Sails up to Rossman Elementary 3rd grade teacher Fletcher Nelson! Mr. Nelson has been selected as the Share the Magic Foundation, the Literacy nonprofit of Super Bowl Champion, Children's Book Author, and Literacy Advocate Malcolm Mitchell, 2025 Educator of the Year!  

"I am proud to honor Fletcher as Educator of the Year," said Mitchell. “Fletcher is a key asset to our organization.  His dedication to his students and to their reading embodies our mission; and his passion is contagious. Fletcher has been the catalyst for thousands of teachers finding our free virtual reading challenge READBowl, and in turn allowing hundreds of thousands of children to find their love of reading through the program. Fletcher is indeed changing lives. Thank you, Detroit Lakes Public Schools, for such a great teacher."  

Mr. Nelson will be honored at the Share the Magic Foundation's Annual Gala and Fundraiser on Friday, February 22nd in Atlanta, Georgia. 

This is Mrs. Shelby's 1st year at DLPS. Her favorite part about her job is "Handing out Laker tickets for being kind to one another!" Mrs. Shelby's favorite memory at DLPS, "[As a substitute] When a student from the previous day acknowledged that I was back, she quickly approached and said 'I’m so glad you are back today!'" #MeettheCrewMonday #ProudofOurStaff

• Favorite Read: Magic Treehouse series - My mother read them to my brother and I as children. My boys and I are partway through the series.
• Hobbies: Time with my family. I’m a boy mom and embrace it to the fullest. We love to be outside on the lake in the summer.

Rossman Elementary 5th graders walked to the DLCCC to sing for the Engage group. Each December the students participate in a Caring Project in the community. They were excited to share their songs with this special group.

Rossman Elementary 5th graders did an outstanding job preparing for the music concert and art show. The students sang a few songs about December and the cold, and spent the rest of the afternoon showing off their artwork! We are so proud of all their efforts and support for each other. They started preparing their artwork in September! Parents, friends, and family stayed to enjoy singing, walk around, and appreciate their art!