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Chisago Lakes superintendent Dean Jennissen announced his intention to resign his position effective at the end of the current school calendar year on June 30, 2023.

“It has been my honor and privilege to serve the Chisago Lakes Schools as the Superintendent for the past six years,” Jennissen said in an e-mailed statement. “Recently, I informed our staff that I intend to resign my position effective June 30, 2023. I wish to thank Mark Leigh, Lori Berg, Jerry Vitalis, Dani Strenke, Brenda Carlson and Tom Lawlor for taking a chance on me six years ago.

“I will be forever grateful for the opportunity. I also wish to thank the many board members, administrators and staff I’ve had the honor and privilege to serve students and families, alongside. Finally, a thank you to the greater community: civic organizations, city leadership and church leaders. You contribute to an outstanding community where families thrive. You all have been a pleasure to work with.

“I am looking forward to finishing strong in support of our students and staff as well as positioning the school board to continue moving Chisago Lakes forward.”

For more on the story, check out next week’s print issue Chisago County Press.

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