In the fall of 2023, Yellow Medicine East, Montevideo and Lakeview Schools will be offering a new educational opportunity to students. This opportunity is called Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) through the Minnesota River Valley Educational District. The program is funded directly by local businesses in all three communities. Right now the area schools administration and local business have created a board to recruit business to be a part of this new opportunity for our students.

Here is how the CEO program works:
• Is funded by business investors
• Is open to high school juniors and seniors in all three schools.
•Selects students through a rigorous application process
• Meets for 90 minutes each day
• Provides high school credits
• Utilizes area businesses as classrooms
•Visits 30-50 area businesses each year
•Hosts 30-40 guest speakers each year
•Emphasizes 21st century Learning skills
• Provides the opportunity for each student to start their own business
• Provides a mentor from the business community for each CEO student
• Hosts an annual trade show to showcase student businesses

If this is something your business is interested in and wants to be invested in, please contact our CEO steering committee members representing the Montevideo, YME and Lakeview School Districts : Montevideo - Austin Hoehne - AHoehne@citizensalliancebank.com Montevideo- Kelly Lindeman - kl4bl@live.com Montevideo- Becky Pauling - bpauling@montevideoschools.org Lakeview - Linda Dieken - linda@extremepanel.com
Lakeview - Todd Bossuyt - todd.bossuyt@northstarmutual.com YME - Derek Goldberg - dgolberg@wecpas.net Montevideo - Kati Birhanzl- kbirhanzl@montevideoschools.org YME - Stacie Schuler - sschuler@granitefallsenergy.com YME - Rich Schneider - rschneider@isd2190.org Lakeview - Scott Hanson - scotthanson@lakeview2167.com