Ridgeway Community School Board Members
2023-24 School Year

Board Member - Teacher Representative - Serving on the Personnel and Policy Committees

Mrs. Anderson has been a teacher at Ridgeway Community School for 20 years.  She was the school's first preschool teacher for two years before continuing to teach one of the school's fourth and fifth-grade multi-age classes.  She teaches reading and language arts to her 4th and 5th-grade class, math to all the school's 5th-graders, and 4th and 5th-grade social studies.   Rhonda has been one of the school's co-lead teachers for 16 years served on the Educational Leadership Team and oversees the school's Title programs.  She also serves on the board's Personnel and Policy Committees.  Rhonda and her husband have four adult children and two grandchildren.  She lives in Pickwick, Minnesota.

Term dates: 7/1/24 to  6/31/26

Board Chair - Parent Representative - Serving on the Board Governance Committee 

Mrs. Bloom is in her first term on the Ridgeway Community School Board. She has been a licensed insurance agent with Country Financial Insurance for the past seven years.   She and her family live in the Ridgeway area and Sarah attended Ridgeway Elementary School before its conversion to Ridgeway Community School.   Sarah serves as the Pleasant Hill Township Clerk and is active in Ridgeway Evangelical Lutheran Church.  She recently stepped down from her position as the treasurer of the La Crescent  Applefest board where she served for many years.  Sarah's daughter Averie is currently a 2nd grader at Ridgeway Community School.  

Term dates: 7/1/23 to 6/30/25

Board Member - Teacher Representative - Serving on the Finance and Policy Committees.   ​​​​​​

Mrs. Helms is serving in her first term on the RCS board.  She is in her 9th year as a kindergarten teacher at Ridgeway Community School.  Danielle serves on the finance and policy committees.  Prior to working at RCS Mrs. Helms completed her education degree at Winona State University and worked as a preschool teacher at a local preschool.  Danielle and her husband have two boys one of whom is a 1st grader at RCS.  She and her husband and family reside in Winona where they are licensed foster parents through Winona County Human Services.  

Term dates:  7/1/23 to 6/30/25
 

Board Member - Teacher Representative - Serving on the Finance and Personnel Committees

Mrs. Krings is in her sixteenth year as a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Ridgeway Community School.  Her responsibilities include teaching 4th grade math and science to all of the 4th and 5th grade students as well as reading and language arts to her 4th and 5th grade class.  In addition to her teaching responsibilities Jennifer also serves as the school's Co-Lead Teacher and Assessment Coordinator.  She is also a member of the Educational Leadership Team and serves on the board's Personnel and Finance Committees.  Mrs. Krings and her husband have two sons, a 3rd grader attending Ridgeway Community School and a 7th grader.

Term Dates: 7/1/23 to 6/31/25
 

Board Member - Parent  Representative - 

Mrs. Larsen is serving her second term as a parent representative on the RCS board.  She is the assistant Athletic Director at Winona State University and is responsible for all aspects of athletic program compliance including student-athlete eligibility.  She has received awards for her service to the university due to her work on several university committees.  While her primary work has been at the collegiate level she has held a K-12 teaching license.  Bree is a bonus mom of two boys who attended RCS and has a 3rd-grade son and a 1st-grade daughter who attends Ridgeway Community School. She also has a preschool-aged daughter.  Bree, her husband and her family live in Pleasant Valley.

Term dates: 7/1/24 to 6/31/26
  

Community Representative - Board Treasurer - Serving on the Finance Committee
Mr. Nutter is serving his second two-year term on the RCS Board.  Dave is the parent of three RCS alumni.  His daughter, Alex, graduated from the University of Sioux Falls and teaches 3rd grade in Sioux Falls, SD.  His son Grant studies pharmacy at Drake University, and his youngest son Ryan is a La Crescent High School senior.  Dave has volunteered at RCS for several years running open gym sessions and has twice chaperoned the 4th and 5th grade field trip to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center.  Dave was the co-owner of a software development company, HAV Inc., for 30 years.  Dave, his wife and family live south of Ridgeway in nearby Houston township.  

Term dates: 7/1/24 to 6/31/26