Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 02/23/15

Meeting Date:
Feb. 23, 2015

Board Chair
Tom Heidemann

ACTION

of the School School District
Board
Anoka-Hennepin

Board update

New board member appointed

School Board Chair Tom Heidemann read a resolution appointing Nicole Hayes to the
District 5 seat on the board, which was vacated in November with the death of longtime
member Dr. Scott Wenzel. The resolution was approved unanimously, and then Hayes took
the oath of office.

Vice Chair

Marci Anderson

Hayes will serve out the duration of the District 5 term on the School Board, which is up for
re-election in November.

Recognition

Elementary schools
Treasurer
Bill Harvey

Dr. Mary Wolverton, associate superintendent for elementary schools, recognized Wilson
Elementary School Principal Ranae Case Evenson, who recently received the North Suburban Division Leadership Achievement Award from the Minnesota Elementary School
Principal’s Association (MESPA). The award honors principals for leadership and serving
as role models and sources of inspiration.

Middle schools

Clerk

Jeff Simon

Director

William Fields

Dr. Jinger Gustafson, associate superintendent for middle schools, announced that Anoka
Middle School for the Arts (AMSA) has been named a 2015 Magnet School of Distinction by
Magnet Schools of America. It’s the third straight year the school has earned the distinction.
She also announced that AMSA’s student literary magazine, The STORM, earned a recognition of excellence by the National Council of Teachers of English. It was the only middle
school in the state to earn the honor.
AMSA administrative intern Ray Brodeur recognized sixth-grader Alanna Worrall, who
was named Minnesota’s top middle school youth volunteer for 2015 by the Prudential
Spirit of Community Awards. Worrall earned the award for creating “Feel Better” baskets
for children at Gillette Children’s Hospital in Saint Paul, which are filled with a toy or activity, candy, a stuffed animal, and of course, a bubble-blowing kit.
Brodeur recognized nine eighth grade students who have won Scholastic Art Awards. Jabie
Johnson and Ashlee Ritter each won Gold Key awards, and Lauren Bastain, Morgan Bistodeau, Brittany Davis, Zachary Gbor, Quinn Hufnagel, Otillia Mueller and Allie York won
Silver Key awards.

High school
Director

Nicole Hayes

Jennifer Birkmeier, the curriculum integration coordinator for Blaine High School’s Center
for Engineering, Mathematics and Science (CEMS) program, recognized junior Anna Bialke,
who won a 2015 Asian American Donaldson Science Award. For winning, Bialke receives a
$500 cash prize and a yearlong membership to the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Communications, Delegations and Petitions
ANOKA-HENNEPIN
SCHOOLS
A future without limit

Rick Heller provided the School Board with a data request for the district’s reading and
print disabled literature and materials and said he spoke to the Minnesota Board of Teaching about students who are twice exceptional.