By Staff Inge Esping - Principal, McPherson Middle School The 2026/27 school year will be the fourth for Inge Esping serving as Principal of McPherson Middle School. A journey that has come full circle, as it is where she began her career in education as a student teacher two decades ago. “This is actually where I student taught with Beth Klassen,” explained Esping as she shared how meaningful it is to now lead the same school where her career began. Her

By Staff If you spend any time around USD 418, you quickly learn the heartbeat of a school district is not only found in the classrooms – it is found in the people who make those classrooms possible. For McPherson USD 418, one of those steady, essential leaders is Bill Froese, Director of Operations, a role he has held for going on five years, though he has been with the district for going on thirty-five years. Froese oversees the four major operational pi

By Staff There is something fitting about having Cody Rierson back in McPherson – not just living here, but leading here, as for the third time in his career, he has returned home, and this time he steps into possible the most impactful role in the community as Superintendent of USD 418. Rierson’s story is stitched directly into the fabric of McPherson. A Bullpup through and through, he grew up in the hallways of Lincoln Elementary, McPherson Middle School, and

By Staff (Cara Schrag - Principal at Roosevelt Elementary, USD 418) Trust is important for Cara Schrag as she begins year number four serving as Principal of McPherson USD 418’s Roosevelt Elementary School. “I am a wife and mother of four,” explained Schrag. “Being a parent has strengthened both my perspective and compassion as a school leader. I understand what it means for families to place their children in our care each day and will never take that trust l

By Staff MCPHERSON – While currently holding just one general school board meeting per month since September of 2021, the McPherson USD...