Minnetonka High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Excelsior, MN)

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Elmer Kane and William Nilscn concentrate on the district schools and curriculum. MINNETONKA'S EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION We as students do not fully realize the amount of behind-the-scenes work done by our administration. It is up to the superintendent, William O. Nilsen, to direct die school district in conformity with the adopted policies of the School Board and with state law. Besides being the executive officer of the Board of Education, he develops administrative procedures and gives constant appraisal of all policies originated with the school board. Dr. Elmer Kane, the assistant superintendent, aids Mr. Nilsen by administering the instructional program of all grades in the school district. He supervises all certified personnel in the district except the business manager, selects desirable staff members, and supervises a program of continuous curriculum improvement. The responsibility of formulating policies for the general management of the schools in this district is that of the Board of Education. It has the authority to promote, dismiss, and assign all employees upon the recommendation of the superintendent. The Board can accept, modify, or reject the recommendations of the superintendent or call for new ones. Board member Kruger Libbey, Robert Rcutiman, Eugene Larson, Mr. Greene (architect), John Thompson, Jr., and William From me confer on possible rites for new schools required by the district Not pictured: Lloyd McBumey.

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PRINCIPAL Harold I. Larson is responsible for all organization, administration, and supervision within the school. He carries through policies adopted by the Board of Education and keeps the administration informed about educational and physical conditions of the school. He also works with the teachers for the interests of the students. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Eugene Bristol aids Mr. Larson in much of his work. Development of desirable student-faculty relationships with emphasis on strong student leadership is a major part of Mr. Bristol’s job. He assists the principal in programming and curriculum, and supervises the clerical activities. THE COUNSELOR’S job is to help students develop their own realistic plans for the future, to arrive at their own decisions and to learn responsibility. It is to help students learn to adjust to new and changing conditions and to help them become mature, happy and educated citizens. 9 Adeline Haag, Russell Thomsen