RUSHFORD, Minn. — The Rushford-Peterson School Board voted 5-1 to proceed with plans to ask voters to approve $24 million to accommodate steady enrollment growth. Ballot details remain to be worked out. A possibility is to present sub-projects for voters to pick and choose. Proposed projects include additional classrooms, a larger gym, and daycare improvements. Superintendent Benjamin Bernard said state funds could cover about $10 million. Some leftover disaster funds also are available, Bernard said. The district’s three schools, all in Rushford, have a student population of 600. Students mostly are from Fillmore County but there are bus routes to townships in Houston and Winona counties. The district’s last major capital project, in 2018, was for a high school that was so decrepit the ceilings were crumbling down.
