Mike Redmond

Professional Profile

Dr. Mike Redmond is completing his 10th year as a school Superintendent. Currently, Redmond is in his fifth year as the Superintendent of Schools in Shakopee, Minnesota, a suburban community located southwest of Minneapolis. Shakopee Public Schools serves nearly 8000 students in grades K-12. Prior to this appointment, Mike was the Superintendent in Goodhue, MN. Under Redmond's tenure as superintendent, he led both districts to successful voter approved campaigns. In 2018, Goodhue approved the largest construction project in the school district's history. In November 2021, the voters in Shakopee, by a nearly two to one margin, approved both questions of an operating levy of $1266 per pupil.

The levy outcomes in the role of superintendent are a continuation of previous successes in Redmond's now 34-year career in education. As a principal he led the cultural and academic turnaround of a middle school, he was selected Mahtomedi's Teacher of the Year, and as a high school girls soccer coach was selected five times in a fourteen year career as the Minnesota Coach of the Year, and one time as the National Coach of the Year, while coaching teams in Mahtomedi that won four state championships and were nationally ranked.

Redmond earned his Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership from University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky in 2016, and his BA and MA from the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). Mike enjoys working with aspiring educators as an adjunct professor for Winona State University (Minnesota) teaching courses in School Management, School Law, and School Finance.

Areas of Expertise

• Levy & Bond Campaigns
• School Law
• Student Learning Initiatives
• Superintendent Leadership
• School Finance
• School Management
• Team & Leadership Development
• Executive Coaching
• Entry Plan Support
• Data Analysis and School Improvement

Superintendent search · Strategic planning · Leadership coaching · Curriculum audits