West Central Tribune — As the new superintendent of the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District, Nels Onstad said there isn’t much to change here.
Praising the district’s strong financial standing, academic achievements and position as a “well-respected district,” Onstad said his job is “not necessarily to change things at ACGC but to continue to grow the positive success stories at ACGC.”
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Onstad, who grew up in Pope County near Cyrus, spent his first six years in education as a math teacher in northern Minnesota and for 14 years was a principal at the West Central Area District, a large, sprawling district that includes schools in Barrett, Elbow Lake and Kensington.
He then took the job with the Department of Education in 2015 but knew he wanted to return to a hands-on job in education.
With numerous job opportunities for district superintendents, Onstad decided to pursue that career avenue, while also finishing a doctorate program at St. Cloud State in education leadership.
This is his first time serving as a superintendent.