Communications
The District 191 Communications Office provides strategic communications and community engagement planning for the district and is responsible for producing public relations materials including brochures, newsletters, videos, photographs and more.
The Communications Office is also responsible for maintaining the district's website and acts as liaison to Burnsville Community Television.
District News
![district 191 community of excellence awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611000987/isd191org/n5vps6jc1kc7wg2gbqvy/coeaward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611000987/isd191org/n5vps6jc1kc7wg2gbqvy/coeaward.jpg","width":497}])
Fifteen Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 staff members are being recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the One91 community with 2025 Community of Excellence (COE) Awards.
![Allyson prepares food as part of the culinary Pathway at BHS.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742230380/isd191org/yipuqhsggjnnrzg1gpcf/Allyson1.jpg","width":2048}])
As she works through her final months as a senior at Burnsville High School, Allyson Bergemann is focused on her goals of learning everything she can to prepare for college and a career in the culinary industry.
![Principal Jesus Sandoval]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742229520/isd191org/jhmpr5z6jz6skebsbr9n/_DSC155111.jpg","width":2200}])
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 received three 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards from SUN Newspapers. Newspaper readers voted to determine the winners of the 15th-annual local awards.
![bersy chakiso, kamy michel and harmony mayes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742240212/isd191org/h3gqzdhsgxnpabq43klf/ERMSHistoryDay_1.png","width":1920}])
In February, several students at Eagle Ridge Middle School participated in the regional National History Day competition held at Central Middle School in Eden Prairie. One project, “The Grimké Sisters,” by seventh graders Bersabeh “Bersy” Chakiso, Harmony Mayes and Kamyah Michel, advanced to state competition. The students chose to do an exhibit, which included a process paper and annotated bibliography.
![Superintendent Battle announces retirement after 2024-25 school year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":834}])
At the March 13 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle announced her intent to retire on June 30, 2025, at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
District 191 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle submitted her initial budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year to the Board of Education at its March 13 meeting. Members of the District 191 community are invited to review and provide feedback on the proposal.
![pam voigt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741717807/isd191org/alvguac46kdmkjuwnirb/_DSC4231.jpg","width":2048}])
Pam Voigt, District 191 Community Education’s BrainPower in a Backpack coordinator, has been named a Civic Learning Week All Star.
![Lucas solders wires together at the Mraz center.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1740507181/isd191org/rj44wwa9ghfqeqj6td41/DSC_7503.png","width":2200}])
“I probably would have been a mechanical engineer if not for my experience at the Mraz. I hadn’t been around the electrical side and that experience is something I really enjoyed,” Lucas said.
![March 28 will be an early release day for most District 191 students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668198503/isd191org/ftoaaynxkfrrxj8efdts/DistrictNews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668198503/isd191org/ftoaaynxkfrrxj8efdts/DistrictNews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668198503/isd191org/ftoaaynxkfrrxj8efdts/DistrictNews.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668198503/isd191org/ftoaaynxkfrrxj8efdts/DistrictNews.png","width":834}])
On Friday, March 28, District 191 will have an “Early Release” day. This means the school day will end 2.5 hours earlier than normal for all students in grades K-12 to provide time for teacher and staff professional development.
![Jairo is gaining valuable experience in engineering and construction classes at BHS.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1740506547/isd191org/mmbvi8ngqe5tvdf3bg2q/DSC_7536.jpg","width":2200}])
Jairo Leana has spent his three years at Burnsville High School taking numerous classes in engineering and construction and gaining as broad of range of experiences as he can.