Wells - Special Education Teacher and school board member - Email: dwells@isd4081.org

Steve Darkow - Math Teacher - Email: sdarkow@isd4081.org

Cynthia Diaz - Paraprofessional

Kris Thomas - Paraprofessional

Joanne Reuvers - Cleaning

Alec Irwin is the webmaster and technical support guy. Contact him via email here: airwin@isd4081.org