The 2026-27 school year is right around the corner! Learning sets sail on September 1st. We wanted to provide some information and resources to make sure we all start the year sailing smoothly. 

Back to School Information: https://www.dlschools.net/parents/back-to-school-information

Believe it or not, the 2025-26 school year is fast approaching, and we can't wait! Check out the supply lists below to see what your student will need for the learning ahead.

• PreK School Readiness RSM & RVT: communityed.dlschools.net/school-readiness-preschool/supply-list
• Rossman Elementary: rs.dlschools.net/students/supply-list
• Roosevelt Elementary: rv.dlschools.net/students/roosevelt-supply-list
• Detroit Lakes Middle School: ms.dlschools.net/students/supply-lists
• Detroit Lakes High School & Detroit Lakes Alternative Learning Center: Students are expected to have general school supplies available on the first day.  Suggested examples: Backpack, writing utensils (pens/pencils), highlighter, notebooks, & folders. DLHS & ALC students in 9th-12th grade have many class offerings available and therefore diverse schedules with different needs.  Students should follow advice from their teachers in regard to unique school supplies and will be given this information the first week of school.

The Detroit Lakes Public Library is thrilled to launch a program offered through a partnership between Lake Agassiz Regional Library and Detroit Lakes Public Schools. This fall we're expanding the LARL Student Card program to Detroit Lakes, providing immediate opt-in access to students in grades K-12. Families can easily opt-in their students through their Skyward Family Access. The mission of this project is to remove barriers to obtaining a library card for students by allowing students to access library resources with their student ID number.

We are hoping that by providing ease-of-access to library materials and services, students and their families will become more familiar with the Detroit Lakes Public Library and all it has to offer - for both enjoyment and educational purposes.

Learn more about this program at larl.org/studentcard.

We are excited for the 2024-25 school year! Learning sets sail on September 3rd. We wanted to provide some information and resources to make sure we all start the year sailing smoothly.

Back to School Information: https://www.dlschools.net/parents/back-to-school-information

Mark your calendars for the Detroit Lakes Public Schools Job Fair!

WE ARE HIRING:

➡️ Custodians

➡️ Food Service Workers

➡️ Paraprofessionals

➡️ Laker Kids - After School Child Care

➡️ Athletic Coaches

➡️ Substitutes - Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Food Service

The General and Special election shall be held on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. At the General election, three members will be elected to the School Board for a term of four (4) years. At the Special Election, one member will be elected to the School Board for a term of two (2) years.

Before visiting our offices this summer, please check each building's summer office hours.

• Business Office:
  • Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm  
  • Friday: Closed
• Detroit Lakes ALC:  
  • (June 19th - CLOSED)
  • Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Friday: Closed  
• Detroit Lakes High School:  
  • Main Office is open on Wednesdays starting the week of June 10th and continuing until August 9th: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Office will be closed on June 19th and the week of July 1st-5th  
  • Counseling Center: Wednesdays only 8:00 am - Noon
  • New student enrollment packets will be available in the DLHS entrance!    
• Detroit Lakes Middle School:  
  • June:
    • Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Friday: Closed
  • July: (Hours are very tentative in July due to cleaning)
    • Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Friday: Closed
    • The office will be closed July 1st - 5th
  • August:
    • Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Friday: Closed
    • Starting August 12th:
    • Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Fridays 8:00 am -12:00 pm
    • August 16th: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm  
• Laker Transitions: 
  • Open by appointment only.
• Lincoln Education Center:
  • Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (closed Fridays)
• Roosevelt Elementary:
  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm until June 14th.  
  • Closed starting June 15th and will reopen August 19th (with the exception of the SAIL programming in July).
• Rossman Elementary: 
  • May 24th - June 7th: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 
  • August 19th - 30th: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm  
  • *By appointment - email administrative assistant, LaCarra Larson, to set up a time lacarralarson@detlakes.k12.mn.us

 Detroit Lakes Public Schools is pleased to announce its first-ever Laker Ripple Award winner, Eloise Irvine, who was nominated for the 2024 Award. Eloise Irvine, a proud 101-year-old, Class of 1940 Laker alumnus, was selected as the winner of the inaugural Laker Ripple Award in honor of the many positive ripples she has created in the Detroit Lakes area as an artist, mother of four Laker grads, political enthusiast, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner. One of the most obvious impacts Eloise has had on the community is in her design of the original Laker sailboat logo, which she created her senior year in 1940 at the request of then-principal George Simson. That sailboat logo, in various incarnations, can be seen to this day as the logo for Detroit Lakes Public Schools, the City of Detroit Lakes, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, and many local businesses and organizations, as well as being the iconic symbol representing Detroit Lakes in public art pieces throughout the community.