The Elk River Area School Board installed three new members Monday night, including former School Board Member and Chairman Shane Steinbrecher, who was defeated in the 2022 elections, and Mike Nordos and Monica Madsen, who ran in a block similar to John Anderson and Mindy Freiberg in 2022.
The School Board went on to easily approve the election of its officers at the beginning of its organizational meeting on Jan. 13 in the boardroom at the District 728 Office.
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