Mark Ziebarth, Principal
Email:  mziebarth@c-ischools.org
Phone: 763-552-8801

Welcome to Isanti Intermediate School and C-I STEAM School!  My name is Mark Ziebarth and I am lucky enough to be the principal of two outstanding schools located in the same building. We have been at our current location in Isanti, Minnesota since 2006, and I have been the principal since the building opened.  

Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school that focuses on science, technology, environment, arts, and mathematics.  We are an optional program and part of Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools. Students at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM do science every day, tend to a school garden space and spend many hours outside learning about their environment. 

Isanti Intermediate School services students in grades 3, 4, and 5 in the Isanti area. We are a school that believes in building students of character, providing our students with experiences that sharpen their skills and allows for exploring their interests. Our students participate in activities like building bird houses, creating “wax museums”, tending to a school garden, and doing a variety of hands-on science experiments. Each classroom has a well stocked classroom library of books for students to read that match their individual interests.  

Our schools also sponsor a variety of events for students and their family members. We have a Bingo night, a Halloween Party, Spelling Bee, Reading and Math Nights, and a Spring Carnival. 

Finally, our school has been selected as a PBIS Exemplary School by the Minnesota Department of Education for the work we do to build positive behavior supports and expectations for our students.  Our efforts to “spread” kindness in our community involved messages of support on coffee cups and to our community.  We are blessed with great community support and we are proud to be Bluejackets!

The staff at IIS/C-I STEAM is dedicated to student success. For all of our students to learn and grow academically, socially, and personally, our building needs to be a positive place to learn and grow.

To help foster this positive learning community, IIS/C-I STEAM has adopted a framework called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Most students know PBIS as Bluejacket Pride. PBIS is a research-based framework for promoting positive behaviors in schools and for determining and implementing interventions to help reduce specific discipline issues.

Cindy Paulson, Counselor
Email:  cpaulson@c-ischools.org
Phone: 763-552-8863

Mrs. Paulson's role is to promote the academic and social/emotional growth of all of our students. She works in partnership with educators and parents to assist students with making positive life choices, cope with difficult life events, identify and manage big feelings and emotions, appreciate diversity, promote confidence and develop healthy relationships.

The Elementary Counseling Program is to empower all students in the areas of academic, social-emotional and preparing for their future, and assist to remove obstacles to learning in the classroom.

School Counselors meet the developmental needs of the whole student by providing:

• Individual counseling
• Small group counseling
• Preventative classroom guidance lessons
• School-wide programming
• Parent consultations
• Faculty consultation, collaboration, and education
• Coordination of services
• Referrals for specialized assistance

An Elementary School Counselor Can Assist to Increase:

• Focus and attention
• Belonging & safety
• Self-efficacy, self-esteem
• Friendship skills
• Study Skills
• Motivation
• Emotional Management
• Mindfulness

Isanti Intermediate School Mission Statement 

The mission of Isanti Intermediate School, as the home of innovative education, is to maximize individual student growth and develop motivated, engaged lifelong learners who actively contribute to the community supported by effective partnerships between skilled educators, families, and community members to meet the unique needs of the whole child. 

C-I STEAM School Mission Statement

The mission of Cambridge-Isanti STEAM program, the innovative leader in K-5 STEAM education, is to foster curious, independent students of character who are critical thinkers, own their learning, and demonstrate problem solving skills, through highly effective staff leading project-based, collaborative learning opportunities in active partnership with families and the global community.

Welcome Visitors!

Families and volunteers are important partners in supporting student learning in the Cambridge-Isanti Schools! Each year, we welcome many visitors into our schools. To maintain a safe learning environment for our students, we ask that all visitors cooperate with the following visitor procedures during school hours.

1. Enter the building at the main entrance.
2. Check-in with our office staff and introduce yourself.
3. Present a government-issued photo identification (Driver’s License, State ID, etc.). Our staff will scan the ID, issue a visitor pass, and retain the ID for the duration of your visit.
4. Please follow all instructions and regulations that may be posted in our schools. For example, schools are alcohol-free and tobacco-free sites.
5. Wear the visitor pass so it is visible to all while in the school.
6. Stop into the office to pick up your ID and sign out before you leave.

Please note, per  Policy 903,  an individual or group may be denied permission to visit a school if visitor(s) do not comply with school district procedure or if the visit is not in the best interest of students, employees, or the school district.   Office staff will retain your photo ID for the duration of your visit.  Your photo ID will be returned to you when you sign out as a visitor.