 The former assistant superintendent for St. Cloud Area School District 742 has lived in Sartell for 23 years with his wife and two children. A parent of two District 748 graduates, he says he knows firsthand about its 98% graduation rate and a teaching staff where 75% of the instructors have a master's degree. Rivard says one of his jobs will be to keep that rate of excellence going. The biggest immediate challenge, he said, will be tackling the financial issues.