💙🏫 Superintendent Appreciation Day at Richland #44 🏫💙
Today, we proudly recognize and thank Dr. Britney Gandhi for her leadership and dedication to Richland #44.
Serving as Superintendent takes vision, resilience, compassion, and a deep commitment to students, staff, and community. Dr. Gandhi leads Richland #44 with dedication and integrity — guiding district initiatives, supporting our educators and staff, celebrating student achievements, and thoughtfully navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with leading a public school district.
Her steady leadership and heart for our schools make a meaningful difference every single day. Please join us in thanking Dr. Gandhi for her service, leadership, and commitment to Richland #44. 💛💙
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵: https://www.applitrack.com/ndseec/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=38241
If interested or would like more information, please visit our website at https://www.richland44.com/page/employment-opportunities.
🚌💙 School Bus Driver Appreciation 💙🚌
We want to say THANK YOU to our Richland #44 bus drivers. The weather and road conditions lately have been anything but easy — cold mornings, icy stretches, blowing snow — yet each day you show up with dedication and care to safely transport our students to and from school and activities. Your patience, professionalism, and commitment to safety do not go unnoticed. We are grateful for the long hours, early starts, and steady hands behind the wheel. 💛
𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚:
𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨: Lenny, Matt, Jen, and Lindsey
𝙎𝙪𝙗/𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨: Dennis, Kaelan, Kyle, Craig O, Craig S, Shawn, and Tony
𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧: Tammy
𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚: Sue
𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧: Earl
**Thank you for keeping our Colts safe on every mile of the journey. 🚌💙
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 245 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘈, 𝘈, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯:
✔️ Grade-point average
✔️ ACT or SAT scores
✔️ Extracurricular involvement
✔️ Community service
✔️ Leadership qualities
Students are honored on Gold, Silver, and Bronze teams in each division, along with additional honorable mentions.
We are thrilled to share:
🥇 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙚 – 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘉 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯
🥉 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 – 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘉 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯
𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘵. 💙💛
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣! 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 🎉👏
Congratulations to Grace for being chosen as our first 'Character of a Colt' winner! Grace was nominated by Mrs. Weatherly for being a hard worker, helpful and kind to others, and striving to do her best. Great work, Grace!
These outstanding students qualified for STATE with their FCCLA STAR Event, Colts for a Cause – Chapter Services Project! 🌟
Through hard work and teamwork, they raised over $1,000 with a lasagna take-and-bake fundraiser. They donated $250 to the High School Store44 and $250 to the Elementary Store44 to support students across Richland #44.
They also assembled 50 Colts Care Kits, donated to our local fire department and first responders. These kits will support children during emergencies.
Their service, leadership, and kindness make a real impact. They represent FCCLA and Richland #44 with pride.
👏 We can’t wait to cheer them on at State in Bismarck this April!
𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
✔️ This position is open during the current school year
✔️ Small class sizes
✔️ Supportive school and community environment
💼 Salary & Benefits Include:
• Base salary of $39,700 (base with Masters starting at $44,800)
• Full Single Health insurance
• Both sides of TFFR paid by the district
**𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳**
If you’re passionate about early childhood education and looking for a place where relationships and learning truly matter, we’d love to hear from you!
📩 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲! https://www.richland44.com/o/rsd/page/employment-opportunities
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? – contact Staci Schmitz, principal at 701-553-8321 or Staci.Schmitz@k12.nd.us
Congratulations to Mrs. Addie Overland and Mrs. Tammy Miller on being named the 2025-2026 Richland #44 Teacher and Staff of the Year!
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Thank you for the countless ways you support our students, guide our staff, and help create a caring, positive school environment each and every day. Your compassion, patience, and dedication make a difference that is felt far beyond the classroom.
We appreciate you and all that you do for our Colts! 💙💛
All basketball games originally scheduled for tonight at Richland have been postponed in the interest of everyone’s safety and to avoid travel during the severe cold weather.
🔹 JV & Varsity Boys Basketball has been rescheduled for TOMORROW, January 23, with play starting at 5:30 PM.
🔹 Junior High Boys Basketball will be rescheduled at a later date — updated details will be shared once confirmed.
Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe and warm. 💙💛🐴
January is School Board Recognition Month, and we want to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated members of the Richland #44 School Board for their leadership, service, and commitment to our students, staff, and community.
School board members give countless hours to decision-making, planning, and governance—often behind the scenes—to ensure our district continues to move forward in a positive direction. Their work helps shape the present and future of the Richland #44 School District.
👏 Thank you, Richland #44 School Board, for your dedication, thoughtful leadership, and continued support of Colt Country! 💙💛
